To encourage the public to kill more wolves, in spring of 2017 Idaho proposed introducing a wolf-baiting season. Much like the unethical practice of bear-baiting, wolf-baiting allows people to establish baiting sites, which they regularly restock with any kind of bait, food, or scents, to draw in wolves and acclimate them to a predictable food source. Once the wolves have…
This month, the Journal of Mammalogy published a collection of articles criticizing the current structure of lethal control of predators, including wolves. The number of carnivores killed annually is staggering. Nearly 69,000 coyotes and 400 wolves are among the predators that are documented in the 2015 kill report from Wildlife Services. The focus on controlling apex predators with lethal methods…
Discover the hidden behavior of wolves from filmmakers Jim and Jamie Dutcher, who studied and lived with the Sawtooth wolf pack in Idaho for almost a decade….
Not only is it #WolfWednesday, but today also marks International Peace Day. In a perfect world we would like to see wolves coexist with humans and thrive, and although we are making steps in the right direction, there are still many controversies that stunt this progress. When people hunt and trap wolves, packs are often broken up into smaller, dysfunctional…
Happy #WolfWednesday! Today we will be tackling another common myth about wolves: wolves kill for sport. Unlike humans, wolves do not kill for sport. Wolves and all other predators kill for sustenance and survival. Sometimes carcasses are found that are only partially consumed, leading to the assumption that the kill was abandoned and wasted. The reality is, wolves are very…
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