Defenders of Wildlife - Wolves

March Wildlife eNews: Shamefull Wolf Cull; Send Us Your Photos!

Fri, 9 Mar 2012

Wyoming approves flawed wolf plan

Wed, 7 Mar 2012

BOZEMAN, Mont. (March 7, 2012) –Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead signed a bill today approving the state’s wolf management plan, which would allow wolves to be killed by anyone at any time by any means across the majority of the state.

Federal employees shoot wolves to boost elk herds in Idaho

Thu, 23 Feb 2012

BOISE, Idaho (Feb. 23, 2012) – Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced yesterday that it helped fund USDA Wildlife Services’ removal of 14 wolves in the Lolo zone of the Clearwater National Forest in northern Idaho.

Will You Pay for Idaho's Aerial Wolf Kills? Oregon Wolf Looks for Love; Not Your Ordinary Zoo Trip

Fri, 10 Feb 2012

Defenders Wildlife eNewsletter

Mexican gray wolves gained ground in 2011

Fri, 3 Feb 2012

The number of endangered Mexican gray wolves surviving in the southwestern United States increased in 2011 to 58 wolves and six breeding pairs, up from 50 wolves and two breeding pairs the year before, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today.

More Room for Bison; Seeking Safety for Panthers; Saying Goodbye

Fri, 13 Jan 2012

Defenders Wildlife eNewsletter

California Dreaming: Lone wolf entering California marks historic conservation success

Fri, 30 Dec 2011

WASHINGTON (Dec. 30, 2011) – A lone dispersing wolf from Oregon, known as OR7, has crossed the border into northern California.

Defenders Board of Game Statewide Comments, January 2012

Wed, 28 Dec 2011

Defenders comments for the January, 2012 Board of Game meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.

Great Lakes wolves successfully recovered under Endangered Species Act

Wed, 21 Dec 2011

WASHINGTON (Dec. 21, 2011) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it will be removing federal protections for gray wolves in the western Great Lakes, including parts of Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.

Deadline for Wyoming Wolves; Honors for Defenders' Radio Show; Wildlife Adoption Savings

Fri, 9 Dec 2011

Defenders Wildlife eNewsletter

Washington Wildlife Commission Approves Wolf Recovery Plan

Mon, 5 Dec 2011

OLYMPIA, Wash. (Dec. 5, 2011) – The Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission approved the state’s final wolf recovery plan on Saturday, charting a course toward the long-term sustainability of its growing wolf population.

Wildlife Suffers When Congress Attacks; Big Sharks Win; and More...

Fri, 11 Nov 2011

Defenders Wildlife eNewsletter

Oregon Passes Landmark Wolf Coexistence Bill

Wed, 26 Oct 2011

On June 24, 2011 the Oregon Senate unanimously approved a bill that establishes a county-based livestock compensation and wolf coexistence program to reduce conflicts between livestock and wolves.

Defenders Board of Game Arctic Comments, November 2011

Wed, 19 Oct 2011

Defenders comments for the November, 2011 Board of Game meeting in Barrow, Alaska.

100,000-Strong for Polar Bears

Fri, 7 Oct 2011

Defenders Wildlife eNewsletter

Defenders of Wildlife Wallpaper

Thu, 6 Oct 2011

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DOI endorses bad Wyoming wolf plan

Tue, 4 Oct 2011

WASHINGTON (October 4, 2011) – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a proposed rule today that would remove federal protections for endangered gray wolves in Wyoming. USFWS is moving forward with the delisting even though the state wolf management plan has yet to be approved by the Wyoming legislature. As currently written, the plan treats wolves as predators, allowing the animals to be killed at any time by any means across nearly 90 percent of the state, including on the public’s national forests where wildlife management is a core purpose. Wolves in the rest of the state could still be killed with a hunting license, and this licensed hunting area will expand seasonally to allow for dispersing wolves. Inside Yellowstone National Park, wolves will remain fully protected.

Defenders Wyoming Gray Wolf Management Plan Comments

Fri, 9 Sep 2011

Defenders comments on the proposed Wyoming state wolf management plan, which was approved by Wyoming Game and Fish Commission on Sept. 14, 2011.

Our Forests, Our Wolves

Fri, 9 Sep 2011

Defenders Wildlife eNewsletter

Congress launches broad assault on endangered species

Thu, 1 Sep 2011

WASHINGTON (Sept. 1, 2011) – When members of Congress return next week, they could consider at least 13 different legislative proposals to undercut endangered species protections, according to a comprehensive report released today by Defenders of Wildlife. Assault on Wildlife: The Endangered Species Act under attack details current legislative attacks on America’s plants and animals and assesses how each one would eviscerate wildlife conservation efforts.