Entries by Carissa Winter

Can wolf haters and wolf lovers talk without howling?

From MPR News: For more than three decades, Peggy Callahan has talked to the public about wolves as founder and executive director of the Wildlife Science Center in Stacy, which has 81 captive wolves that are used for research and educational programs. Over the years, Callahan has also learned to speak to the wolves. On a warm […]

Queen of the wolves: One-eyed 11-year-old defies difficulties in a wild Yellowstone

From Post Register: Neither Greek nor Shakespearean tragedies, or even violent Mafioso movies, can rival some of the scenarios wolf 907F has faced while living in the northeastern corner of Yellowstone National Park. “It’s always something exciting or dramatic going on,” said Yellowstone Wolf Project research associate Kira Cassidy. The number 907 refers to the […]

WDFW to decide on ‘endangered’ status of gray wolves

From Columbia Basin Herald: (The Center Square) — The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission will decide later this month on lowering gray wolves’ status under the state’s endangered species law. Environmentalists and others who oppose the status change say it would lead to inadequate protection for the animals, who still haven’t recovered in parts of the […]

ODFW increases kill permit for E. Oregon wolves to two

From Capital Press: WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has authorized the removal of two wolves from the Lostine area. That’s an increase of one wolf from a previous authorization. In addition, the department has extended the limited-duration permit from June 30 to July 31. The announcement came in a […]

JWM: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFORMS ALASKA WOLF LISTING

From The Wildlife Society: Wolves have roamed the Alexander Archipelago far longer than human designations such as the Tongass National Forest existed in the area. They were there before the existence of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, before Alaska became a state, and probably before humans arrived in Southeast Alaska thousands of years ago. Knowledge […]