Except for the uninterested, and there a quite a few of them, the 21-year old controversy over wolf restoration in the West is not really about wolves. Unfortunately instead, it has become another “values” contest. To some degree it has also become another red versus blue dispute. When wolves were first reintroduced in 1995, with a second batch in 1996, …
So-Called Legal culls cause more wolves to be killed by POACHERS
Wolves are still hated—and more are poached It’s counterintuitive, but experts have long argued that one of the best ways to conserve carnivores, such as gray wolves, is to kill them in government-sanctioned culls. Keeping the predators in check is supposed to help persuade carnivore-haters to become more tolerant and deter poaching. But a new study of gray wolf culling …
President Obama signs bill declaring the bison the national mammal
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 …
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Obama admin narrows planned overhaul of petition process
ENDANGERED SPECIES: Obama admin narrows planned overhaul of petition process Corbin Hiar, E&E reporterGreenwire: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 The Obama administration yesterday afternoon scaled back a sweeping proposal to change the way members of the public can formally ask the Fish and Wildlife Service or National Marine Fisheries Service to review the status of animals or plants under the Endangered …