An opinion piece published yesterday in the #BillingsGazette explores #CodyRoberts ' #torture of a young female #wolf in Daniel, #Wyoming. By now, most of you have heard the news or seen the disturbing photos and videos. We remain disgusted by the #cruelty, as does our partner and op-ed author #JeffEwelt.
In his op-ed, Jeff Ewelt, the Executive Director of #ZooMontana and a partner of The #RelistWolves Campaign,
The survival of wolves in northern #Minnesota faces multiple challenges, with the leading cause of death stemming from actions taken by the U.S. Department of Agriculture ( #USDA ). In 2022, 174 documented #wolf deaths occurred in Minnesota, with a significant portion attributed to the USDA's Wildlife Services division – responsible for mitigating human-wildlife conflicts.
According to the article, despite scientific research suggesting that lethal control may not effectively reduce predation, the agency continues to use lethal force. We urge the USDA to think about the implications of their approach and adopt non-lethal methods of wolf management.
#Idaho is doubling down on its goal of slaughtering most of the state's #wolves.
This spring, the Idaho Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to approve a plan that calls for reducing the wolf population, from more than 1300 to as few as 500.1
If Idaho succeeds, it'll be a heartbreaking slaughter of #GrayWolves across the state.
NEW STUDY PROVES LEGAL KILLING OF WOLVES CAUSES MORE ILLEGAL KILLING
Last week a groundbreaking, peer-reviewed study, published in Nature's Scientific Reports, provides more proof on what we have known: legal wolf killing through public hunts leads to uncontrollable illegal wolf killing. The study measured severe negative impacts of wolf hunting and showed large numbers of wolves were killed during and for years after the end of Minnesota's controversial wolf hunts from 2012 to 2014.
If passed, wolves in our region would lose federal protections and be subject to wolf hunting as written into law in these states. Previous wolf hunts in the upper midwest have had devastating impacts on wolves.
Please contact your federal legislators, President Biden, & Secretary Haaland and demand continued federal protections for all wolves.
It's illegal to hunt and kill a wolf in Yellowstone National Park.
But it isn't illegal to lure a wolf across the park's invisible, man-made boundary with bait, or by playing recordings of howling wolves.
Two years ago, one in five of Yellowstone's wolves were killed when they unknowingly strayed into the wrong part of Montana. It was the worst hunting season on record for them.1