By Bob Ferris Now that we have had time to get our elation at least a little under control, there are a lot of implications and questions that should … Continue reading California Needs to Get Off the Dime on Wolves
Journey and Wandering Wanda—A love story two plus decades in the making
By Bob Ferris June 1st marks my twentieth year as a professional advocate for wolf recovery and roughly thirty years as a professional wildlife biologist. This is not a … Continue reading Journey and Wandering Wanda—A love story two plus decades in the making
Coyote Derby Letter
We were so happy to sign on to the following letter and join the effort to stop coyote derbies in California and elsewhere. PC_CAF&G Comm. sign-on letter KILLING … Continue reading Coyote Derby Letter
The wolf known as “OR-7” appears to have found a home
By Geoff Norcross OPB September 9, 2013 The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife says the wandering gray wolf (click on wolf picture to hear audio report) has spent the … Continue reading The wolf known as “OR-7” appears to have found a home
On Becoming a Wolf Activist—Do the wolf waltz
By Bob Ferris “Silence in the face of injustice is complicity with the oppressor.” Ginetta Sagan The title of a recent opinion piece in a Utah paper nailed it: … Continue reading On Becoming a Wolf Activist—Do the wolf waltz
USFWS Draft Wolf Delisting Rule Exit Strategy not Recovery Plan
Statement of Cascadia Wildlands: We are exceedingly disappointed in the Obama Administration, Department of Interior and US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) for abandoning science and the intent of … Continue reading USFWS Draft Wolf Delisting Rule Exit Strategy not Recovery Plan
NYT: After Years of Progress, a Setback in Saving the Wolf
By Verlyn Klinkenborg June 1, 2013 The 1973 Endangered Species Act provides federal protection — breathing space, in a very real sense — to plants and animals threatened with extinction. … Continue reading NYT: After Years of Progress, a Setback in Saving the Wolf
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list
U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list The planned ruling would eliminate protection for the top predators, but scientists and conservationists say the proposal is flawed. … Continue reading U.S. plans to drop gray wolves from endangered list
Congress Members Seek Continued Wolf Protections
Peter DeFazio » Congress members seek continued wolf protections Associated Press By John Flesher Mar. 5, 2013 TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Dozens of U.S. House members urged federal … Continue reading Congress Members Seek Continued Wolf Protections
USFWS Catch 22: Embrace Flawed and Dated Science or Do the Right Thing for Wolves
By Bob Ferris Catch-22 (Logic) A catch-22 is a paradoxical situation in which an individual cannot or is incapable of avoiding a problem because of contradictory constraints or … Continue reading USFWS Catch 22: Embrace Flawed and Dated Science or Do the Right Thing for Wolves