Are Alaskan trappers to blame for declining Denali Park wolf population? | Alaska Dispatch: "There’s one thing in the world of Denali National Park wolves about which everyone seems to agree: The much-loved, sometimes-loathed carnivores that roam the 7,370 square miles of park wilderness have seen better days. A fall census found only 57 of the animals in nine packs, the lowest count since 1986, although the number of packs had increased since last year."
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Saturday, 29 December 2012
Saturday, 15 December 2012
Murdering a Humpback Whale in the Netherlands [UPDATED] - World Mathaba
Murdering a Humpback Whale in the Netherlands [UPDATED] - World Mathaba: "UPDATE: On Saturday afternoon local time, Dutch media reported that the lethal injection that was given to the humpback whale on Friday night has failed to kill the animal. The mammal turned out to be strong enough to survive 19 hours of deathly poison in its body. A new attempt to murder the whale will be done today."
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Wednesday, 12 December 2012
Monday, 10 December 2012
Japanese duped in $2m ship purchase
Japanese duped in $2m ship purchase: "IN A stunt that may upset Tokyo, Sea Shepherd whaling activists have bought a $2 million Japanese government ship to turn against its whalers."
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‘Famous’ Wolf Is Killed Outside Yellowstone - NYTimes.com
‘Famous’ Wolf Is Killed Outside Yellowstone - NYTimes.com: "Yellowstone National Park’s best-known wolf, beloved by many tourists and valued by scientists who tracked its movements, was shot and killed on Thursday outside the park’s boundaries, Wyoming wildlife officials reported."
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Saturday, 8 December 2012
Friday, 7 December 2012
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
Hundreds of reptiles seized by customs | Bangkok Post: news
Hundreds of reptiles seized by customs | Bangkok Post: news: "Customs officials intercepted more than 340 turtles and 65 snakes, geckos, and chameleons in two separate smuggling attempts at Suvarnabhumi airport yesterday."
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On patrol with a shark ranger in Indonesia's marine treasure trove - World News
On patrol with a shark ranger in Indonesia's marine treasure trove - World News: "RAJA AMPAT, Indonesia – The remote Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat is home to an underwater treasure trove of coral reefs and tremendous biodiversity, miles away from polluted urban centers and human encroachment."
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Greater Yellowstone Coalition - Wolves: New challenges for keystone species
Greater Yellowstone Coalition - Wolves: New challenges for keystone species: "Breaking news: It is now estimated that 10 Yellowstone wolves — including seven with research collars and three from the famous Mollies, Blacktail Plateau and Lamar Canyon packs — have been shot by hunters in November 2012. These are some of the most viewed and photographed wolves in the world, and their loss should send an urgent signal to leaders in Montana that the way wolves are managed around Yellowstone should be reconsidered."
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Sunday, 2 December 2012
Saturday, 1 December 2012
Friday, 30 November 2012
Thursday, 29 November 2012
Lone wolf plays with dogs - Telegraph
Lone wolf plays with dogs - Telegraph: "Lone wolf plays with dogs
A wildlife photographer has spent six years chronicling the annual escapades of a lone wolf in Alaska."
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A wildlife photographer has spent six years chronicling the annual escapades of a lone wolf in Alaska."
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Wednesday, 28 November 2012
DNR: 98 grey wolves taken so far during inaugural hunt - 1330 WHBL Sheboygan's News Radio
DNR: 98 grey wolves taken so far during inaugural hunt - 1330 WHBL Sheboygan's News Radio: "Wisconsin’s first wolf hunt is getting closer to an early finish."
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Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Yellowstone Park Research Wolves Killed by Hunters - ScienceInsider
Yellowstone Park Research Wolves Killed by Hunters - ScienceInsider: "An estimated 10 wolves from Yellowstone National Park have been killed by hunters this month, adversely affecting the park's wolf research program, one of the longest studies of its kind."
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Sunday, 25 November 2012
Saturday, 24 November 2012
Polar Bear Blog – One Last Family | Polar Bear Alley – Guide to the Polar Bears of Churchill
Polar Bear Blog – One Last Family | Polar Bear Alley – Guide to the Polar Bears of Churchill: "After rapidly descending into cabin mode, I reluctantly guided one last tour of the season. I say reluctantly because I have only a couple days left here to wrap up some projects and, well, there is a heck of a lot of ice out there."
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Pilot whales swim synchronized when they feel danger | Blue Line
Pilot whales swim synchronized when they feel danger | Blue Line: "An international team of scientists has observed the behavior of several groups of males whales of Globicephala species known as pilot whales and long-finned pilot whales, in the Strait of Gibraltar and Cape Breton (Canada). Their results indicate that these whales swim in synchronous when they recognize an external threat"
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Penguins Rest On Sea Ice Between Dives - Business Insider
Penguins Rest On Sea Ice Between Dives - Business Insider: "Emperor penguins depend on sea ice to rest in between dives while foraging for food, according to a new study which could help scientists understand the impact of climate change on colonies"
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Thursday, 22 November 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Tuesday, 20 November 2012
Monday, 19 November 2012
Hunters kill more wolves than expected as first phase of season ends | Minnesota Public Radio News
Hunters kill more wolves than expected as first phase of season ends | Minnesota Public Radio News: "There are 147 fewer wolves in northern Minnesota forests today. That's the final tally for the early wolf hunting season that ended Sunday."
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Sunday, 18 November 2012
Saturday, 17 November 2012
OSU study urges massive grazing cuts
OSU study urges massive grazing cuts: "Cattle and sheep should be barred from most public lands, OSU prof says"
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Have You Had It Up to “HERE” with Cowboy Ken? Take Action Now Please. | The Persian Horse's Blog
Have You Had It Up to “HERE” with Cowboy Ken? Take Action Now Please. | The Persian Horse's Blog: "Have You Had It Up to “HERE” with Cowboy Ken? Take Action Now Please."
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Friday, 16 November 2012
Idaho Wolf Trapping Torture Is Here AGAIN… « Howling For Justice
Idaho Wolf Trapping Torture Is Here AGAIN… « Howling For Justice: "Idaho opened their second wolf trapping season yesterday. Wolves in Idaho now face more pain, suffering and brutality."
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Monday, 12 November 2012
Wolves Are Returning to Oregon--but Not All Locals Want Them | Off the Road
Wolves Are Returning to Oregon--but Not All Locals Want Them | Off the Road: "In 1947, the last wolf in Oregon was shot and killed for a bounty fee of $5 in the wilderness near Crater Lake.
Now, after more than 50 years of absence, the animals are staging a comeback. They have established themselves in the eastern quarters of the state and are subsisting on local elk and deer herds–and, as might be expected, the occasional cow and sheep."
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Now, after more than 50 years of absence, the animals are staging a comeback. They have established themselves in the eastern quarters of the state and are subsisting on local elk and deer herds–and, as might be expected, the occasional cow and sheep."
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Senate Panel OKs Designating Wolf As Game Species « CBS Detroit
Senate Panel OKs Designating Wolf As Game Species « CBS Detroit: "A state Senate committee has approved a bill that would designate the gray wolf as a game species in Michigan, a first step toward allowing the predator to be hunted."
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Sunday, 11 November 2012
Wildlife officers try to free entangled whale calf - One News | TVNZ
Wildlife officers try to free entangled whale calf - One News | TVNZ: "New South Wales wildlife officers had to abandon a bid to disentangle a whale calf seen dragging ropes and buoys as it swam with its mother off Sydney last night."
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Wolf hunting: for or against? : Politics : News : UpperMichigansSource.com
Wolf hunting: for or against? : Politics : News : UpperMichigansSource.com: "The Natural Resources, Environment, and Great Lakes Committee passed Senate Bill 1350, removing wolves from the protected non-game animal list in Michigan, a stepping stone toward a wolf hunting season"
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Saturday, 10 November 2012
Last 500 Ethiopian Wolves Endangered by Lack of Genetic Diversity | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network
Last 500 Ethiopian Wolves Endangered by Lack of Genetic Diversity | Extinction Countdown, Scientific American Blog Network: "The last wolves in Africa face a difficult road if they are going to survive. Just 500 Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis) remain in the mountains of the country for which they are named."
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Is Every Single Elephant a Village-Wrecking Booze Hound? - Yahoo! News
Is Every Single Elephant a Village-Wrecking Booze Hound? - Yahoo! News: ""Marauding pack of booze-addled elephants wreak havoc on Indian village." It's a story, or at least a headline, that's surprisingly common."
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Thursday, 8 November 2012
Funding, Expenditures and Transparency - WildEarth Guardians
Funding, Expenditures and Transparency - WildEarth Guardians: ""Wildlife Services,” a secretive arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, annually kills millions of animals. Last year the agency reported it killed 3.8 million animals, a 25 percent decrease from FY 2010, although the largest decline is represented in one million fewer non-native starlings killed, while agents killed greater numbers of mammalian carnivores, especially coyotes and raccoons."
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Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Minnesota’s wolf harvest climbs, one zone closed | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota
Minnesota’s wolf harvest climbs, one zone closed | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota: "The smallest of Minnesota’s three wolf-hunting zones was closed to further hunting Monday evening after hunters neared the zone’s harvest quota."
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Monday, 5 November 2012
Message To Illegal Hounders and Those Who Wish To Torture Wolves: You Are Being Watched « Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife
Message To Illegal Hounders and Those Who Wish To Torture Wolves: You Are Being Watched « Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife: "Message To Illegal Hounders and Those Who Wish To Torture Wolves: You Are Being Watched"
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Sunday, 4 November 2012
Saturday, 3 November 2012
Friction Between Wolf Hunters and Protectors Rises - NYTimes.com
Friction Between Wolf Hunters and Protectors Rises - NYTimes.com: "When people like Nancy Jo Dowler started raising wolves here decades ago, the animals were rare in Wisconsin and nearly extinct across the country."
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Should We Import Belugas for Display? – News Watch
Should We Import Belugas for Display? – News Watch: "If you’re an animal lover, you’ve probably heard by now about the 18 beluga whales that a group of U.S. marine park and aquarium owners wants to import from Russia."
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Wolf Hunting Not Allowed on Three Minnesota Reservations | Northland's NewsCenter: News, Weather, Sports | NBC, CBS, MyNetworkTV, and The CW for Duluth MN / Superior WI | Local News
Wyoming coyote trapper defends graphic photos | Indy Blog
Wyoming coyote trapper defends graphic photos | Indy Blog: "Graphic photos of coyotes trapped by Jamie Olson, a Wyoming federal wildlife specialist and coyote hunting tournament coordinator, have circulated around the web this week, sparking outrage among wildlife advocates."
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Friday, 2 November 2012
Petition Filed to Force EPA Regulation of Ocean Acid Levels: Scientific American
Petition Filed to Force EPA Regulation of Ocean Acid Levels: Scientific American: "The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) here has filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that calls on the EPA to override lax water quality standards in 15 coastal states and territories. Requiring those states to me"
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Minnesota wolf season opens Saturday
Minnesota wolf season opens Saturday: "Minnesota enters a new era Saturday when it opens its first managed wolf hunting season."
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Have You Had Enough Of This Insanity? « Howling For Justice
Have You Had Enough Of This Insanity? « Howling For Justice: "As of today 201 wolves are dead. The numbers are staggering and it’s only going to get worse. Idaho and Montana wolf trapping begins this month and the Minnesota wolf hunt starts November 3rd."
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Thursday, 1 November 2012
Kihansi Spray Toad Breeding Program Sends 2500 Toads Back Into Their Native Habitat
Kihansi Spray Toad Breeding Program Sends 2500 Toads Back Into Their Native Habitat: "The Kihansi spray toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis), a small Tanzanian toad that was declared extinct in the wild in 2009, has made a comeback due in part to breeding programs at the Toledo and Bronx Zoos."
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Polar Bears on Thin Ice – News Watch
Polar Bears on Thin Ice – News Watch: "Skating on thin ice. That could be the story line for polar bears this past summer in the Norwegian Arctic. "
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Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Tuesday, 30 October 2012
Monday, 29 October 2012
Op-ed: We didn’t have to kill the Wedge Wolf Pack | Opinion | The Seattle Times
Op-ed: We didn’t have to kill the Wedge Wolf Pack | Opinion | The Seattle Times: "The removal of the Wedge wolf pack was an avoidable response and we can find ways to reward responsible ranchers who use nonlethal ways to protect their cattle, writes guest columnist John M. Marzluff."
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Sunday, 28 October 2012
Interview: Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on Arctic Drilling - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Interview: Norway's Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on Arctic Drilling - SPIEGEL ONLINE: "The Arctic is changing at a breathtaking pace, which has oil and gas companies flocking to the region"
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Saturday, 27 October 2012
AFP: Fukushima fish radiation may indicate leak: study
AFP: Fukushima fish radiation may indicate leak: study: "Higher-than-normal radiation levels found in fish caught off Japan's east coast more than a year after the Fukushima nuclear disaster could indicate the plant is still leaking, new research says."
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Non-toxic radiation levels found in NW tuna | kgw.com Portland
Non-toxic radiation levels found in NW tuna | kgw.com Portland: "Oregon State University researchers say they have found traces of radioactive cesium from last year's Japanese nuclear reactor disaster in West Coast albacore tuna."
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Friday, 26 October 2012
Second Red Wolf Found Dead; Federal Reward Offered
Second Red Wolf Found Dead; Federal Reward Offered: "A second red wolf has been found dead in Eastern Carolina, and a reward is being offered."
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Wildlife Extra News - Bowhead whales cross from Atlantic to Pacific regularly
Wildlife Extra News - Bowhead whales cross from Atlantic to Pacific regularly: "Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, City University of New York, and other organizations have published the first range-wide genetic analysis of the bowhead whale using hundreds of samples from both modern populations and archaeological sites used by indigenous Arctic hunters thousands of years ago."
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Pacific Beluga Whale Has a Donegal Accent
Pacific Beluga Whale Has a Donegal Accent: " US marine science experts have been baffled by a beluga whale whose speech-like vocalisations sound an awful lot like Donegal Irish!"
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As easy as A, B ... humans and other primates are blood brothers
As easy as A, B ... humans and other primates are blood brothers: "A study published in PNAS this week has confirmed that human blood types were present in one of our ancient primate ancestors."
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Thursday, 25 October 2012
2012 Wolf Special Edition Newsletter | New Mexico Wilderness Alliance
2012 Wolf Special Edition Newsletter | New Mexico Wilderness Alliance: "2012 Wolf Special Edition Newsletter"
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Sea Shepherd to 'Surprise' Japanese Whaling Fleet with New Vessel | Ecorazzi
Sea Shepherd to 'Surprise' Japanese Whaling Fleet with New Vessel | Ecorazzi: "While we’ve known since late June that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society was on the verge of adding another ship to its fleet, the actual identity of the vessel has remained a closely-guarded secret."
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012
New Mexico’s wolves fight for survival
New Mexico’s wolves fight for survival: "Jean Ossorio recalls the first time she spotted a Mexican wolf. It was 12 years ago this month."
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Report Poachers - Committee to Abolish Sport Hunting - Action Alerts - hunting, sport hunting, sports hunting, C.A.S.H., CASH, wildlife, wildlife management, DNR, DEC, DEP, animals, animal rights, anti-hunting, ecology, environment, biodiversity, deer, whiteta
Wolf killings: Will there have to be more in Washington? | Local News | The Seattle Times
Wolf killings: Will there have to be more in Washington? | Local News | The Seattle Times: "After a state marksman last month killed the alpha wolf of the Wedge pack that had repeatedly attacked a rancher's cattle, the controversy over wolves' future in Washington state is still alive."
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Tuesday, 23 October 2012
As hunting season looms, wolf advocates move to protect the packs - CNN.com
As hunting season looms, wolf advocates move to protect the packs - CNN.com: "As Minnesota gears up for its first wolf hunt, advocates of the once-endangered gray wolf are hoping the court will intervene."
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Monday, 22 October 2012
Sunday, 21 October 2012
Washington state wrestles with how to prevent more wolf kills « The Wolf Preservation Blog
Washington state wrestles with how to prevent more wolf kills « The Wolf Preservation Blog: "Taking aim from a helicopter flying over northeastern Washington state, a marksman last month killed the alpha male of a wolf pack that had repeatedly attacked a rancher’s cattle. The shooting put an end to the so-called Wedge pack, but it did little to quell the controversy over wolves in the state."
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Advocates try stop hunting of gray wolves | News - Home
Advocates try stop hunting of gray wolves | News - Home: "As Minnesota gears up for its first wolf hunt, advocates of the once-endangered gray wolf are hoping the court will intervene."
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Saturday, 20 October 2012
Tusks from hundreds of slain elephants found by Hong Kong in ship containers - World News
Tusks from hundreds of slain elephants found by Hong Kong in ship containers - World News: "Hong Kong Customs announced Saturday that it had found 1,209 elephant tusks smuggled in two shipping containers from Kenya and Tanzania. Seven people were arrested in what customs said was the biggest such bust in Hong Kong history."
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Thursday, 18 October 2012
Big mamas - Mother wolf, big pack help pups thrive
Big mamas - Mother wolf, big pack help pups thrive: "A wolf pup growing up in Yellowstone National Park has a better chance of surviving if it has a big mama that lives in a big pack."
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Red Wolf Coalition - About Us - Mission/Goals
Red Wolf Coalition - About Us - Mission/Goals: "The Red Wolf Coalition (RWC) advocates for the long-term survival of red wolf populations by teaching about the red wolf and by fostering public involvement in red wolf conservation."
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Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Four wolves shot in first day of Wisconsin's inaugural hunt - WTAQ News Talk 97.5FM and 1360AM
Four wolves shot in first day of Wisconsin's inaugural hunt - WTAQ News Talk 97.5FM and 1360AM: "Hunters reported killing four grey wolves in the first 24 hours of Wisconsin’s inaugural wolf season.
The DNR said late Tuesday morning that one animal was taken in the far northwest management zone, one in the mid-northwest zone, one in central Wisconsin, and one in the far northeast."
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The DNR said late Tuesday morning that one animal was taken in the far northwest management zone, one in the mid-northwest zone, one in central Wisconsin, and one in the far northeast."
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Monday, 15 October 2012
Sunday, 14 October 2012
FWP sends wolf-trapping rules to public comment
FWP sends wolf-trapping rules to public comment: " Montana wildlife regulators have given initial approval to wolf-trapping rules meant to reduce the chances of dogs, lynx and other animals from being caught."
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Wolf hunting returns to Wisconsin: But how humane will it be? - CSMonitor.com
Wolf hunting returns to Wisconsin: But how humane will it be? - CSMonitor.com: "Wisconsin will open its first wolf-hunting season in decades Monday – a testament to the recovery of the Midwestern population. But native American groups are opposed and controversy still swirls about the use of dogs."
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Wolf management topic of talk at Northland during Timber Wolf Awareness Week - Sawyer County Record / Four Seasons Shopper: News: wisconsin, environmental education in the united states, environment, northland college, adrian wydeven
Saturday, 13 October 2012
Wolf shooting in Minnesota leads to questions about hunting law | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota
Wolf shooting in Minnesota leads to questions about hunting law | Grand Forks Herald | Grand Forks, North Dakota: "A wolf shooting in the Huntersville State Forest in Wadena County (Minn.) has stirred up the local population at a time when Minnesota courts were grappling with a legal challenge to the state’s inaugural wolf hunting/trapping season."
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Dogs kill 44 sheep in Wyoming. Ho hum, but what if it had been wolves? | The Wildlife News
Dogs kill 44 sheep in Wyoming. Ho hum, but what if it had been wolves? | The Wildlife News: "The real interest, the real news here, is showing that the ranchers complaints about the burden of wolves are a bunch of malarkey."
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The bottlenose dolphins who bring up their daughters to be lifelong spongers
The bottlenose dolphins who bring up their daughters to be lifelong spongers: "AS FAMILY traditions go, the bizarre feeding rituals of bottlenose dolphins in a remote bay off Western Australia have stood the test of time."
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BBC Nature - Sharks videos, news and facts
BBC Nature - Sharks videos, news and facts: "Feared as cold, unflinching predators and even as violent maneaters, sharks are unquestionably top of the underwater food chain. "
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Friday, 12 October 2012
Animal Legal Defense Fund : Feds Agree To Reconsider Plight Of Orca At Miami Seaquarium
Animal Legal Defense Fund : Feds Agree To Reconsider Plight Of Orca At Miami Seaquarium: "Following a lawsuit filed by the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF) and PETA, the National Marine Fisheries Service has agreed to reconsider its exclusion of the orca Lolita from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) listing of the Southern Resident orcas—the family from which she was taken more than 40 years ago"
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UAE to end unregulated trading of endangered shark - The National
UAE to end unregulated trading of endangered shark - The National: "The UAE will be required to license its trade in the endangered scalloped hammerhead shark for the first "
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No polar bears within few decades, Russian expert predicts | canada.com
No polar bears within few decades, Russian expert predicts | canada.com: "Climate change has sparked fears about the survival of the polar bear, seen in Churchill, Man., in this file photo. A new study has found that a feeling of ‘personally experiencing’ global warming heightens people’s perception of risks related to the environmental phenomenon."
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BBC Nature - Bull sharks have strongest bite of all shark species
BBC Nature - Bull sharks have strongest bite of all shark species: "Relative to their body size, bull sharks bite harder than other, larger predatory sharks.
Adult bull sharks can bite with a maximum force equivalent to 6,000N, a study of their jaws and jaw muscles has shown."
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Adult bull sharks can bite with a maximum force equivalent to 6,000N, a study of their jaws and jaw muscles has shown."
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Endangered animals could be saved for £50 billion a year (less than a fifth of what the world spends on soft drinks) | Mail Online
Endangered animals could be saved for £50 billion a year (less than a fifth of what the world spends on soft drinks) | Mail Online: "Animals in danger of being wiped out could be saved for just £50 billion a year - less than a fifth of what is spent around the world on soft drinks. "
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Dolphins bound for combat as Ukraine navy announces plans to train them in underwater warfare with knives or guns strapped to them | Mail Online
Dolphins bound for combat as Ukraine navy announces plans to train them in underwater warfare with knives or guns strapped to them | Mail Online: "Dolphins are being trained for military action by the Ukraine navy in a return to Soviet-style underwater warfare, it emerged yesterday."
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Desperate flight to freedom: Pelican¿s miraculous escape from the gaping mouth of a blue whale | Mail Online
Desperate flight to freedom: Pelican¿s miraculous escape from the gaping mouth of a blue whale | Mail Online: "There appeared to be little chance of escape for this pelican when the jaws of a huge humpback whale opened up beneath it."
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Thursday, 11 October 2012
Bringing Wolves Back Home to Oregon — Oregon Wild
Bringing Wolves Back Home to Oregon — Oregon Wild: "Gray wolves (Canis lupus) were once common in Oregon, occupying most of the state. However, a deliberate effort to eradicate the species was successful by the late 1940s."
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OR-7 For President!! (Oregonian) « Howling For Justice
OR-7 For President!! (Oregonian) « Howling For Justice: "We all need a laugh right about now and the Oregonian provided one. OR-7 has my vote!"
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Good News for California's Lone Gray Wolf | Damon Nagami's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC
Good News for California's Lone Gray Wolf | Damon Nagami's Blog | Switchboard, from NRDC: "After hours of public testimony last Wednesday, the California Fish and Game Commission moved one step closer toward securing endangered species protection for the first gray wolf in California in more than 80 years."
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Wednesday, 10 October 2012
A predominance to be right-handed is not a uniquely human trait, but one shared by great apes, study finds
A predominance to be right-handed is not a uniquely human trait, but one shared by great apes, study finds: "The results of her three separate studies support a theory that human right-handedness, a feature of 90 per cent of the population, is a trait developed through tool use that was inherited from an ancestor common to both humans and great apes."
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Tuesday, 9 October 2012
Beautiful Female Wolf Lured from Safety of Sanctuary by Fake Recording of Pup Distress Calls « BlueFeatherSpirit
Beautiful Female Wolf Lured from Safety of Sanctuary by Fake Recording of Pup Distress Calls « BlueFeatherSpirit: "First victim wolf of Wyoming’s 2012 hunt –lured out of the protection of Yellowstone with a recording of a wolf pup in distress. Shot and killed for following her instincts to rescue a pup. How low can you go? Thanks Stan Castagno for stealing a magnificent wolf from 300,000,000 of us who were promised wildlife safety in National Parks"
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Sunday, 7 October 2012
B.C. ranchers estimate wolf attacks on livestock cost $15 million a year
B.C. ranchers estimate wolf attacks on livestock cost $15 million a year: "While Boon admits the association doesn’t have proof that the majority of the kills have been done by wolves"
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Should wild horses, wolves, be sacrificed for public lands ranchers - National wildlife conservation | Examiner.com
Should wild horses, wolves, be sacrificed for public lands ranchers - National wildlife conservation | Examiner.com: "Land and life that belongs to all should not be destroyed by any one."
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Saturday, 6 October 2012
Desktop Fun: Wolves Wallpaper Collection Series 2 - How-To Geek
Desktop Fun: Wolves Wallpaper Collection Series 2 - How-To Geek: "Desktop Fun: Wolves Wallpaper Collection Series 2"
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Sharks & Turtles to Elephants & Big Cats to Get New Protections | Diplomati
Sharks & Turtles to Elephants & Big Cats to Get New Protections | Diplomati: "Sharks & Turtles to Elephants & Big Cats to Get New Protections"
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Judge Dismisses Wild Horse Suit « Straight from the Horse's Heart
Judge Dismisses Wild Horse Suit « Straight from the Horse's Heart: "A federal judge has dismissed a case filed by a group of Placitas wild horse enthusiasts against Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, the Bureau of Land Management and an Algodones man the suit claimed was working with the BLM to round up the horses."
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Enviros, ranchers face off at Olympia hearing on wolves | KING5.com Seattle
Enviros, ranchers face off at Olympia hearing on wolves | KING5.com Seattle: "A group of protestors gathered Friday on the steps of the Capitol in Olympia to protest DFW's decision to deploy sharpshooters to kill more than a half dozen animals. That decision was made after wildlife officials concluded that there was no other way to protect cattle in the area.
Shelly Bristow of Project Alpha Wolf said Friday that the state didn’t exercise all its non-lethal options before it killed the wolves."
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Shelly Bristow of Project Alpha Wolf said Friday that the state didn’t exercise all its non-lethal options before it killed the wolves."
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Friday, 5 October 2012
Scientists connect baboon personalities to social success, health benefits
Scientists connect baboon personalities to social success, health benefits: "Seyfarth and Cheney, along with their colleagues and students, have spent the last 17 years observing a group of baboons living in the Moremi Game Reserve in Botswana, studying the biological roots of their social dynamics."
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Thursday, 4 October 2012
Venomous Snakes Harbor Deadly Brain-Swelling Virus | Health
Venomous Snakes Harbor Deadly Brain-Swelling Virus | Health: "Scientists had wondered how a mosquito-spread virus that causes the deadly brain-swelling disease Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) — the one responsible for two deaths in Vermont this month — survives in eastern North America during the winter. Now, they think they know the virus’s keeper: snakes."
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Wednesday, 3 October 2012
Sea Shepherd :: Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness
Sea Shepherd :: Japanese Whalers Confirm Sea Shepherd's Effectiveness: "The New York Times reported on October 2nd that the Institute for Cetacean Research, the government-owned operation that manages the Japanese Whaling fleet, has confirmed that the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society cost the whalers $20.5 million in losses for the 2011-2012 whaling season in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary."
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Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Sea Shepherd :: Fear and Loathing of Sharks in Western Australia
Sea Shepherd :: Fear and Loathing of Sharks in Western Australia: "Real surfers not only love the ocean, they also understand it. They understand the complex inter-relationships between species, and if they love and understand the ocean they also love and understand sharks."
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DNR faces court case over wolf hunt | Lake County News Chronicle | Two Harbors, Minnesota
DNR faces court case over wolf hunt | Lake County News Chronicle | Two Harbors, Minnesota: "Last week, two environmental groups that say the public did not get enough of a chance to weigh in on a state-approved wolf hunt in an area that includes Lake County, filed suit against the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ."
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Monday, 1 October 2012
The Rancher Subsidy - Todd Oppenheimer - The Atlantic
The Rancher Subsidy - Todd Oppenheimer - The Atlantic: "The West's fabled ranchers are in trouble. The damage done to the land by cattle has become a contentious environmental issue. The ranchers' greatest enemy, though, is the free market"
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Wyoming Wolf Holocaust Begins Tomorrow!! « Howling For Justice
Wyoming Wolf Holocaust Begins Tomorrow!! « Howling For Justice: "October 1st, 2012, a half hour before sunrise, will begin a day of infamy for Wyoming wolves. "
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Sunday, 30 September 2012
Killer whales put on rare and amazing show for boaters off Mexico
Killer whales put on rare and amazing show for boaters off Mexico: "Boaters off the Baja California city of Loreto on Friday were treated to a very rare and magical sight: large killer whales playfully riding in the wakes created by a 70-foot yacht they were riding aboard"
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The Fate of the Famed Denali National Park Wolves May Depend on an Emergency Hunting Ban
The Fate of the Famed Denali National Park Wolves May Depend on an Emergency Hunting Ban: "Because of the deaths of the pack's two main breeding females, no offspring were produced this year"
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Saturday, 29 September 2012
Friday, 28 September 2012
Utah conservationists ask Interior Secretary not to de-list wolves. | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah conservationists ask Interior Secretary not to de-list wolves. | The Salt Lake Tribune: "In a letter to Salazar, the conservationists say they are concerned with a planned de-listing of the gray wolf from the Endangered Species list across the lower 48 states. In addition, they fear for the health of the Mexican gray wolf population that straddles the line between northern Arizona and New Mexico."
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The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Energy & Environment : CBI probe ordered into attacks on rhinos
The Hindu : Sci-Tech / Energy & Environment : CBI probe ordered into attacks on rhinos: "Two more rhinoceroses were shot at by poachers in the Kaziranga National Park on Thursday in two separate incidents. These took place in Karbi Anglong district, one near Kuthori around 4.15 a.m. and the other around 12.30 p.m. in the Jagadamba tea estate. The poachers took away the horns of the rhinos."
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Thursday, 27 September 2012
washington wolf attacks mount 092012
washington wolf attacks mount 092012: "The wolves in the Wedge Wolf Pack are now dining almost exclusively on beef, according to a northeastern Washington cattle rancher"
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Wedge Pack Wolves Caught On Camera, January 2012. Continue To Oppose Their Slaughter!! « Howling For Justice
Wedge Pack Wolves Caught On Camera, January 2012. Continue To Oppose Their Slaughter!! « Howling For Justice: "Wedge Pack Wolves Caught On Camera, January 2012. Continue To Oppose Their Slaughter!!"
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