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Category Archives: wolves
Gray Wolf Protection/ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is the federal agency charged with administering the Endangered Species Act (ESA) on land. wikipedia/Endangered Species Act The ESA was enacted by Congress in 1973 and has been called “the Magna Carta” of … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Interior, ecology, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wolves
Tagged animals, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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Wolves Give Life
This gorgeous video comes courtesy of Shelley Coldiron, executive director of W.O.L.F., and Amelia Curzon, who blogs at Mungai and the Goa Constrictor The video explores the ways in which wolves are regenerating the ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park and … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Department of the Interior, ecology, national parks, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged blogging, Defenders of Wildlife, ecology, Endangered Species Act, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, W.O.L.F. Sanctuary, wilderness, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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33 Word Challenge – Who is your God in Buddha’s Heaven of 33?
Taking up the 33-word challenge from Trifecta via Polysyllabic Profundities Here is my contribution to Buddha’s heaven: Burnished gold eyes see into your heart. Uplifted ears hear what you need not speak. Alert senses understand intention. Throat voices life’s joy … Continue reading
Delisting the Wolf – Your Help is Needed!
Originally posted on Mungai and the Goa Constrictor:
Image: Lynn M. Stone / Nature Picture Library The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is in its comment period on their proposal to remove the wolf from the Endangered Species Act in…
Posted in blogging, Department of the Interior, Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Wolves – De-Listed?
photo from “Wolves Cross the Road” in Wild Wolf Encounters, True Stories of Wolves in the Wild The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has proposed to de-list the gray wolf in the lower 48 United States. USFWS thinks wolves … Continue reading
Posted in Department of the Interior, Grand Tetons, national parks, Nature, politics, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, Grand Tetons, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, NRDC, poems, politics, proposed wolf de-listing, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wolf hunting, wolf management plans, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Sanctuary – More than a Safe Haven
What makes an animal refuge a sanctuary? from Wikipedia: A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a safe haven, by extension the term has come to … Continue reading
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Tagged animal rights, animal sanctuary, animals, sanctuary, W.O.L.F. Sanctuary, wildlife, wolf dogs, wolves
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A Visit to W.O.L.F.
Last week I visited W.O.L.F., the sanctuary in the Colorado mountains. (The fundraiser I described in my last post was held near but not at the sanctuary.) W.O.L.F. is located on a private road, and the landowner restricts traffic to … Continue reading
An Evening with W.O.L.F.
Last weekend we attended a fundraiser for W.O.L.F., a sanctuary for wolves and wolf-dog mixes in the mountains about two hours away. The remarkable executive director, Shelley Coldiron, and her impressive staff explained the organization’s mission – rescue, sanctuary, and … Continue reading
Witch Hunt/Religious Crusade: The Wolf Hunt Intensifies
The United States federal government proposes to remove remaining protections for wolves throughout the country. Read more in this Defenders of Wildlife press release. Defenders is asking those interested to sign a petition to Sally Jewell, newly appointed Secretary of … Continue reading
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Tagged Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, NRDC, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wolf hunting, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Oh, You Planet Earth!/Earth Day 2013
Member of the Family Call me mother, call me father call me source of life and strength call me sister, call me brother call me only home and hearth call me garden of paradise call me member of the family … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Dogs, earth, Grand Tetons, national parks, Nature, Poems, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged collies, dogs, earth, Earth Day, garden of paradise, Grand Tetons, national parks, nature, poems, poetry, public domain images, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Yellowstone
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