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Monthly Archives: December 2010
New Book on Wolves
Just in case you haven’t heard, a new book, “Awakening Spirits: Wolves in the Southern Rockies” is especially relevant to the Mexican wolf recovery effort. It includes excellent discussions by distinguished scientists and researchers on the ecological and intrinsic values … Continue reading
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Arizona Wolves Are in Big Trouble
At last count, just 42 wild Mexican wolves remained in the entire world, 27 of them in Arizona.
Despite these critically low numbers, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission (AZGF) thinks Mexican wolves don’t deserve the protection that the Endangered Species Act provides. Visit the Defenders of Wildlife site and tell the Arizona Game and Fish Commission to strengthen wolf recovery efforts, not weaken them. Continue reading
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AZ Game and Fish Bids to Take Over Gray Wolf Recovery
TUCSON, Ariz. – The Arizona Game and Fish Department has written to the state’s congressional delegation, urging removal of the Mexican gray wolf from federal Endangered Species Act protection. The department argues Arizona could take over the Mexican wolf recovery program and operate it more efficiently and cost-effectively. But Eva Sargent, southwest program director for Defenders of Wildlife, disagrees. When the state used to run the wolf recovery program, for a period of six years, she says it nearly drove the population to extinction through excessive wolf removals. Continue reading
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Continued Death of Forests Predicted in Southwestern US Due to Climate Change
ScienceDaily (Dec. 14, 2010) — If current climate projections hold true, the forests of the Southwestern United States face a bleak future, with more severe — and more frequent — forest fires, higher tree death rates, more insect infestation, and weaker trees. Continue reading
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Are Mexican wolves doomed to walk the plank off the Ark into a second extinction
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Bill Introduced to Strip Endangered Species Act Protections From All Gray Wolves!
Western Caucus members introduced an anti-wolf bill this week, the “State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act“. The text is simple and deadly: “Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), the inclusion of the gray wolf (Canis lupus) (including any gray … Continue reading
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