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Emergency halt to wolf hunts sought in Montana and Idaho
Bow-and-arrow hunters already have shot 17 of Montana's once-threatened wolf population since a controversial wolf hunt started at the beginning of September, while 60 wolves have been killed in neighboring Idaho. Now, big game rifle-hunting season is about to start, bringing thousands of hunters into the mountains at a time when early snowfall will make wolves much easier to spot and chase. Conservation groups went to court Monday seeking an emergency injunction to block the hunts until a federal appeals court can decide whether they're legal.
Sad News From Yellowstone. 642F R.I.P.
This is not the first time a wolf with a name has been taken by a controversial wolf hunt. In 2009 the Montana hunt claimed the Cottonwood pack’s breeding female 527F. News of her death weighed heavy on the hearts of Yellowstone’s wildlife watchers, she was daughter of legendary breeding pair 21M and 42F, a pair made famous by several PBS and Discovery Channel films.
Yellowstone wolf skeletons studied for clues to their lives
Ware's analysis of about 160 wolf skeletons over the past three years has revealed more details on just how tough it is in the wild canid's world. Her examination of their bones have revealed injuries from attack by other wolves, a cougar bite to one wolf's skull, assorted broken ribs and legs from kicks by elk and bison, as well as broken foot bones.
Howling for Wolves in Helena: A rally to stop the killing of wolves (video)
Wild wolves in Saratoga County, Vermont
Wild wolves are passing through New York and Vermont, according to a new study from the New York State Museum. One wolf's carcass was found a decade ago in Saratoga County
Alyssa and the Not So “Big Bad Wolf”
Alyssa Grayson, our Junior Advocate at Wolfwatcher was also here for the event and got to see a wolf up close and personal. Zeab was walking around the room and when he saw Alyssa with her hand extended as if greeting a friend, Zeab, a 110 lb, 18 month old Gray wolf, black in color, walked right over to her and greeted her in the way a wolf does by smelling her teeth and looking into her eyes.
The Leading Edge: Wolf Conservation In The Idaho Backcountry
For Wolf Awareness Week this year, Defenders has invited guest bloggers to offer their perspectives on the importance of wolf conservation. Peter Haswell, a graduate student in wildlife conservation biology from England, spent the summer volunteering on the Wood River Wolf Project in central Idaho. Below are excerpts from an interview with Peter about his experience-don’t mind the British spelling.
Third killer whale found dead in Alaska river
The juvenile and two female orcas, including one pregnant whale, were spotted in fresh water more than three weeks ago. Necropsies last week on the other two whales provided no obvious reasons for why they died.
Wild B.C. salmon test positive for 'lethal' virus linked to fish farms
Wild sockeye salmon from B.C.'s Rivers Inlet have tested positive for a potentially devastating virus that has never been found before in the North Pacific. Infectious salmon anemia is a flu-like virus affecting Atlantic salmon that spreads very quickly and mutates easily, according to Simon Fraser University fisheries statistician Rick Routledge.
The Dolphin Die-Off Continues
More than one year after the Deepwater Horizon was capped, biologists in the Gulf of Mexico are trying to determine what has happened to the dolphins-which continue to turn up dead in alarmingly high numbers along the coast, from Louisiana to Florida.
Bow-and-arrow hunters already have shot 17 of Montana's once-threatened wolf population since a controversial wolf hunt started at the beginning of September, while 60 wolves have been killed in neighboring Idaho. Now, big game rifle-hunting season is about to start, bringing thousands of hunters into the mountains at a time when early snowfall will make wolves much easier to spot and chase. Conservation groups went to court Monday seeking an emergency injunction to block the hunts until a federal appeals court can decide whether they're legal.
Sad News From Yellowstone. 642F R.I.P.
This is not the first time a wolf with a name has been taken by a controversial wolf hunt. In 2009 the Montana hunt claimed the Cottonwood pack’s breeding female 527F. News of her death weighed heavy on the hearts of Yellowstone’s wildlife watchers, she was daughter of legendary breeding pair 21M and 42F, a pair made famous by several PBS and Discovery Channel films.
Yellowstone wolf skeletons studied for clues to their lives
Ware's analysis of about 160 wolf skeletons over the past three years has revealed more details on just how tough it is in the wild canid's world. Her examination of their bones have revealed injuries from attack by other wolves, a cougar bite to one wolf's skull, assorted broken ribs and legs from kicks by elk and bison, as well as broken foot bones.
Howling for Wolves in Helena: A rally to stop the killing of wolves (video)
Wild wolves in Saratoga County, Vermont
Wild wolves are passing through New York and Vermont, according to a new study from the New York State Museum. One wolf's carcass was found a decade ago in Saratoga County
Alyssa and the Not So “Big Bad Wolf”
Alyssa Grayson, our Junior Advocate at Wolfwatcher was also here for the event and got to see a wolf up close and personal. Zeab was walking around the room and when he saw Alyssa with her hand extended as if greeting a friend, Zeab, a 110 lb, 18 month old Gray wolf, black in color, walked right over to her and greeted her in the way a wolf does by smelling her teeth and looking into her eyes.
The Leading Edge: Wolf Conservation In The Idaho Backcountry
For Wolf Awareness Week this year, Defenders has invited guest bloggers to offer their perspectives on the importance of wolf conservation. Peter Haswell, a graduate student in wildlife conservation biology from England, spent the summer volunteering on the Wood River Wolf Project in central Idaho. Below are excerpts from an interview with Peter about his experience-don’t mind the British spelling.
Third killer whale found dead in Alaska river
The juvenile and two female orcas, including one pregnant whale, were spotted in fresh water more than three weeks ago. Necropsies last week on the other two whales provided no obvious reasons for why they died.
Wild B.C. salmon test positive for 'lethal' virus linked to fish farms
Wild sockeye salmon from B.C.'s Rivers Inlet have tested positive for a potentially devastating virus that has never been found before in the North Pacific. Infectious salmon anemia is a flu-like virus affecting Atlantic salmon that spreads very quickly and mutates easily, according to Simon Fraser University fisheries statistician Rick Routledge.
The Dolphin Die-Off Continues
More than one year after the Deepwater Horizon was capped, biologists in the Gulf of Mexico are trying to determine what has happened to the dolphins-which continue to turn up dead in alarmingly high numbers along the coast, from Louisiana to Florida.