Wolves have been feared, hated, and persecuted for hundreds of years in North America. Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans incorporated wolves into their legends and rituals, portraying them as ferocious warriors in some traditions and thieving spirits in others. European Americans, however, simply despised wolves. Many, including celebrated painter and naturalist John James Audubon, believed wolves ought to …
Here’s What You Can Do to Help Oregon’s Delisted Wolves
For the love of animals. Pass it on. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) voted recently to strip Oregon’s 81 gray wolves of state endangered species protections. What does this mean to Oregon’s wolves? In northeast Oregon, where most of the state’s wolves live, ranchers can still only shoot a wolf caught in the act of wounding, biting, …
A Militia Has Taken Over A Federal Building In Oregon
What is it that Makes Cattle Ranchers think that they are above the Law?? These People need to be locked up! Further Ranchers do not deserve federal grazing land!! BURNS, Ore. (AP) — A peaceful protest Saturday in support of an eastern Oregon ranching family facing jail time for arson was followed shortly afterward by an occupation of a building at a …
Rick Lamplugh’s Blog
The State of the Wolves, 2015-2016 Wolf image public domain via Pixabay For wolves and their advocates, 2015 was a year of triumph and tragedy. The year began with the glow from a great victory: wolves had been placed back under federal protection in four states where they had been slaughtered. The year ended with advocates breathing a tired sigh …