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 […]
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Pet owner shocked to discover her dog is a wolf – and needs to keep it secret
MEGHAN was always being told how wolf-like her dog Bodhi looked. She could not believe it when a DNA test revealed he actually was one. Bodhi has tall ears, a ruff-like neck, deep brown eyes and a thick coat of white and brown fur. His owner, Meghan, was often told how wolf-like Bodhi looked so […]
Washington Wildlife Agency Issues Kill Order on Another Endangered Wolf Pack
OLYMPIA, Wash.— The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife issued a new order today authorizing the killing of one member of the Wedge wolf pack in Stevens County — the latest in a long series of kill orders in this area. This may leave just two surviving wolves, according to the department’s annual wolf report […]
New Mexico Wolf Pack Destroyed After Alpha Female Killed, Yearling Flees
SILVER CITY, N.M.— A pack of endangered Mexican gray wolves has been eliminated in the Gila National Forest through a combination of private trapping and federal shooting on behalf of the livestock industry. Conservationists learned today that the Prieto pack’s nine-year-old alpha female died in federal custody on April 25 and that a yearling has […]
Takaya, the lone wolf of Discovery Island, has been shot and killed
VICTORIA — A lone wolf that recently ventured into Victoria and had to be relocated by conservation officers has been shot dead. CTV News Vancouver Island has confirmed Takaya, a well known wolf who spent years living alone on Discovery Island, has died this week. Cheryl Alexander is a conservation photographer who has been following one […]
Hunters Killed Belgium’s Only Wild Wolf in Over a Century
Conservation groups announced that hunters have shot Belgium’s first wild wolf in over a century. Naya, the wolf in question, has been missing since May. She was first spotted in January 2018 and environmental groups now fear she was shot by a hunter. August, her male companion, has been showing signs of her departure. He […]
1.8 Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections from Wolves
WASHINGTON, DC— Almost two million Americans stated their opposition to the Trump administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a comment period that closed today. This is one of the largest numbers of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the Trump administration’s […]
My time with ‘male 911’: This Yellowstone wolf was safe from people, but not from nature
Every year I sit alone with a wolf. The wolf doesn’t agree to this, as I catch it as part of a research program on wolves in Yellowstone National Park. The wolf is sedated, but we still sit together, alone, looking out at the great park. I cherish these moments. The quiet beauty all around […]