Author Archives: Nathan Lyle
Bad River Indian Reservation (Mashkiiziibii) Promoting Coexistence
March 6, 2020
At the Mashkiiziibii Tribal Council meeting on May 9th, 2012, the Tribal Council and the community members present spoke out against the sport killing of Ma’iinganag. At that meeting, the Mashkiiziibii Tribal Council approved an emergency rule prohibiting the harvest of … read more
Posted in Native American | Tagged Bad River, chippewa, Indian, Lake Superior, Mashkiiziibii, Reservation
Trumpeter Swan Killed by Gray Wolf in Minnesota
January 29, 2020
Canis lupus (Gray Wolf) have been suspected as natural predators of Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan), but detailed descriptions of such predation events are lacking from the peer-reviewed literature. Herein, we document a Trumpeter Swan that was killed by a Gray … read more
Posted in Biology, General, Predator/Prey Relationships | Tagged killed, minnesota, trumpeter
Estimating Biomass of Berries Consumed by Gray Wolves
January 29, 2020
Gray wolves (Canis lupus) consume berries and other wild fruits seasonally when available or abundant. However, a method to convert percent frequency of occurrence or percent volume of berries in wolf scats to percent biomass has not yet been developed. … read more
Posted in Biology | Tagged berries, biomass, consumed, estimating, wolves
The Gray Wolf Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): A Case Study in Listing and Delisting Challenges
January 29, 2020
Under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or the Act; 16 U.S.C. §§ 1531-1544), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (together, the Services) determine which species to “list” as “endangered species” … read more
Posted in All News | Tagged challenges, delisting, endangered, listing, species, study, under
Trophy Hunting Debate
January 29, 2020
The document linked below is three documents in one: a publication, a rebuttal, and a response.
Posted in Hunting Wolves | Tagged debate, hunting, trophy
Predator Control Needs a Standard of Unbiased Randomized Experiments With Cross-Over Design
January 29, 2020
Despite over 20 years of searching for answers about predator control, the policy intervention of killing predators that threaten domestic animals has not been subjected to unbiased randomized experimental tests of effectiveness. Rapid, global changes, such as extinction and … read more
Posted in Conflicts | Tagged control, experiments, needs, predator, randomized, standard, unbiased
