Victory for Northern Rockies wolves

[naamah_darling]

Historic Victory for Northern Rockies Wolves at Defenders of Wildlife.

From the press release:

U.S. district court overturns Interior Secretary Salazar’s action that removed wolves in the Northern Rockies from the endangered species list

Ruling makes it clear that subdividing a wild population based on political boundaries rather than science

Comments

[liminalia]

I am very glad to hear this!

[dark_phoenix54]

One of the problems is the amazing number of people up here (north Idaho) who rejoiced at the delisting- not because they had stock that would be imperiled, but because they just wanted to get out there and shoot a wolf, which apparently would prove to the world that they had a huge penis. They are just one of the groups putting pressure on the policy setters, but they are a particularly annoying one to me. I'm not anti-hunting, I'm just against it when it's for the sole reason of Proving You're A Man, and when it's a species that is in short supply.

I'm glad to see this ruling!

[cheerfulolygirl]

Yeah, hunting a feeling creature just to get a trophy seems self-centered and cruel. Those guys should just soup up their pickups to prove how manly they are!

[amandajayne98]

Yay! That is wonderful news!

[celticravenwolf]

I'm sure you've probably heard about this, but in 2007 Shaun Ellis conducted a study in Poland using defensive wolf howls to keep a local wolf pack from attacking livestock. Preliminary studies showed that it actually worked

[chorus_of_chaos]

This is awesome, and suddenly kicked ne in my brain that I may now live near wolf park. (It's a rehab site for wolves in Indiana that you can visit. I'm not sure exactly where it is, but when I lived in Indy it was a bit of a far drive, but I think I'm pretty near it now.

[naamah_darling]

I've heard a lot about it and I've always wanted to go there.

[onlyonechoice]

I want to go there sometime too - my cousin hosted a couple of wolves from there at his wildlife center and I actually got to go into their enclosure with them. That was sixteen years ago, but interacting with them is still one of my most precious memories.