A Montana woman slaughtered a Siberian Husky that she said she thought was a wolf and bragged about it online. The woman is now under investigation after posting a series of photos on Facebook showing the Siberian Husky that she shot, skinned, and then posed with the poor animal’s carcass. The woman, Amber Rose, said […]
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A Man’s Life Was Saved by the Same Wolf He Helped Four Years Ago
Wolves are depicted as intimidating and dangerous creatures. In children’s nursery rhymes, they are often called the big bad wolf. In reality, wolves have more than one personality, and their attitude depends on how you treat them. They have an excellent memory which is why they can easily recognize those who are good to them […]
Scientists Clone First Ever Wild Arctic Wolf and Name Her Maya
For the first time in history, scientists successfully cloned a wild arctic wolf. Sinogene Biotechnology, the Beijing-based gene firm, has released a video of Maya 100 days after her birth in the lab. Maya’s donor cell came from a skin sample of a wild female arctic wolf. The oocyte was from a female dog, and […]
Men Rescue Wolf Trapped In A Barbed Wire Fence
When a wolf became trapped in a barbed wire fence, things were looking grim for him. The wolf’s leg was trapped toward the top of the fence, so his body was hanging down leaving him helpless to predators like humans or to the elements. When three men drove by and spotted the wolf, they could’ve […]
The case for reintroduction of the wolf and other species should not be based on the promise of an ecological nirvana
In 1995, eight wolves were released in Yellowstone National Park from a white truck that had traveled 700 miles from Alberta, Canada. They were the first people to live in the park for 70 years, and the return of the most legendary predator to the most well-known national park in the world sparked research that […]
$30,000 Reward Offered for Info on Washington Wolf Killings
SEATTLE— Conservation and animal-protection groups announced a combined $30,000 reward today for information leading to a conviction in the illegal killing of four wolves in northeastern Washington earlier this year. Deputies from the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office discovered four dead wolves on Feb. 18, while on a snowmobile patrol. An incident report indicates that the […]
Swedish government aims to cull wolf population by as much as half
Sweden’s government has said it aims to carry out a significant wolf cull this year, potentially reducing the current population of about 400 animals by as much as half in a move that could breach EU directives. “We see that the wolf population is growing every year and with this cull, we want to ensure […]
Petition: Make It Illegal to Hunt and Kill Mountain Lions
Just last year, the Montana Governor illegally killed a wolf in Yellowstone National Park. A few months later, Gianforte shot a mountain lion that hounds had chased into a tree. Since it is obvious that the Montana Governor does not value the lives of these precious creatures, we must put pressure on the Montana Fish […]