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  • The paradoxical extinction of the most charismatic animals

    Posted on April 30, 2018

    An international study suggests that the popularity of tigers, lions, polar bears, wolves and others may actually contribute to the species’ downfall, in part because many people believe their iconic stature guarantees their survival. Courchamp et al DOWNLOAD PDF: The paradoxical extinction … read more

  • Coyote Control Based on Scientific House of Cards

    Posted on December 28, 2017

    Complaint Seeks to End Federal Reliance on Flawed 42-Year-Old Study / Dec 20, 2017 Washington, DC — Federal strategy and funding for coyote control efforts are all rooted in one inaccurate, speculative, and outmoded 1975 study, according to a complaint filed … read more

  • Michigan Tech Professor John Vucetich testifies before Senate Committee

    Posted on July 31, 2017

    S. 1514 would weaken Endangered Species Act, strip wolves of protection By Michele Bourdieu (Originally posted at keweenawnow.blogspot.com/2017/07/michigan-tech-professor-john-vucetich.html on keweenawnow.blogspot.com) HOUGHTON — John Vucetich — Michigan Tech professor in the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science and co-director, with Michigan … read more

  • Study Suggests Fairness is Wired in the Genes of Canines

    Posted on June 23, 2017

    (Photo by Rooobert Bayer) A study — published in the journal Current Biology — found wolves trained to press a buzzer refused to participate after realizing the action resulted in a treat for their partner but nothing for themselves.  The sense is … read more

  • Gray Wolf Poaching Underreported in Wisconsin

    Posted on February 26, 2017

    Treves, A., Langenberg, J. A., López-Bao, J. V. & Rabenhorst, M. F. (2017). Gray Wolf Mortality Patterns in Wisconsin from 1979 To 2012. Journal of Mammalogy, (February 6th embargo data). Main points 1. We investigated causes of death of 937 … read more

  • State Senator Tom Casperson introduced SB 1187

    Posted on January 30, 2017

    On December 1, 2016, Michigan State Senator Tom Casperson introduced SB 1187 which authorizes the politically appointed Natural Resources Commission to designate the wolf as a game species and establish a wolf hunting season. It also included an appropriation which … read more

  • Isle Royale News

    Posted on January 30, 2017

    Photo credit:  Rolf Peterson Isle Royale is a remote wilderness island, isolated by the frigid waters of Lake Superior, and home to populations of wolves and moose. As predator and prey, their lives and deaths are linked in a drama … read more

  • Research Review Finds that Weak Science has Bolstered the U.S. Government’s Predator-Control Practices

    Posted on September 23, 2016

    Non-lethal methods were more effective than lethal methods in preventing carnivore predation on livestock generally… read more

  • Blood Does Not Buy Goodwill

    Posted on May 14, 2016

    These findings offer the first quantitative evidence that government authorization of any legal killing of wolves appears to increase illegal killing. read more

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