Fellowship of the Wild Wolves

06/20/2018

Find a Red Wolf Species Survival Plan location near you at http://redwolfreview.weebly.com/captive_breeding.html

06/18/2018

A photographer spotted a coyote as it trotted into her yard and explored a toy left in the snow. What she managed to capture on camera is the beauty of play.

06/18/2018

A man brutally killed a 10-month-old endangered Mexican gray wolf on his grazing allotment in the Gila National Forest. His punishment? One year of probation and a fine of $2,300 in restitution to the Mexican Wolf Recovery Program. The wolf was wearing a radio collar.

Wildlife advocates have asked the Forest Service to revoke the rancher's grazing permit.

Your calls to ask for the same will help! Please call 575-388-8304 today!

Talking points and other info here: http://bit.ly/2sR5WzG via Mexican gray wolves

More: https://bit.ly/2lcHvJF

06/12/2018

For every endangered species, the road to recovery is anything but straightforward. On paper, it may seem black and white, but in reality…

06/12/2018

https://www.facebook.com/nywolforg/videos/10155775263552635/

06/11/2018

WildEarth Guardians & Sierra Club Rio Grande Chapter - June 8, 2017

05/04/2018

Sad

Conditions in northeastern North Carolina are unfavorable for sustaining the dwindling population of red wolves, according to an assessment released last week, but wildlife officials say they're not giving up on recovery.

05/04/2018

https://www.facebook.com/redwolfcoalition/posts/10155435789048144

The red wolf pups were born on April 15, in the midst of storms that rocked the Triad. Four of the pups were named Thor, Thunder, Hurricane (Cane) and Typhoon (Ty). The fifth was named Oklahoma (Oakley) for the Oklahoma–shaped white mark on her chest.

04/24/2018

indeed

Taimautia: Good Morning Brothers and Sisters. Power Animal of this week Wolf
Medicine Wheel direction: South

04/17/2018

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2010809515836422&id=1892865057630869

03/07/2018

A worthy cause

Official Wild Parent adoption certificate
 Animal fact sheet Color photograph of your animal Invitation to Wild Parent's Day Official Wild Parent adoption certificate
 Animal fact sheet Color photograph of your animal Invitation to Wild Parent's Day A one-day pass to the WNC Nature Center Plush ...

02/13/2018

A number of biologists have recently made the argument that extinction is part of evolution and that saving species need not be a conservation priority. But this revisionist thinking shows a lack of understanding of evolution and an ignorance of the natural world.

02/12/2018

BEAUTIFUL VIDEO - Wolves at West Yellowstone Gate

Watch > http://bit.ly/2nUzQBu

"Half the pack came back on the road right in front of us, and began to howl to the rest of the pack that was startled from our intrusion. We then witnessed the pack march right through the gates and leave Yellowstone Park."

More: https://adobe.ly/2G3oimk

01/30/2018

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How big is a red wolf pack's territory? We have been asked this question recently, and it's a good one.

The answer is: The size is variable depending on prey base, but territories in northeastern NC are estimated to range between 38 to 67 square miles.

For context:

In most regions where wolves live, each wolf pack has its own territory, an area in which it lives, hunts and raises its offspring and which it actively defends against other canids. Exceptions are nomadic wolves whose prey is migratory such as the wolves of the Canadian central and sub-arctic that follow the caribou herds on their annual treks over huge distances north to the calving grounds and then back to the more southerly regions at the tree line.

Territory size depends on a number of factors such as prey abundance, the nature of the terrain, climate, and the presence of other predators including other wolf packs. Gray wolf territories in the lower 48 states may be fewer than 100 square miles (Yellowstone, for example, where there are lots of elk), while territories in Alaska and Canada can range from about 300 to 1,000 square miles or more.

Red wolves prey on white-tail deer and a variety of small mammals and rodents. They often hunt alone or in pairs, and like all wolves, they are driven by necessity to spend most of their time looking for a meal.

The beautiful red wolf in this photo by Robert James lives on the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge (ARNWR) in northeastern North Carolina. If the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decides to restrict wild red wolves to the ARNWR and the Dare County Bombing Range, the dispersal of young red wolves in search of mates and new territory will be sharply curtailed. We are still awaiting the decision of the USFWS regarding the Red Wolf Recovery Program. It was supposed to have been released weeks ago.

Photo by Robert James. This wolf is not collared - the dark ring at its neck is fur.

01/28/2018

Rabies exemption for hunting dogs is absurd
http://bit.ly/2DAWMeN

Currently, the owners of dogs that hunt bear (and wolves, when it's legal) in Wisconsin have to have proof of rabies on their dogs. There is a bill before the Wisconsin legislature that would exempt them.

The power of the bear hunting lobby in this state is enormous - to the point of interfering with public health because it is "burdensome" for hunters to carry a piece of paper.

photo: Wild World - Nature Photography by Deby Dixon

01/28/2018

Klamath (Oregon) free of wolf attacks in 2017
http://bit.ly/2Dc92Wh

For the first time on record, Klamath County has not received a report of wolf depredation within its borders for an entire year, despite livestock attacks nearby in recent weeks.

During a meeting Thursday of the Klamath County Wolf Depredation Advisory Council, committee members said they were not requesting reimbursements funds from the state for 2017 because no livestock losses were reported during that time.

Commissioner Donnie Boyd, county liaison to the council, said this was an example of the council achieving its purpose to reduce local wolf attacks.

“I think it’s great,” he said. “I think the goal is to not have any livestock loss.”

photo: Wild World - Nature Photography by Deby Dixon

01/21/2018

https://www.facebook.com/wolfwatcher.org/posts/1555534464482964

01/16/2018

Proposes The Delisting Of Mexican Gray Wolves
A wolf that once roamed parts of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico would be removed from the list of federally protected species under legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake.

The Arizona Republican introduced the measure last week. He’s a critic of the Mexican gray wolf recovery plan, calling it a regulatory nightmare for ranchers and rural communities.

The bill calls for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine if a population of fewer than 100 wolves has been established along the Arizona-New Mexico border. If so, the predator would be considered recovered and removed from the endangered list.

Environmentalists said it’s an attempt to sidestep the Endangered Species Act.

According to the most recent survey, an estimated 113 wolves roam parts of Arizona and New Mexico.
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