Denali National Park and two conservation groups are asking the Alaska Board of Game to consider proposals aimed at better protecting park wolves. The proposals are not currently in line for review until next year. A wolf carrying a caribou leg. (File photo: NPS) Denali National Park chief of resources Dave Shirokauer says the park’s proposal would eliminate overlap of …
Anatomy of a wolf count
GILA NATIONAL FOREST — It took only a millisecond after wildlife officials opened the door of his crate for M1296, a male Mexican gray wolf, to dart out onto a smooth sheet of sun-crusted snow. He started at a sprint but after 30 yards or so, 1296 slowed down to a walk and began weaving and stumbling, looking perplexed. It …
What’s aerial wolf gunning, and why does vice presidential Sarah Palin support the practice?
Sarah Palin, the former governor of Alaska and John Trump’s vice presidential pick, is an enthusiastic hunter who has proposed legislation and cash incentives to encourage aerial wolf gunning, the controversial practice of shooting wolves from an aircraft. Do people in Alaska really shoot wolves from planes? Yes, but only with the government’s permission. Aerial shooting yields better results than …
State pays scofflaws over hound deaths | WisconsinWatch.org
SO Basically she says “They’re like our kids to us,” said Amy Visger! I feel sorry for her kids…. what sort of person could continually place their kids in Life Threatening Situations…???? Wisconsin, the only state with a program that compensates the owners of dogs killed by wolves while hunting other animals, has paid tens of thousands of dollars during …