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2 GOP legislators plan summit on wolves

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It saddens me how Republican lawmakers can attempt to turn the truth in their war on wolves…. #protectthewolves Headline should read “2 GOP lawmakers convene Summit AGAINST WOLVES” !!! Two Republican lawmakers from northern Wisconsin said Monday they would convene a Great Lakes wolf summit this fall involving public officials, scientists and citizens from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan to push for …

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President Obama signs bill declaring the bison the national mammal

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WASHINGTON — Here’s one thing Washington can agree on: The majesty of the North American bison. President Obama signed the National Bison Legacy Act into law Monday, two weeks after both houses of Congress approved the bill by what appeared to be unanimous voice votes. Sponsored by Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., the bill has just one purpose: To declare the bison the national mammal …

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Ice Age Deathtrap Yields an Unexpected Carnivore – A Wolf

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Ice Age Deathtrap Yields an Unexpected Carnivore Bones from Wyoming’s Natural Trap Cave turn out to be those of a wolf never before found in the lower 48. If you’re lucky enough to hear a long, sonorous howl rolling through the Wyoming forests and grasslands, you’re listening to the voice of a gray wolf. They’re the only wolves padding around …

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Ethics Complaint Filed against OR Lawmakers over Wolf Bill / Public News Service

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PORTLAND, Ore. – The conservation group Cascadia Wildlands filed an ethics complaint on Monday against three Oregon state representatives. The group says the lawmakers misrepresented House Bill 4040, which approved the state’s decision to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list. Last month, the Oregon Court of Appeals cited the bill when it threw out a challenge to …