Once again, wolf-killing seasons come to an early end and over the quotas by Ron Meador, MinnPost
photo: Wisconsin DNR
Once again legalized sport killing of wolves has ended early in Minnesota and Wisconsin, with hunters and trappers exceeding state quotas at quite the brisk pace. Read full story
WOLF HUNT PROTEST COMES TO BEMIDJI by Crystal Dey, Bemidji Pioneer 12/27/13
Monte Draper, Bemidji Pioneer
BEMIDJI -- Shining as brightly as Lupus in the southern sky, a twinkling wolf joined Paul and Babe on a dark northern winter night Friday in Bemidji.
The Northwoods Wolf Alliance of Duluth lit up Paul Bunyan Park on the Lake Bemidji waterfront with a “Stop the Wolf Hunt” protest, coincidentally on the same day northwest Minnesota’s wolf hunting and trapping season concluded.
“An overwhelming majority of the public is not aware of the facts surrounding how the wolf became reclassified as a small game animal,” said Barry Babcock, a member of the Northwoods Wolf Alliance’s Bemidji chapter. “The public had no say in this.” Read full story
The Northwoods Wolf Alliance of Duluth lit up Paul Bunyan Park on the Lake Bemidji waterfront with a “Stop the Wolf Hunt” protest, coincidentally on the same day northwest Minnesota’s wolf hunting and trapping season concluded.
“An overwhelming majority of the public is not aware of the facts surrounding how the wolf became reclassified as a small game animal,” said Barry Babcock, a member of the Northwoods Wolf Alliance’s Bemidji chapter. “The public had no say in this.” Read full story
Nwa members Angie Arden and Stephanie Johnson in the Duluth news tribune
Stephanie Johnson, a resident of Kemo Lake north of Grand Marais, holds a wolf painting she made on a piece of reclaimed barn board while protesting the Minnesota wolf-hunting season last November at Lake Superior Plaza in Duluth. (November 2012 file / News Tribune)
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Angie Arden
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You may have seen Angie and Stephanie on Ma'iingan corner on any number of Saturday afternoons over the past year. This passionate mother-daughter team of advocates has been with us from the beginning, attending rallies, political events and most recently, Wolf Walk 2013. Today, they've written a powerful letter to the editor of the Duluth News Tribune. read letter
ceremonial feast to honor wolves on opening day of the hunt
Skip and Babette Sandman
Skip and Babette Sandman hosted a feast in honor of ma'iingan on opening day of Minnesota's tragic second wolf hunting season. See video from KBJR tv.
NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND WOLVES
George Wuerthner
WOLF KILLING MAKES MOCKERY OF NORTH AMERICAN MODEL OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION . . .
This excellent article describes the influence of sport hunters on wildlife management in this country.
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This excellent article describes the influence of sport hunters on wildlife management in this country.
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AS SECOND EVENT APPROACHES, WOLF HUNT IS STILL DIVISIVE
DULUTH — The start of Minnesota’s second licensed wolf hunt is less than a month away, and opponents are gearing up to try to stop it. Read full story
WOLF WALK 2013 ON WDIO
Wolf hunt opponents came together in Duluth Saturday with one message to share: Stop the hunt. Read full story
Excellent article shows impact of wolves on forest ecosystems: Tracking science: Biologist’s findings show forest diversity, health influenced by wolves
Aspen ecosystems are considered some of the finest and richest songbird habitat on the continent, second only to river-bottom riparian zones. Remove the wolf, and you remove the songbirds. Remove the songbirds, and the bugs move in. Everything changes, top to bottom, right down to the dirt. Read full story
what does "conservation" mean in 2013?
Aside from the cultural and psychological trauma that Indigenous people experience when the animals that they consider sacred are slaughtered for the sport of hunters, does trophy hunting benefit those communities if they are given money after the killing? Read full story
winona laduke speaks about Ma'iingan at Honor the Earth Event
Winona LaDuke
Winona LaDuke, environmental activist, former vice-presidential candidate, member of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe addresses the audience at "Honor the Earth" event featuring the Indigo Girls in St. Paul
bloomberg business news examines murder of yellowstone wolves.
“Clearly, state fish and wildlife agencies are not using the best available science. Instead, they appear to be puppets of the hunting and livestock producers, who have an obvious anti-wolf agenda.”
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minnesota 's wolves needed for ecological balance
Mpls. Star Tribune by Dr. Maureen Hackett, founder, Howling for wolves
A Romanian proverb says, “Where wolves roam, forests grow.” Having wolves on our landscapes and ecologically active is vital to maintaining the natural balance for all wildlife. complete article
HUFFINGTON POST WRITER DISCUSSES THE NATIONAL RALLY
Read this thoughtful essay about wolves' relationship to our species.
cultural issues off the radar
LEARNING FROM WOLVES: PEGGY CALLAHAN OF THE WILDLIFE SCIENCE CENTER
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