Tell Congress to Keep Wolves Protected Wolves symbolize America’s wildest icons. These highly intelligent, family oriented creatures pair for life and raise their pups using extended family groups. But for hundreds of years, these beautiful animals have been vilified by those who would rather see them hunted as trophies than celebrated alive. In the short time since federal protections for …
Finding Balance in the Wolf Wars
Today, The HSUS and 21 other organizations – from the Detroit Zoo to the Center for Biological Diversity and the Wisconsin Federated Humane Societies to the Sault Sainte Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to downlist wolves from “endangered” to “threatened” status across most of their range in the lower 48 states. We …
Advocates seek new status for gray wolves in Lower 48 to avoid Congressional intervention
Wildlife advocates have petitioned federal officials to reclassify gray wolves as a threatened species, hoping to retain at least some protections that lawmakers in Congress want to repeal. Wolves are classified as endangered across most of the lower 48 states except the Northern Rockies. “Endangered” is a more protective listing than “threatened.” Brett Hartl with the Center for Biological Diversity …
Despite successes, environmental protections still fall short of ideal
Despite efforts to protect the environment, however, environmental protection is also experiencing many setbacks, including the undoing of many environmental protection accomplishments made by previous generations. The effort to maintain a healthy wolf population is quickly diminishing. According to The Huffington Post, Idaho’s wolf population experienced a 23 percent drop between 2009 and 2014. Furthermore, Idaho, which had only 683 …