DULUTH, Minn. (NNCNOW.com) — Minnesota and Wisconsin organizations make up a handful of the 23 coming together to petition the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The animal protection and conservation groups want gray wolves to be reclassified as threatened, rather than endangered, which would ban hunting. Click here to subscribe to our daily newsletter. The groups argue that if added …
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 …
Wolf on dog attacks increase They Claim
Click here to read the story…Wisconsin Residents claim Dog attacks on rise, Then DNR says people are using dogs to hunt more….. Department of Natural Resources wildlife supervisor Jeff Pritzl says the spike in incidents doesn’t necessarily reflect any changes wolf population or behavior. Pritzl told WLUK-TV that more people are out hunting coyotes, bobcats, and rabbits with their dogs because of …
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 …