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10/04/2024

Hi all, there is more than just one Cody Roberts in Wyoming; let's be better than the man who tortured the wolf. No death threats, please!!!

Cody Roberts of Daniel, Wyoming is at the center of outrage over allegations he tortured a wolf. Now other Wyoming men with the name have been getting threats from all over the world.

08/04/2024

I want to thank the New York Post for picking up this story. To be clear, Cody didn't accidentally run over the wolf with a snowmobile. He did it intentionally. You can be one of those people who does not like wolves, but you cannot support this sociopathic behavior that has been going on for a very long time to wolves in the Northern Rockies.

A Wyoming man has sparked outrage after he allegedly captured a wolf, taped its mouth shut and tormented it by parading it in a bar before finally killing it.

05/04/2024

This is the atmosphere. This is the culture. This is the disturbing level of social acceptance and apathy that exists towards the fear, disdain, and hatred of wolves.

By Dave Stalling The recent chasing, crippling, capturing, tormenting, torturing and killing of a wolf in Wyoming is the latest, perhaps most brutal, symptom of the disdain and irrational hatred many people have towards wolves. According to news reports, on February 29, a man named Cody Roberts, of....

03/04/2024

Warning, this article is extremely difficult to read.
Since 2018, I have been talking about how wildlife commissions, by not stopping these violent acts against our wildlife, are not only allowing these atrocities against wolves by the most depraved to continue but are silently encouraging it by doing nothing. This POS tortured this wolf for hours. If it were a dog, people would be demanding justice. Additionally, this blood lust, the need to torture a living being, doesn't end with animals. Wyoming Game and Fish Department, this is on your watch. Is this truly wildlife "management"? Is this the type of mentality and behavior you want to stay silent on?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13268305/wyoming-man-cody-roberts-accused-capturing-live-wolf.html?ito=facebook_share_article-top&fbclid=IwAR0qo8z8qi6RDbmN892Hcth_bKIUeHsxMtY1uZjqFB5SRWXqUSuSo5zGMRQ_aem_Aa09iASdvzC9Zn8ARp_8ur7CP4CVNuI8ZIoCSSSripMqmzDaeEfqX-8eRgXjgoR5SH9IXIk5uJ1jWUcSFJTWpbZR

A Wyoming man was fined after he tormented a wolf by taping its mouth and parading it around his local bar before shooting it dead.

23/02/2024

About Before joining The Rewilding Institute, Megan “Turtle” Southern was the coordinator of the Northern Jaguar Project, where she helped to establish a

21/01/2024

Noah Greenwald, Center for Biological Diversity, Endangered Species director, Maggie Howell, ReList Wolves are other noteworthy guest speakers. Please reserve your spot for this informative event.

2024 is a campaign year. So we ask: "What has the Biden Administration done to preserve and protect America's Wildlife?"

06/01/2024

There's a new jaguar roaming the mountains of Southern Arizona, state wildlife officials and a Tucson environmental group confirmed from video.

03/12/2023

Why we should take a look from wildlife’s perspectives.

27/11/2023

Finally!

The Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Jared Huffman

09/11/2023

Take action to help Asha roam freely wherever she chooses to go: https://ow.ly/hUU250Q4RmP

07/11/2023

Speak up for Asha with a Letter to the Editor.
Here's how:

Take the next step for lobos and write a letter to the editor

05/11/2023

May she stay safe.

Asha is two years old and is not where she's supposed to be right now – at least according to federal and state wildlife officials.

05/11/2023

https://mexicanwolves.org/in-memory-of-mexican-gray-wolf-am1240-of-the-iron-creek-pack-in-new-mexico/
A lovely tribute for AM1240, who was found dead in September.

We are honoring Iron Creek AM1240 and his wild legacy that gives us hope for the future of lobos.

28/09/2023

These are the first confirmed sightings of the endangered cat species since 2017 in the range about 90 miles southeast of Tucson.

27/09/2023

"...These photos show that despite so many obstacles, jaguars continue to reestablish territory in the United States,” said Russ McSpadden, a conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. “This is a wonderful reminder that these big cats move great distances across the landscape. It drives home the importance of protecting connected habitat for these elusive, beautiful felines..."

The photos were taken soon after former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey’s illegal shipping container border wall was removed from a critical jaguar migration corridor in the Huachuca Mountains...

Center for Biological Diversity: SIERRA VISTA, Ariz.— A wild jaguar has been photographed by federally run trail cameras in southern Arizona’s Huachuca Mountains at least twice this year. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service database that tracks jaguar detections lists two photos in March and May ...

07/09/2023

U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan government watchdog agency, issued a new report detailing the damage that former President Trump’s border wall wrought on the country’s natural and cultural resources.

According to the report, Trump’s border wall and border wall construction have:
- destroyed Indigenous sacred sites and burial grounds, like Monument Hill;
- zapped preciously scarce Western water resources in some areas and caused damming and flooding in others;
permanently altered wildlife migration patterns and put endangered species, like the ocelot, at even greater risk of extinction;
- decimated native plants, including untold numbers of the iconic saguaro cacti, while also recklessly spreading invasive species; and causing dangerously severe erosion.
Read the full report here:

From 2017 through January 2021, federal agencies built about 450 miles of barriers along the U.S. Southwest border. To expedite construction, they...

07/09/2023

It could be harder to prove Mexican gray wolf attacks on livestock after a federal agency updated its standards to ensure the endangered species is not unfairly blamed and killed by ranchers.

The new rules were intended to prevent unfair blame and killing of Mexican gray wolves for perceived livestock attacks.

04/09/2023

https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1856464/mexican-grey-wolf-population-has-dwindled-drastically-across-border
McGee says intentional poisonings and shootings have degraded the wolf population in Mexico, and the agency doesn't have the authority to mandate regulations in another country. He says Fish and Wildlife Service was tracking some Mexico-based wolves with radio collars, but the batteries in the devices have since died.

In a letter sent to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, a group of conservationists say the effort to build up the population of Mexican gray wolves south of the border isn’t going well.

29/08/2023

NEWS RELEASE from Western Watersheds Project
>>>“Our goal has been to make sure that Mexican gray wolves aren’t being unfairly blamed for livestock depredation,” said Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project. “The over-reported incidence of wolf involvement in cattle deaths in the southwest has had negative impacts on the wolf recovery program, including the killing and capture of wild wolves. We’re hoping the new standards help prevent that from happening again.”

24/08/2023

Lobos of the Southwest is thrilled to announce the creation of a short film, Almost Ancestors, to illustrate the parallel paths of displacement experienced by Mexican gray wolves (lobos) and indigenous peoples. Award-winning filmmaker Brišind (The Doctrine of Recovery) created and directed the film. The website is now live, and read about the cast, our goals, and how you can help. www.AlmostAncestors.com

22/08/2023

Thank you, Western Watersheds Project for spearheading this initiative!

“We support Mexican gray wolf recovery in Mexico and hope the U.S. will do all it can to bring back the lobo across the border,” said Greta Anderson, deputy director of Western Watersheds Project. “However, it’s painfully clear that the Service’s reliance on a second, stable population of wolves outside of the U.S. southwest is misplaced. The agency needs to immediately begin building additional populations in the U.S. to ensure against the second wild extinction of this species.”

Fourteen conservation groups and individuals sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“Service”) today warning about the severely low numbers of Mexican gray wolves in Mexico, which the agency relies on as a secondary population to buttress against extinction in the United States. Re...

22/08/2023

White-nosed coatis are making tracks northward from their usual home on the US-Mexico border. They’ve been seen in the Verde Valley, along the Mogollon Rim, and occasionally in the Flagstaff area including Walnut Canyon and the Rio de Flag.

16/08/2023

Whilst the op-ed is in regards to Montana wolves specifically, this rings true for all states:
"It’s time to reform wildlife management so all people have a say and all species are protected, including wolves.".
You can get involved by attending Arizona Game and Fish Department meetings and voicing your support for Arizona wildlife during the open comment period offered at every meeting, especially in support of Arizona's much-maligned carnivores.

Ironically, while accusing others of not understanding science regarding predator management, Chris Morgan of the Montana Trapper’s Association reveals his ignorance of wildlife and science.

15/08/2023

Be a voice for AZ wildlife, as there is an open comment period on proposed wildlife crossings in northern Arizona, including two on I-17 and one on I-40. Comments accepted through August 29th, details in the link.

Multiple agencies, national forests working toward constructing elevated wildlife crossings in northern Arizona

14/08/2023

https://www.paysonroundup.com/260_connection/deaths-of-endangered-wolves-on-the-rise/article_829c86ce-0b5b-5d31-b8c5-6f7498b9d952.html

In the first six months of 2023, some 12 reintroduced Mexican grey wolves have been found dead, according to the latest report from the reintroduction program. In most cases, federal

13/08/2023

Our neighboring state has some great news!

Gray wolves used to roam most of North America before being hunted, trapped and driven out of most of the continental U.S. by the early 1900s. They are native to California.