Gray Wolves removed from endangered list in Montana and Idaho

Gray wolves have been removed today from the endangered species list in Montana and Idaho, after a ruling by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, however they will still be protected in Wyoming. This is angering the...

Wolves Being Killed in Spite of Being on the Endangered List.

Wolves being killed in spite of being on the endangered list in the US.  From Michigan come the latest reports of a Radio Collared Wolf being killed in spite of the fact that this magnificent animal is on the...

Las Vegas police use saturation strategy to cool 'hot spots' of crime

" It's 6 p.m. A dozen officers and a sergeant meet in a basement at Las Vegas City Hall. Projected onto the wall is a map of a slice of the valley. Red, yellow and blue blotches are splattered across the...

PM's terror stand comes back to haunt him

"NEW DELHI: Of all his formulations, the one that has returned most often to haunt Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is the assertion that Pakistan too, like India, was a victim of terrorism. The macabre irony...

Why has the Wolf remained one of the more fascinating mammals in N. America?

The pictures are of Canadian wolves - these are all Grey Wolves! I have always been fascinated by this wild creature.  I have only seen wolves in Yellowstone National Park in the U.S.  They were...

Feds Want Rockies Wolves Back on Endangered List

Federal wildlife officials have asked a judge to put endangered gray wolves in the Northern Rockies back on the endangered species list, which goes against the government's previous ruling that the animals were...

Sarah Palin: "A Savage Business: Predator Control"

Republican vice-presidential nominee, Governor Sarah Palin, has alarmed wildlife experts and activists by her continued promotion of Alaska' policy to gun down wolves from airplanes. Palin's administration also...

Wolves prefer fishing to hunting

For wolves in Canada it is eaiser to catch salmon than track deer so why not prefer to fish rather than hunt?   " Wolves in western Canada prefer to fish for salmon when it is in season rather than hunt...

Germany No Longer Keeping the Wolf from the Door

"The mournful howling of wolves is echoing these days through the forested woodlands of eastern Germany for the first time in centuries. According to experts, one reason for the return of the cunning canine is...

Gray wolves are back on the endangered list

Gray wolves have been put back on the endangered species list.  "For these reasons, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs’ Motion for Preliminary Injunction (dkt #2) is GRANTED. Endangered Species Act...

Gray wolves need to be put back on endangered species list

A judge in Montana has refused to delay the federal government request that environmental and animal rights groups want to put gray wolves back on the endangered species list. "A federal judge in Montana has...

First wolf found in Mass. in 160 years

"More than 160 years since hunters drove wolves out of Massachusetts, federal officials have confirmed finding a wild gray wolf in the state."

Zoo produced video game makes waves

A new video game designed to teach people about the lives of wolves is making headlines today.  Here is  how the website describes the project:"Learn about wolf ecology by living the life of a wild wolf...

Banff elk face tough life

 While the wolves and the cougars in the Banff area drool over the thought of some tasty elk meat, I find myself worrying about the ethics of the program.  It just doesn't seem right to me to set up the...

Who's afraid of the big (fake?) wolf clone?

South Korean researchers who claim to have cloned two wolves have been called into question by fellow scientists who spotted errors in their data. The other scientists started an online firestorm which led to...

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