For Immediate Release, August 3, 2016 Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, (314) 482-3746, nick@cascwild.orgAmaroq Weiss, Center for Biological Diversity, (707) 779-9613, aweiss@biologicaldiversity.org John Mellgren, Western Environmental Law Center, (541) 359-0990, mellgren@westernlaw.org Wildlife Agency to Kill Wolves in Northeast Washington Members of Profanity Peak Pack To Be Targeted in Ferry County OLYMPIA, Wash.— Washington Department of … Continue reading Wolves Being Killed in Northeast Washington
Huge Legal Victory for Washington’s Wolves
For Immediate Release December 21, 2015 Contacts: Nick Cady, Cascadia Wildlands, 314-482-3746, nick@cascwild.org Timothy Coleman, Kettle Range Conservation Group, 509-675-3556, tcoleman@kettlerange.org Bethany Cotton, WildEarth Guardians, 406-414-7227, bcotton@wildearthguardians.org John Mellgren, Western Environmental Law Center, 541-525-5087, mellgren@westernlaw.org Conservationists deal blow to Wildlife Services in landmark WA wolf case Court rejects indiscriminate wolf killing OLYMPIA, … Continue reading Huge Legal Victory for Washington’s Wolves
Cascadia Challenges Wildlife Services in Washington
March 3, 2015 Conservationists Challenge Wildlife Services’ Authority to Kill Wolves in Washington Wildlife Services Activities Threaten Wolf Recovery, Healthy Ecosystems Olympia, Wash. — Today, the Western Environmental Law Center (WELC) on behalf of five conservation groups, filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Wildlife Services program challenging its authority to kill … Continue reading Cascadia Challenges Wildlife Services in Washington
Lethal Control of Predators: Of Science, Scapegoats and Icebergs
By Bob Ferris I have been looking at the issue of lethal predator control for many, many years and the longer I look at it and the more science I read and assimilate, the more convinced I become that lethal control of predators is more punitive than practical. It is an activity and a … Continue reading Lethal Control of Predators: Of Science, Scapegoats and Icebergs
Jamie and the Amazing Wolf Hatred Echo Chamber
By Bob Ferris In my twenty-five years working on wildlife issues I have rarely seen anything as reprehensible as the above billboard slated to be displayed in Spokane, Washington. Those involved should be ashamed not only for the content and imagery but also for being part of so transparent a propaganda device. What … Continue reading Jamie and the Amazing Wolf Hatred Echo Chamber
Stevens County Pampers Wearers
By Bob Ferris When I was in college I spent a lot of time taking field courses and hanging out in wild places. These were wonderful experiences which I still pursue but the quality of these ventures were also greatly influenced by the nature of my companions. Most were spectacular, but some were kind … Continue reading Stevens County Pampers Wearers
Big Signs and BS rather than Honest Dialogue and Signing Big
By Bob Ferris One of the things that Americans respect about John Hancock is that he signed big and legibly. He wrote his name bravely and owned his actions with honesty and integrity. That is why this billboard campaign (above, photo by Hank Seipp) in Eastern Washington is so disappointing and so un-American. … Continue reading Big Signs and BS rather than Honest Dialogue and Signing Big
Help Us Stop Senseless Wolf and Coyote Killing Contests
Dear Cascadia Wildlands Supporter: Cascadia Wildlands needs your support in our fight against predator killing contests. (click here) Predator killing contests—like the one pictured above—are not hunting. They are cruel undertakings that perpetuate long-disproven myths about wolves and coyotes. In truth, they keep alive a form of animal bigotry that should have … Continue reading Help Us Stop Senseless Wolf and Coyote Killing Contests
The Saga of Wolf Recovery in Washington
by Nick Cady A highlight of Cascadia Wildlands' wolf conservation work includes a lawsuit that culminated in the successful negotiation of wolf/livestock conflict rules in Oregon between conservation groups, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, and livestock producers. Those rules provided concrete guidelines as to when the state could kill wolves in response to … Continue reading The Saga of Wolf Recovery in Washington
Celebrate and Practice Wolf Awareness This Week and Beyond
By Bob Ferris I get philosophical when riding my bike. I got so philosophical the other night that I almost biked into an opening car door, but I digress. A lot of my pedal-powered thinking of late has been directed at wolves, science and our various governments’ intellectual and moral responsibilities—with the Huckleberry Pack … Continue reading Celebrate and Practice Wolf Awareness This Week and Beyond