A Wolverine Evening in Seattle
Wildlands Network and Patagonia Seattle host a journey into the wild world of wolverines: the science, the stories, and the conservation challenges surrounding these rare and fascinating carnivores. Photo: Steven Gnam
News about Carnivores
Conservationists Concerned About Future of Critically Endangered American Red Wolves in NC
North Carolina TV station WECT interviewed Dr. Ron Sutherland about the recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife decision to allow the killing of critically endangered red wolves who wander off Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and onto private property. Photo: Steve Hillebrand, USFWS
New Federal Plan Could Mean the End of Red Wolves in NC
A Raleigh, North Carolina TV station interviewed Dr. Ron Sutherland about the recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife decision to allow red wolves who wander onto private property to be shot, effectively allowing the extermination of the wild red wolf population. Photo: NC Hunting and Fishing Forum
Can We Rewild Nature without Rewilding Ourselves?
It’s 5 o’clock in the morning. That’s dawn in the Pacific Northwest on a spring day just a few weeks short of the summer solstice. The still waters of Puget Sound’s Rich Passage reflect the varied grays of an overcast sky, rippled only by ferries moving commuters to and fro between Bremerton and Seattle. Most… Continue reading “Can We Rewild Nature without Rewilding Ourselves?”…
Howl for Wolves with Us!
Join the Pacific Wolf Coalition on Saturday, June 9 for the first ever Howl for Wolves event, a hands-on learning experience to gain a deeper understanding of the gray wolf’s return to Washington, at the University of Washington’s Center for Urban Horticulture. Photo: William C. Gladish
New Analysis Demonstrates Importance of Gila National Forest-Northern Arizona Wildlife Corridor for Mexican Wolf Recovery
Newly released maps conclusively demonstrate the importance of maintaining landscape connectivity between Northern Arizona and the Gila National Forest for Mexican wolf recovery. We hope wildlife agencies will use the new maps to maintain connectivity for native wildlife in the region. Photo: Eric Kilby
New Red Wolf Video Shows Wolves Coexisting with Deer, Bears, Turkeys and Other Species
Conservationists unveiled a new red wolf video today that they hope will prove reassuring to the hunting community in rural Eastern North Carolina, where the last few red wolves are found. Photo: Ron Sutherland
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?
There is perhaps no other animal with whom humans have a more complicated relationship than the wolf. We have long feared the “Big, Bad Wolf.” But now, one particular wolf species—the red wolf—is in danger of extinction. Photo: Ron Sutherland
Restoring the Grand Canyon Condor
The National Parks Conservation Association included Grand Canyon National Park in their recent list, “The 10 National Parks with the Most Endangered Species,” highlighting the plight of the California condor. Photo: Chuck Szmurlo
Red Wolf Status Grim, Review Says
Smoky Mountain News published a piece on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) 5-year review of the red wolf’s endangered status. They included a quote from our press release detailing our disappointment with the agency’s seeming abandonment of the Red Wolf Recovery Program. Photo: Becky Bartell, USFWS
Red Wolves Nearing Extinction — Only 40 Left in the Wild
USA TODAY covered our press release on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 5-year review of the red wolf’s endangered status. The review fails to acknowledge the USFWS’s own role in the red wolves’ decline. Photo: Steve Hillebrand, USFWS
Restoring Grizzly Bears to the North Cascades: Protecting Iconic Landscapes to Protect Iconic Species
While Secretary Ryan Zinke’s support of restoring grizzlies to the North Cascades is a conservation victory, we must make sure we also advocate for the protection of large landscapes that will protect a multitude of species. Photo: Jessica Walz Schafer
The Effort to Save Red Wolves in the Wild is Failing, a Five-Year Review Says
The Washington Post covered the recent release of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 5-year review of red wolves’ endangered status, including Wildlands Network response to the USFWS’s failure to functionally protect wild red wolves. Photo: Seth Bynum, PDZA
Government: Wild Red Wolf Population Could Soon Be Wiped Out
This Associated Press article, which appeared in the Miami Herald and U.S. News and World Report, highlights the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s new 5-year review of the red wolf’s endangered status. The story includes quotes from Dr. Ron Sutherland on how the USFWS continues to fail the red wolf, despite the agency acknowledgement of the wolf’s endangered status. Photo: Ron Sutherland
USFWS: Red Wolves on the Verge of Extinction, Only 40 Left in the Wild
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released a five-year status review of the red wolf this afternoon, with the review concluding the species continues to deserve federal listing as “endangered.” The agency acknowledges there are now only around 40 red wolves left in the wild, with only three known breeding pairs remaining. Photo: USFWS