Minnesota talks about hunting season-
Hunting season bill introduced into Wisconsin legislature-
At long last, wolves are delisted in the Great Lakes. Now folks are looking to see if the wolf can be conserved by these states, or whether old attitudes from 19th century prevail as they have politically in Idaho and Montana.
While it should [...]
Continue Reading →Massive success brings Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin wolf population far above Idaho, Montana and Wyoming-
It certainly is time to delist the wolves of the Great Lakes. Their populations are secure. They have a huge prey base, and as we have seen from the Idaho and Montana hunting seasons, even abusive hunts do not wipe out [...]
Continue Reading →Folks thought it was reaching a natural carrying capacity-
Wisconsin wolf population surges. By Lee Bergquist and Paul A. Smith of the Journal Sentinel
I thought it was leveling off, but then population growth or decline of relatively small populations of any animal are subject to random events like favorable weather.
Continue Reading →Wolves in Northern Rockies and Great Lakes officially delisted May 4, 2009-
Will delisting be better the second time around?
Today for the second time in the Northern Rockies, wolves were delisted with all management decisions handed over to the states of Idaho and Montana, but not Wyoming where delisting will not take place under [...]
Continue Reading →Salazar’s failure to consult POTUS gives new Administration a headache (as it should)-
Salazar’s Wolf Decision Upsets Administration Allies
By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post
It appears that Salazar wasn’t interested in consulting anyone but the Bush Administration personnel and some other agency folks for the “good science” they have already “produced”.
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Good news for wolves keeps rolling out.
The Great Lakes wolves have won reprieve in federal court, preventing the Bush’s Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) attempt to delist:
Court rules against U.S. in Great Lakes wolf case – AP
Continue Reading →A Wisconsin study demonstrates a model showing that wolves are least abundant where there are roads or agriculture. Road density and ag land good predictor of wolf presence (or absence, as is the case).
[Wisconsin] Wolves are lying low – JSOnline
Continue Reading →537 to 564 wolves at the end of 2007 versus 540 and 577 wolves at the end of 2006. Story in the Chicago Tribune. “DNR: Wis. wolf population could be leveling off.” By The Associated Press.
It’s what everyone should expect. Every animal population reaches a peak. Idaho’s wolf population growth slowed greatly [...]
Continue Reading →Department of Natural Resources says only one wolf shot during deer hunt. By Robert Imrie. Associated Press writer in the Appleton Post-Crescent.
It wasn’t even a wolf; it was a hybrid.
It is true the wolves are much better accepted in the Great Lakes States than in Idaho, Montana or Wyoming.
Continue Reading →~I think this is the most important wolf story in quite a while~
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Perhaps the greatest success story in terms of numbers is the recovery of the wolf in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Recovery began, however, before genetic analysis had advanced. Far more is known today, and the recovered wolf [...]
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