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Critter News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
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Oregon Ranchers Want to Kill Wolves That have Been Killing Sheep
Critter News
APRIL 18, 2009
Wolves have been killing livestock in Oregon, and now they want the authority to kill them. Tags: wolves
Obama's Rules Freeze May Help Wolves
Critter News
JANUARY 30, 2009
Wildlife conservationists say the freeze will delay and possibly prevent the removal of gray wolves from the federal endangered species list in Montana, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, and also in portions of Washington, Oregon, Utah, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. Tags: Obama wolves salazar endangered species Let's keep our fingers crossed.
Palin Supports Brutal Method of Killing Wolves
Critter News
AUGUST 29, 2008
The wolves suffer needlessly because hunters simply wound them more often then not firing from an airplane. Tags: Palin alaska wolves I understand there may be some instances where predator control is necessary. I'm not an absolutist on this point. Doing it from low flying aircraft, however, is just barbaric. This is what Palin has pushed for. Here is a video from Defenders of Wildlife that shows the method (it's under 3 minutes).
Wolves
Animal Ethics
MAY 30, 2008
Here is a New York Times editorial opinion about the removal of the gray wolf ( Canis lupus ) from the endangered-species list. The editorial board of the Times is intellectually dishonest, so please don't let this be your only source of information about the delisting. Here , for example, is a news release from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Here are questions and answers. Here is the management plan of Idaho's Fish and Game Commission
Wolves & Eagles No Longer Endangered in Michigan?
Critter News
AUGUST 21, 2008
The delisting would not open the door for hunters to kill wolves, the state's DNR notes. That's what Michigan's State Department of Natural Resources says. Michigan's removal of the bald eagle and gray wolf from the list will be the most significant change in species protection the state has seen in years.
Wild Wolves in Vermont? In New York?
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 19, 2011
This article has so much cool information I can’t even believe it. Asides
Bring Palin a Wolf Leg, Get $150.00
Critter News
AUGUST 29, 2008
In addition to killing wolves from airplanes, Palin supports paying cash to those that cut off their left leg and bring it in for a cash prize. Tags: Palin wolves How's that for state socialism?
Wolf Killng Begins in Alaska
Critter News
MARCH 17, 2009
of Fish and Game hopes to kill up to 328 wolves in order to protect caribou calves. Tags: wolves The Alaska Dept. The LA Times Greenspace blog has the story.
Spotlighting Palin's Barbaric Wolf Killing Policies
Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2008
Bad for wolves, bad for America. Tags: Palin wolves We wrote about it here before Palin became the Republican VP nominee, now people like Andrew Sullivan are catching on to her cruel policies as governor.
Defenders of Wildlife Blast Palin in New Ad
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
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How Long Must We Live With These Wildlife Conservation Myths?
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
Conservation predators public lands wildlife conservation wolvesWhat myths am I referring to? The myths that hunters and anglers pay for the majority of our wildlife conservation (debunked in my post on The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It ) and the misconception that “predator management” is a necessary part of the wildlife conservation equation.
Quote of the Week
Critter News
NOVEMBER 11, 2009
"Wolves are very resourceful. All they need to survive is for people not to shoot them." — Bob Ferris.
“Dog Days and Poisons” – Collective Arts Brewing: Mash Up the Jam
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 10, 2018
Food Reviews Birds and Booze dogs Eurasian Tree Sparrow poisoning summer wolvesDrinking is an act of risk and vulnerability, though it’s such an everyday part of our existence that no one thinks of it that way. There’s always a chance that we could ingest something bad for us, something that might even kill us – a peril we face anytime we swallow anything, in fact. But drinking is essential for life, so despite the danger, we continue to imbibe.
Court Overrules Federal Government on Wolf ESA Decision
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
Good news for wolves in the Great Lakes area. The ruling today affects wolves in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. TRAVERSE CITY - State officials say they're not pleased with a federal court's ruling overturning the government's decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list for the Great Lakes region. It's in response to a lawsuit filed by several environmental groups, including The Humane Society of the United States. The U.S.
The Vet Who Did Not Vet
Critter News
OCTOBER 25, 2008
OK, it doesn't have a lot to do with "critters" per se, other then the fact that it deals with That One that approves of killing wolves and polar bears. And it's really really funny. And hey, the title also uses the word vet in TWO different ways that don't mean veterinarian.
Frozen Planet
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 14, 2012
We loved seeing penguins, whales, polar bears, and wolves. We were glued to the TV when Discovery Chanel was airing Frozen Planet, and we have been even more enthralled now that we have the entire collection on DVD (they also have it in Blu-Ray). We have loved seeing places that few people ever get to see, and learning about the interesting wildlife that lives there. We watched in amazement as a furry caterpillar froze and thawed each year until finally becoming a moth at age 14!
Stats Are Up!
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008
It's because she's a global warming denying wingnut who also has rotten policies regarding predator control (in this case wolves). Nothing like glomming on to a popular topic to get those stats up. In this case, it's been Sarah Palin's rotten attitude towards animals. And no, that's not because she is a hunter. And yes, we have posted about her before she became VP nominee.
Saving Marine Animals that Are NOT Cute
Critter News
MARCH 13, 2010
Examples include panda bears, wolves, elephants, tigers, etc. We hear about the problem with charismatic land species. It's those species that either have a powerful personality or a cute face that endear people to them and garner news attention. It's easier to motivate people to save them as opposed to other species that are vital, but either boring or ugly. It's the same problem with marine life. People want to save the dolphins and the sea otters, but what about the bluefin tuna?
Domesticated Dogs May Have All Originated in China
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
And it may have been for reasons other then what we would like: A new study of dogs worldwide, the largest of its kind, suggests a different answer, one that any dog-owner is bound to find repulsive: Wolves may have first been domesticated for their meat. Here is an interesting article about research out of Sweden that suggests that all domesticated dogs may have originated from China.
Canis Lupus
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 6, 2009
Here is an interesting New York Times story about wolves and dogs. It's good to see my old friend Marc Bekoff quoted in the story
From Today's New York Times
Animal Ethics
APRIL 25, 2009
To the Editor: Re “ Science, Mythology, Hatred, and the Fate of the Gray Wolf ” (Editorial Observer, April 13): Verlyn Klinkenborg is correct that it’s not just the behavior and biology of wolves that will determine whether they survive. And our choices about wolves have significant implications beyond the wolves themselves. Those who find this reminder threatening or inconvenient are first in line to shoot wolves. And as go the wolves, so may go the world.
Come@Me: Hunting Is Not Conservation
10,000 Birds
JUNE 28, 2018
Even more disconcerting to me than these “trophy hunters” killing wildlife for “sport” is the belief by some that carnivores such as bears and wolves should be eliminated. The persecution of these apex predators, especially wolves , is rampant among some hunters and cattle ranchers. Sigh… Conservation Come@me endangered species hunters passenger pigeon wildlife wolves
The Secrets Inside Your Dog’s Mind
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 24, 2009
Wolves, for example–the probable ancestors of dogs–live in packs that hunt together and have a complex hierarchy. Hare suspects that the evolutionary pressures that turned suspicious wolves into outgoing dogs were similar to the ones that turned combative apes into cooperative humans. Wolves also lick one another’s mouths, particularly when one wolf returns to the pack. They decided to study foxes, which are closely related to wolves and dogs.
Wild Mississippi
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 8, 2012
You will see everything from bald eagles, wolves and deer, to wild turtles, baby ducklings and other animals. One of the things that I love the most about watching NatGeo Wild is that we always discover amazing places and crazy nature that we didn’t know about before! In the newest mini-series, Wild Mississippi, viewers will get to see how the Mississippi river can both nurture and destroy.
Canis Lupus
Animal Ethics
FEBRUARY 22, 2008
Here is a New York Times story about gray wolves, who are no longer on the protected list in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. If you haven't read Barry Holstun Lopez 's 1978 book Of Wolves and Men , you should do so. It changed my life
10 Reasons Street Dogs Deserve to be Defended
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 14, 2013
Do you really think one generation on the street is going to turn us back into wolves? No dog is happier to be rescued. I remember the first night after I left the streets. My human kept me in an enclosed porch because, let’s face it, I was crawling with fleas and pretty filthy. She put a dog bed outside with some food and water, and I’d see her checking on me about every five minutes. That night, I slept well for the first time in my short life.
Nat Geo WILD!
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 25, 2010
Future episodes of Expedition Wild will focus on the wild wolves of Yellowstone; a journey with Casey trekking through Yellowstone during two key seasons — winter and spring — documenting every living thing he encounters; and a one-hour special with the complete history of his relationship with Brutus. Are you excited for the brand new channel from National Geographic? It’s called WILD and launches on Monday, March 29th, with some seriously cool new shows!
Falakhe’s Story
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 25, 2015
And the morning before the Mkuze pack of Painted Wolves, or African Wild Dogs, had been very close to one of the park’s few Lions, as far as tracking collars had told. And the two species were not inclined to get on, by which I mean that Lions will kill other large predators including Painted Wolves. There are a lot of reasons why Painted Wolves are struggling, and many of them are human caused. Not Fala, but one of the many magnificent Painted Wolves of Mkuze.
Birding Dulan County, Qinghai
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 28, 2021
But I have to admit that seeing some of the wolves, foxes, asses, and sheep of Dulan county is nice, at least as long as they do not stand in front of some exciting birds. Dulan County is a large county in east-central Qinghai, China.
Why Palin?
Critter News
AUGUST 30, 2008
For me, I've been deluged for months by Defenders of Wildlife material about Alaska's heartless treatment of wolves. I hope that the scrutiny of Palin will do something about Alaska's unfair and cruel treatment of wolves. The following is not necessarily representative of ALL of Critter News. Just me. Why has John McCain chosen Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, as a running mate? This may not seem like an animal issue, but it is.
Palin Now Going After Endangered Whales
Critter News
JANUARY 26, 2009
First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. And those are just the endangered animals (remember the turkey being ground up during her tv interview?) At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ.
Little Big Year Week 33: Yellowstone
10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 3, 2018
You know, the Bison, Elk, Bears and Wolves. No matter how controversial the re-introduction of Wolves into Yellowstone is, to be able to not only see them, but to photograph a small group is a huge thrill. Jeanne and I spotted four wolves sitting on a ridge just about the road, in the Lamar Valley. One of the black wolves crossed the road and gave me what I consider to be an iconic Yellowstone NP photo, sitting on a rise, with the aspen trees just starting to turn.
Nyala, Southern Africa’s Stunning Antelope
10,000 Birds
APRIL 29, 2015
It isn’t just tourists and game hunters that like them though; Painted Wolves are also big fans, as they are easier to bring down than the larger species but have more meat to eat than a small duiker. I’m a big fan of the antelopes, a group that is most commonly associated with Africa but which also occurs in Asia and, if you stretch the term to be cladistically meaningful, Europe and North America.
Yellow-billed Kites in South Africa
10,000 Birds
APRIL 8, 2015
I was told by some researchers that in Botswana trackers watch for this species when looking for Painted Wolves (or African Wild Dogs) as they follow packs to snatch up prey and scraps. Last weekend I finally caved and bought a new laptop to replace the one that swan-dived off my bed last November.
Sarah Palin Scares Me
Critter News
SEPTEMBER 6, 2008
Keep women in their place and remember to hunt and kill the wolves and any other animal that gets in their way. I'll be honest. I was never planning on voting for John McCain in the first place. But I wasn't freaked out about this election the way I am now. I thought that if we could survive 8 years of w, we could survive 4 years of McCain. He couldn't be worse. Then he picked this woman. And the more I learn, the worse it gets. NOW, I'm freaked out.
The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 17, 2014
In his piece on state agencies, The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Wolves , Mr. Wuerthner states, “Perhaps the most significant and obvious conflict between the goals of the NAMWC and actual behavior of state agencies has to do with management of predators, particularly bears, cougars, coyotes and wolves. The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation (NAMWC) is often held up as the best system of wildlife management and conservation in the world.
National Geographic launches Birding TV Show
10,000 Birds
JANUARY 17, 2012
” Like other well-known predators such as lions and wolves, Harris’s Hawks are also fiercely brutal and track prey in packs. Ok, so I’m unashamedly promoting my new show on National Geographic WILD in this post. It offers a fantastic insight into the lives of Harris’s Hawks , the Sonoran Desert and its creatures. Please see below for more details.
Falcon Wild by Terry Lynn Johnson
10,000 Birds
MAY 26, 2017
When I was a kid I loved books like My Side of the Mountain , Island of the Blue Dolphins , and Julie of the Wolves. Looking back, they can seem quite dated – questionable environmental ethics and anthropology and all that – but the sense of adventure that they conveyed, and the sense that I too, if necessary, could someday rise to the occasion and share a bond with nature, were catnip to a middle-grades reader.
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