13 June 2014
Posted by: Melanie Gade |
Sinovio and his horse keep a close eye on a flock of sheep in the Wood River Valley of central Idaho.
Join Us Next Week — Remotely Or In Person — for Workshops, Demonstrations and Tours of Idaho’s Wood River Wolf Project: Join us next Monday and Tuesday (in person if you live in Idaho, or remotely via phone) for a series of workshops and demonstrations on Idaho’s Wood River Wolf Project
to learn about the non-lethal tools and techniques that have
significantly reduced livestock losses to wolves in the project area for
the past six years. In the Northern Rockies, more than 2,100 wolves
have been killed to protect livestock since 1988. While regional
researchindicates that lethal wolf control may serve to temporarily
reduce losses, it fails to prevent futurelivestock losses, is expensive
and ultimately not a long-term, sustainable solution. Using non-lethal
tools, the Wood River Wolf Project has successfully protected up to
27,000 sheep annually grazing on Idaho’s Sawtooth National Forest,
losing fewer than 30 sheep over the last six years with no government
lethal control of wolves in the 1000 square mile project area over the
duration of the project. Next Monday and Tuesday, we’ll be offering
training, several workshops, demonstrations and field tours for anyone
interested in learning more about our coexistence efforts. Get more details on the project and information about how to register.
Wolves Continue to Expand into New Areas in Oregon: Oregon’s
wolves are continuing to move to new areas of the state! A few weeks
ago we heard that biologists confirmed wolf tracks in the Cascade
Mountains and this week, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
confirmed a GPS-collared male wolf in the southern portion of Umatilla
County, around Mt. Emily. While biologists still need more details,
preliminary data suggests that this wolf – OR-26 — has found a mate and
likely has pups! One Year after the Proposal to Remove Federal Protection for Wolves: Today
is the one year anniversary of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
proposal to delist most gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act – a
proposal that conservation groups, concerned citizens, and many of the
nation’s expert scientists believe is seriously flawed.
Indeed,
the delisting proposal has been highly contested throughout this 12
month period: written comments, public hearings, testimony, and findings
from a panel of scientists commissioned by the Service have all called
the Service’s delisting proposal into question for being shortsighted
and based on flawed science. In commenting on the one year anniversary
of this proposal, Defenders’ President and CEO, Jamie Rappaport Clark
said: “Prematurely removing Endangered Species Act protection for wolves
before the species has reached recovery throughout its range is one of
the most shortsighted and destructive proposals I’ve seen in my 30 years
of experience working with the Endangered Species Act.” Final action on
the Service’s proposal is expected later this year or early next year.
See how you can get involved in the efforts against this proposal.
Help us Run Pro-Wolf Ads in Idaho:
To combat the rampant anti-wolf rhetoric in Idaho, we’re planning to
run a series of blockbuster ads in the Idaho Statesman, the state’s
largest newspaper.It’s the next stage of our all-out campaign
to alert the people of Idaho to the slaughter of wolves being carried
out in their state. The wolf haters’ agenda is clear – to wipe out
nearly 80 percent of Idaho’s remaining wolves in the next five years.
And they’re doing it with taxpayers’ money. We know that many Idahoans
don’t share this view. Once they know the truth, they will demand an end
to the state’s extermination tactics. And that’s why getting the word
is out is so critical right now. Please donate today to help us run this ad and to continue our all-out media campaign in Idaho!
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