In January of 1995, the U.S. Department of the Interior introduced gray wolves into Yellowstone National Park in an effort to establish a population of wolves in what was once the animal’s native habitat. via Slideshow: Yellowstone wolves, 20 years later.
20th Anniversary of Yellowstone Wolf Reintroduction Observed
GARDINER, Mont. (AP) | Twenty years after their ancestors were released here in one of the most controversial wildlife projects of the century, wolf howls punctuated the cold winter air on Monday to the delight of dozens of wolf watchers. “This is a great day,” said Char Thompson of Eugene, Oregon, as she manned her spotting scope on a snowy …
Groups Denounce Eastern Oregon Coyote-Killing Contest | eugeneweekly.com
ITS held on Public lands…… WTF is wrong with our government….. not permitting it one place…. and not bothering it in another The second annual Harney Coyote Classic is scheduled to kick off Jan. 16, and animal rights groups and conservation organizations are fighting to stop the coyote-killing contest that takes place in Eastern Oregon near Burns. “It’s horrific, …
Death of Utah wolf is collateral damage — High Country News
In late December, near the town of Beaver, in southwestern Utah, a hunter took aim at a big canine . Then he pulled the trigger, killing it. The problem is that the animal in the hunter’s crosshairs turned out to be a federally-protected gray wolf. In the days following, speculation swirled that the 3-year-old female was none other than Echo (named …