You’re more likely to be killed by lightning, ATVs or even elevators than killed by a wolf. Think that’s a joke? Beyond all the hyped up hysteria about wolves, the truth is that an average of 33 people are killed by lightning in the U.S. every year.1 An average of 413 people die per year in the U.S from ATVs2 and …
The Spokesman-Review: Polarized wolf groups battle with billboards
Opposing views of gray wolf recovery in Washington are on display in a Spokane-area battle of the billboards. The Defenders of Wildlife, a national wildlife advocacy group, has contracted for nine billboard posters that appeared this month. The message responds to a similar outdoor advertising campaign initiated in November by an anti-wolf group called Washington Residents Against Wolves. Four of …
Wolves part of Washington’s future, heritage – Spokesman.com – Jan. 10, 2015
Until 2007, you wouldn’t have seen wolves in Washington. Though historically common throughout the Pacific Northwest, by the early 1900s shooting, poisoning and trapping had eradicated the state’s wolves. Today, thanks to the Endangered Species Act, we have a fledgling population of an estimated 52 wolves as a result of their 1995 reintroduction in adjacent Idaho, and migrating animals from …
Washington wolf recovery talking points
We recommend these talking points on Washington’s wolf management: Wolves are a keystone predator that plays a valuable and important role in the health of our ecosystems. We strongly support natural wolf recovery, and value their place in our region and our environment. Wildlife is a public resource and belongs to all the people of the State. Whether one supports or opposes …