In an unprecedented effort to restore balance between predator and prey, the National Park Service and wildlife officials around the Great Lakes this fall will begin trapping and shipping the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Wolves on a plane: How a sanctuary pulled off rewilding 4 critically endangered pups
It was just before 5 a.m. and four critically endangered wolves were tucked under a seat on a commercial flight from St. Louis to Arizona. The Mexican wolf puppies, one … Click to Continue »
Read More »Isle Royale likely to get 20-30 wolves over a 3-year span
The National Park Service on Friday formally moved forward with its proposal to put 20 to 30 wolves on Isle Royale in Lake Superior over three years to bolster the … Click to Continue »
Read More »Congress: Michigan, Great Lakes wolves could lose federal protection
Legislation under committee consideration in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday moves to strip great wolves in the western Great Lakes states of protections they enjoy under the Endangered … Click to Continue »
Read More »Protect Wolves or Hunt Them? Western States Are in the Crosshairs
Sheep rancher Dave Dashiell got to his feet and wiped the blood from his hands. A newborn lamb he had just delivered from a struggling ewe took one breath, then another. He laid the lamb down gently in front of its mother. "I hope he lives," Dashiell said. … Click …
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