Gray Wolves

National Park Unit Should Remain a Sanctuary for Newly Recovered Species

Tom Kiernan | Posted 05.17.2012

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Tom Kiernan

National parks are special places; they should serve as safe refuges for native species and especially for those that have just now recovered enough to be taken off the Endangered Species List.

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A Lone Wolf's 7-Month, 2,000 Mile Search For Love

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2012

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By Suzanne Hurt SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 6 (Reuters) - A male wolf that made headlines by becoming the first of its species in more t...

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It's Time to Return Wolves to the West Coast

Noah Greenwald | Posted 04.30.2012

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Noah Greenwald

Nearly 60 wolves have moved into Oregon and Washington in recent years. And, in late December, one of those wolves made its way into northern California -- sparking new hopes that wolves may eventually recolonize some of their historic habitat in the Golden State.

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Lone Wolf In California Inspires Conservationist Push

Reuters | Posted 04.29.2012

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By Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES, Feb 27 (Reuters) - A lone gray wolf known as OR-7 has made California home for only two months, but ...

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4 Out Of 5 Reintroduced Wolves Found Dead In Mexico

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 04.23.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The reintroduction of Mexican gray wolves to a mountain range just south of the U.S.-Mexico border as part of an effort to ...

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Wolves Are a Great Benefit, Not a Danger, in the Real World

Tom Ortenberg | Posted 04.02.2012

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Tom Ortenberg

The Grey is a great story and thrilling to watch on the big screen, but that's all it is. Fiction. Fantasy. Made up.

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Yellowstone Wolves Help Trees Rebound, Study Says

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 03.03.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The return of gray wolves has dramatically altered the landscape in portions of Yellowstone National Park, as new trees take ...

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Do Not Compare My Dogs to Pigs. Ever.

Jenna Woginrich | Posted 02.28.2012

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Jenna Woginrich

I refuse to see all animals as equals. Call me a speciesist all you like. Livestock raised for our plate are not on the same emotional, societal, or cultural plane as dogs.

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Will Gray Wolves Have To Fend For Themselves?

AP | JOHN FLESHER and MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 02.20.2012

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ATLANTA, Mich. — After devoting four decades and tens of millions of dollars to saving the gray wolf, the federal government wants to get out of...

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New Plan Would Let Wyoming Ranchers Shoot Gray Wolves On Sight

AP | By BEN NEARY | Posted 10.04.2011

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Wyoming ranchers and hunters fed up with wolves attacking livestock and other wildlife would be able to shoot the predators on sight...

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Open Season on the Endangered Species Act?

Michael Brune | Posted 09.18.2011

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Michael Brune

Apparently, it's open season on the Endangered Species Act -- a law that for nearly 40 years has successfully prevented the extinction of plants and animals and helped threatened populations recover.

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Gray Wolves' Endangered Species Protections Lifted

AP | By MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 07.04.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. -- The Obama administration on Wednesday announced it is lifting endangered species act protections for 5,500 gray wolves in eight sta...

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First Time Congress Has Taken A Species Off Endangered List

AP | Posted 06.16.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. -- Federal wildlife officials say they will take more than 1,300 gray wolves in the Northern Rockies off the endangered species list w...

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Congressional Intervention In Western Wolf Protections Seen As New Precedent

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 06.14.2011

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BILLINGS, Mont. — The White House is poised to accept a budget bill that includes an unprecedented end-run around Endangered Species Act protect...

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How Politics Can Endanger Every Species

Michael Brune | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Brune

Endangered species don't vote, don't make campaign contributions, and don't stand a chance if their fate is subject to the whims of politicians rather than sound science.

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Wolves in Danger: Speak Out Today

Wayne Pacelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wayne Pacelle

Last night, the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the Truth in Fur Labeling Act, a bill to protect consumers and animals by requiring all garments containing animal fur to be accurately labeled by species and country of origin.

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Wolves Protected, New Recovery Plan Needed

Jamie Rappaport Clark | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jamie Rappaport Clark

Wolves have been granted a temporary reprieve, but the future of the species depends on people setting aside their differences and working together to protect imperiled wildlife.

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Ruling on Wolves Raises Questions About Our Mouse

Sean Paige | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sean Paige

It's a major disappointment for states were the animals had been delisted, in recognition of their numbers having far exceeded recovery goals (and far exceeded what can be sustained in the more heavily-populated "new West").

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Northern Rockies Wolves Back on the Endangered Species List

Matt Skoglund | Posted 05.25.2011

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Matt Skoglund

In an exciting and hard-fought victory for wildlife advocates, Judge Donald Molloy has ruled that Northern Rockies wolves must be returned to the endangered species list.

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Endangered Species Day

Leda Huta | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leda Huta

Today, May 21st, is Endangered Species Day. Unfortunately, the news for endangered species is not very good. Turn on your television or open the pape...

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Howl if You Love Gaia: Cristina Eisenberg's The Wolf's Tooth

Elizabeth Cunningham | Posted 05.25.2011

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Elizabeth Cunningham

Cristina Eisenberg takes her reader on a breathtaking, sometimes heartbreaking tour of the planet from the Gulf of Maine to the Amazonian rain forests.

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Colorado Wolf Pack Reports Doubted By Local Ranchers

The Denver Post | Nancy Lofholm | Posted 05.25.2011

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DE BEQUE - Wolf advocates are celebrating the return of wolves to Colorado after biologists for a recreational ranch northwest of here recently announ...

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Gray Wolves May Be Reappearing In Colorado

High Country News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last April, in a narrow mountain valley in northwestern Colorado, Cristina Eisenberg was searching for scat. The diminutive, dark-haired biologist and...

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Ken Salazar Promises Concrete Procedural Reforms In Second Year As Interior Chief

AP | JUDITH KOHLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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DENVER — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar started on the job a year ago pledging to clean up an agency hit by scandals and assailed by critics as ...

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That Glass is Pretty Full: Why Yesterday's Wolf Ruling is (Mostly) Good News

Andrew Wetzler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andrew Wetzler

Yesterday, a judge gave the Obama Administration a chance to start over in protecting wolves. I hope the president seizes it.

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