Consider the following: Southeast Asia occupies a mere 3 percent of the earth’s total surface, yet is home to 20 percent of all known species of plants and animals on the planet. Consider the following: Southeast Asia occupies a mere 3 percent of the earth’s total surface, yet is home to 20 percent of all known species of plants and …
Eva Sargent: More Mexican gray wolves needed in the wild
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must step up wolf recovery plan. They are only 37 years late at finalizing their plan!! The Mexican gray wolf (also known as “lobo”) is the most-endangered gray wolf in the world. This smaller subspecies of the gray wolf once ruled as top dog throughout the American Southwest until humans drove it to the brink …
National Geographic Events – The Hidden Life of Wolves
Get to know the wolves of the Sawtooth Pack through the lens of filmmakers *Jim and Jamie Dutcher*. “We thought if people could see the way these animals lived and played together, and witness their subtle acts of compassion and care, perhaps some of the fear and misunderstanding swirling around wolves would dissipate”⎯Jim and Jamie Dutcher After an award-winning filmmaking …
Poaching still threatens wolves
Poaching still threatens wolves Recent killings violate the ban on hunting wolves, reminding us the species still needs our protection. Minnesota needs to step up and protect its wolves. The federal government currently considers the gray wolf a “threatened” species under the Endangered Species Act. This means the species will likely be endangered in the future. Except in defense of …