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Ground Rules for Ethical Ecology

Posted on July 2, 2021

A reprint from American Scientist the magazine of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society Tackling environmental crises requires moral as well as scientific clarity As an environmental ethicist, I routinely sit in meetings where the word “sustainability” is uttered … read more

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Bringing social values to wildlife conservation decisions

Posted on July 2, 2021

Humans regularly exert a powerful influence on the survival and persistence of species, yet social-science information is used only sporadically in conservation decisions. Using data obtained from a survey of 46,894 US residents, we developed and applied a spatially explicit … read more

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From overlooking to concealed: predator avoidance in an apex carnivore

Posted on December 31, 2020

Many prey species select bed sites that reduce the risk of being caught off guard. We investigated bed sites used by an apex predator (gray wolf, Canis lupus) before and after individuals were approached by humans (N048 trials). On 9 … read more

Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged Human activity, Landscape of fear, predation risk

How do YouTube videos impact tolerance of wolves?

Posted on December 31, 2020

The internet serves as a dominant source of information and may shape tolerance of wildlife species. Our experimental study examined how respondents’ tolerance for wolves (i.e., attitudes, acceptance, and behavior) changed after viewing wolf related YouTube videos. Respondents were randomly … read more

Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged acceptance, attitudes, behavior, Canis lupus, tolerance, wolves

Minnesotans’ Attitudes Toward Wolves and Wolf Management

Posted on July 6, 2020

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, in partnership with the University of Minnesota through the Minnesota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, conducted a survey of Minnesota residents to support the 2020 update to the Minnesota Wolf Management Plan.

Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged advocate, Deer, Environmentalist, Farmer, Hunter, hunting, management, minnesota, moose, report, values, wildlife, Wolf, wolves

Myths and assumptions about human-wildlife conflict and coexistence

Posted on July 6, 2020

Recent extinctions often resulted from humans retaliating against wildlife that threatened people’s interests or were perceived to threaten current or future interests. Today’s subfield of human-wildlife conflict and coexistence (HWCC) grew out of an original anthropocentric concern with such real … read more

Posted in Human Dimensions | Tagged animal damage, bias, biodiversity conservation, implicit value judgments, interventions, planning, policy

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California Wolf Restoration: A Look Back, Today and the Future.tinyurl.com/5n9yc727Back in 2000, I wrote a piece for California Wild about the prospects for wolf restoration in the state. At that time, there had not been any wolves reported in the Golden State in decades. Nevertheless, I felt the state could easily support a wolf population.In my article, I pretended that it was 2020, and I am sitting on a mountaintop in the Marble Mountains, hearing a wolf howl. It is interesting to reread the article and see that most of the predictions have been realized. ... See MoreSee Less

California Wolf Restoration: A Look Back, Today and the Future.

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Back in 2000, I wrote a piece for California Wild about the prospects for wolf restoration in the state. At that time, there had not been any wolves

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Wolfwatcher

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A range rider’s passion for wolves shows up in his worktinyurl.com/45h944dtDaniel Curry is a range rider in the state of Washington, serving as a buffer between wolves and cows and wolves and ranchers. He is also the star of a short film that is making the rounds in the U.S. West.He was in Carbondale on Nov. 21 to screen the film. We sat down with Curry to talk about his work. Here's an excerpt from the conversation:I’ve worked with wolves for a little over 22 years now. And when I was 30, I read an article in a local paper for the city of Spokane. And what I read in that article was really disturbing. The rancher lost cows. The wolves lost their lives for eating those cows. And as taxpayers, we paid an exorbitant amount of money to have that happen.By 'have that happen,' I mean lethal removal of that pack. So at that time I was working in a sanctuary for wolves. It's a world-renowned sanctuary. So I was really passionate about wolves. I really value animals. And I saw these animals suffering at the hands of our own state agency and thought that there's got to be some way to improve that situation. When everybody's losing, there's room for improvement, obviously.So I moved up to Washington, in the corner of northeast Washington, to help in any way I could. And eventually I read about range riding from a Canadian paper. I thought that I could utilize my wolf behavior knowledge and my skills with wolves coupled with my knowledge of horseback riding and cattle behavior, put those together and offer some kind of service to the community, both wildlife and the people of Washington state to go beyond coexistence.I don't really like that term 'co-existence.' I like 'co-thriving.' I think co-existence is a very subpar way to live. We're just barely existing with each other on the planet. ... See MoreSee Less

A range rider’s passion for wolves shows up in his work

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Daniel Curry spends weeks in the backcountry of eastern Washington — in fine weather and foul — with only his trusted horse, following the herd and making sure he remains a buffer between cow and wolf and w...

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