The Wolf Army GRAY WOLVES ARE NECESSARY AND VALUABLE TO ALL OF US Dr. Stephen StringhamJanuary 26, 2014 Brown bears fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls in Katmai National park. Pete Hamel / NPS One of the Alaska’s most popular outdoor activities is watching wildlife -- for instance bears, wolves, moose, Dall sheep, sea lions, or songbirds. Wise government would do everything possible to assure the health and growth of this golden goose. Aren’t hunters just shooting themselves in the foot when they try increasing the popularity of hunting, while denigrating viewing? Stephen Stringham, Ph.D., is a wildlife biologist, director of the Bear Viewing Association, a wildlife viewing guide and a former hunting guide. RELATED: Board of Game will examine predator control in South central Alaska Federal officials spar over decline in Denali wolf sightings
Cryptid In cryptozoology and sometimes in cryptobotany, a cryptid (from the Greek κρύπτω, krypto, meaning "hide") is a creature or plant whose existence has been suggested but is not discovered or documented by the scientific community.[1] Cryptids often appear in folklore and mythology, leading to stories and unfounded belief about their existence. Well known examples include the Yeti in the Himalayas, the Loch Ness Monster in Scotland, Bigfoot in North America and the Chupacabra in Latin America. Overview[edit] The term was coined by John E. Wall in a 1983 letter to the International Society of Cryptozoology newsletter.[2] The prefix "crypt-" is Greek and means "hidden" or "secret". Skeptics[1] contend that evidence for the existence of cryptids is typically limited to anecdotal evidence or other forms of evidence insufficient to withstand normal scientific scrutiny by the general zoological community. Eberhart's classification[edit] George M. Insignificance. See also[edit] [edit] References[edit]
aqutaq window gazing Why the states have wolf management wrong - National wildlife conservation In this Powell Tribune post, Wolf hunt ends with 24 taken, written by Gib Mathers, the big, glaring error in state wolf management is revealed. The states, eager for revenue (gotten through the selling of hunting and trapping licenses), have gotten basic principles of wolf 'management' all wrong. With wolves, 'management' is not as simple as removing individual bucks from a breeding population of deer - Wolves live in FAMILIES. Everything they do revolves around the well-being of their families - Including teaching their pups (who stay 'children', to be taught and protected, for three years), just as we teach our own children. Wolves pass down learned information (for instance, to stay away from livestock) to their family, to their impressionable pups, in essence passing down a unique 'culture' of conduct and survival tools specific to each pack. That includes respect for Man and his livestock. Wolves LEARN. Wolves just want to eat. But that doesn't mean we will never SEE them.
wolves San Diego Loves Green – WELCOMING WOLVES BACK TO CALIFORNIA – A RANCHER’S PERSPECTIVE My husband and I live on the Bar C R ranch in Petaluma, CA where we run 300 mother cows using predator friendly ranching methods. I am also an advisory board member of Project Coyote – a coalition of educators, scientists and predator-friendly ranchers who promote coexistence between people and wildlife. As someone who understands the importance and benefits that predators provide to both ranch lands and entire eco systems, I want to see the wolf recover in California. Last week I spoke at a rally in Sacramento in support of maintaining federal protections for wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA)- and against a proposal put forth by the U.S. As important apex predators, wolves need and deserve protection across their historical range. Many management tools and techniques have proven successful in preventing attacks on livestock. Why are Wildlife Services, State Fish and Game department and hunters allowed a functional open season on wolves? Keli Hendricks
STOP WOLF HUNTS Idaho failing to understand crucial role of apex predators like wolves Anything that reduces the wolf population is not good. The word “wolf” in Idaho conjures up emotions and actions such as unfounded fear, anger at an animal that belongs in the ecosystem, compulsion to kill, and cruelty to an animal that is utilizing its inborn hunting instinct so hunters have more elk to kill. Between Gov. “Butch” Otter’s proposed $2 million Idaho Wolf Control Board and a little-known group called the Foundation for Wildlife Management that wants to form a trapping co-op, it appears that the state’s primary focus is eliminating wolves. A paper called “Status and Ecological Effects of the World’s Largest Carnivores,” published in the Jan. 10 issue of the journal “Science“ and co-authored by 15 national and international scientists, states “that a world without these species is scarier than a world with them.” Looking to the future, the scientists say “they expect the loss of apex predators will bring degradation to ecosystems.” Jeanne Rasmussen, Littleton, Colo.
change Please oppose any legislation removing or lessening Endangered Species Act protections for the gray wolf. Although restoration of gray wolves to the northern Rocky Mountains and portions of the Great Lakes region has been a tremendous success, wolves still require the protections of the Endangered Species Act. Without these protections, Wyoming would allow wolves to be shot on sight in more... Without these protections, Wyoming would allow wolves to be shot on sight in more than 90 percent of the state and most other states fortunate to have wolves would drastically reduce population numbers. Wolves have been an integral part of the North American landscape for eons and deserve a chance to roam more of our wildlands. I sincerely urge you to take whatever action is necessary to oppose all anti-wolf legislation. Thank you.