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Gray Wolves Howl For Their Lives

June 9, 2013

(WOLVES) While being taken off of the endangered species list may seem ideal for any decreasing species, for an animal such as the gray wolf, it could potentially be a death sentence. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally proposed removing the gray wolf from the list of threatened and endangered species, noting that 6,100 wolves now roam the contiguous United States. Although the wolf population has made a promising recovery over the years, the truth is they haven’t yet ensured their stability as a species. Taking the gray wolf off the endangered species list would allow the hunting of these beautiful animals, destroying the progress they’ve made over the years. Click the link below and discover the harsh future facing the gray wolf. — Global Animal

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Rehabilitating Species Howl For Help

April 29, 2013

(POLITICS) MONTANA — Efforts made over the years in response to the dwindling population of gray wolves in the United States has recently taken a critical hit. Federal wildlife officials plan to nullify legislation detrimental to the preservation of the gray wolves. If passed, laws protecting gray wolves would further jeopardize the species, despite the fact that after countless years of protection, gray wolves have begun to make a promising comeback. Read on for more regarding the hardships gray wolves may have to face in the near future. — Global Animal

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6,000 Wolves Remain With No Help From Congress

March 27, 2013

(WILDLIFE) Members of U.S. Congress are demanding the Obama administration remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. In a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the collective group of 66 Republicans and six Democrats, argued that the species no longer require legal protection and that the “unmanaged wolf population” is posing a threat to native wildlife among other issues. The letter also accused the Endangered Species Act of being bureaucratic and essentially a nuisance to hunters. The Endangered Species Act was introduced in 1973, and at the time there practically no remaining gray wolves living in the West. Right now, there are only about 6,000 of these majestic animals in the U.S., therefore it’s important to reinforce the laws protecting them. Read on to find out how quickly the gray wolf population dwindled when federal protections were lifted in the Upper Midwest last year. — Global Animal

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Montana Wolf Hunting In Question

January 17, 2013

(WOLVES) With the Northwestern U.S. becoming a wolf slaughterhouse, District Judge Brenda Gilbert will now decide whether or not wolf hunting should continue outside of Yellowstone National Park. And while 149 wolves were reported killed in Montana alone through the beginning of this week, wildlife officials are urging to reinstate a temporary ban on the killing of wolves within two areas north of Yellowstone to keep the park’s wolves safe from hunting in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. Read on to learn more about the bitter, decades-long conflict plaguing hunters and wildlife advocates. — Global Animal

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Most Famous Wolf In The World Killed

December 16, 2012

(WOLVES) “The most famous wolf in the world” was recently shot and killed after straying outside Yellowstone National Park’s protected lands into Wyoming, where wolf hunting is now legal. The death of the female alpha member of the Lamar Canyon pack known as 832F follows shortly after the shooting of another member of her pack, a male known as 754, who was also killed in Wyoming in November. Because gray wolves are no longer protected under the Endangered Species Act, as long as Wyoming maintains a population of 150 or more wolves, the killing will only continue. Read on to learn more about this devastating loss and the nearly two-decade standoff between wolf hunters and animal advocates. — Global Animal

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Research Wolves Killed In Yellowstone Hunts

December 1, 2012

(WOLVES) Since wolves were removed from the Endangered Species List in 2011—despite the fact that only 4,000 exist in the wild—wolf populations are quickly disappearing from the Northwestern United States. This fall, for the first time in decades, Wyoming ruled that wolves can be hunted anywhere within the state’s borders. And while seven of the 10 hunted wolves in the Yellowstone Park region were wearing research collars, wildlife advocates are growing concerned that these wolf hunts are becoming “an issue of the viability of wildlife science” as they are detrimental to costly scientific studies that provide useful data on wolf behavior and biology. Read on to learn more about this nearly two-decade standoff between wolf hunters and animal advocates. — Global Animal

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Northwestern US: A Wolf Slaughterhouse

November 26, 2012

(WOLVES) UNITED STATES — According to a Yellowstone National Park scientist, seven gray wolves collared for research purposes were murdered in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming last week. Dave Hallac, chief of Yellowstone’s Center for Resources, stated that two of the wolves were from packs that do not roam within the park anymore, however, the remaining five den primarily within Yellowstone. The wolf population is becoming increasingly endangered by recent legislations in the Northwestern United States. Just this year, Montana joined Wyoming in lifting the quotas for wolf hunting, while Wyoming, within the past month, ruled that wolves can be hunted anywhere within the state’s borders. Continue reading and learn how you can help these beautiful animals. — Global Animal

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Wolves Walk Away From Pack

September 9, 2012

(ANIMAL CONSERVATION) ALASKA — The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and National Parks Conservation Association filed a petition this week to the Alaska Board of Game asking for a ban on hunting and trapping in Denali National Park’s Northeastern territory. Conservationists appealed to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in years prior and again this winter when a trap killed one of the main breeding females of the Grant Creek wolf pack. The issue reappeared this summer when the pack separated and failed to produce any pups during the mating season. While the department denied the proposal claiming that a few deaths is not a concern in a flourishing population, conservationists worry about the long term consequences. Read on to learn more about the Grant Creek wolf pack and the benefits and importance of protecting the species in Alaska. — Global Animal 

 

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