Author Archives: Nathan Lyle
Facts about Wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
January 30, 2017
There is no scientific or biological justification to hunt or trap wolves for sport. The facts about wolves in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Those eager to open a trophy hunting and commercial trapping season on the U.P.’s wolves ignored scientific evidence … read more
Posted in Great Lakes Wolves, News, Regional Wolves | Tagged about, facts, michigan, peninsula, upper, wolves
Judge Orders Idaho to Destroy Elk and Wolf Wilderness Data
January 30, 2017
By KEITH RIDLER, ASSOCIATED PRESS BOISE, Idaho — Jan 19, 2017, 7:37 PM ET Idaho must destroy all information collected from tracking collars placed on elk and wolves obtained illegally by landing a helicopter in a central Idaho wilderness area, a federal … read more
Posted in News, Northern Rockies, Regional Wolves | Tagged destroy, idaho, judge, orders, wilderness
State Senator Tom Casperson introduced SB 1187
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
Posted in Front Page News, News | Tagged casperson, introduced, senator, state
Reward now up to $16,500 for person who killed rare red wolf in wildlife refuge
January 30, 2017
By Jeff Hampton, The Virginian-Pilot, Jan 3, 2017 Pictured: Two captive red wolves – Betty, 10, foreground, and Hank, 11, background – stand at Pocosin Lakes National Wild Refuge Red Wolf Education and Health Care Facility PLYMOUTH, N.C. A reward for the … read more
Posted in News, Southeast-Red Wolves | Tagged killed, person, refuge, reward, wildlife
Members of Congress Accuse the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of Not Protecting Red Wolves
January 30, 2017
By Ken Fine Photo Courtesy of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The nine members of Congress who penned a letter to Interior Secretary Sally Jewell say they blame the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for the state of the … read more
Posted in News, Southeast-Red Wolves | Tagged accuse, congress, members, protecting, service, wildlife
Red Wolves Must Remain Listed Under the Endangered Species Act Status Review
January 30, 2017
These comments are submitted by the Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Red Wolf Coalition, Defenders of Wildlife, and Animal Welfare Institute in response to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (“USFWS” or “Service”) five-year status review for … read more
Posted in News, Southeast-Red Wolves | Tagged endangered, listed, remain, species, under, wolves
