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Return of the Wolf
by Jasmine Minbashian
Wolves have begun recolonizing the state of Washington, probably dispersing from
British Columbia. Conservation Northwest wildlife cameras have photographed six pups,
and one of the Conservation Northwest members discusses the possible future of the
new population.
Refsnider Letter
by Ron Refsnider
Wolves have been delisted again. Here a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist who
helped coordinate wolf recovery describes in a letter to the Obama administration why
delisting is appropriate.
The Need to Secure Wolf Habitat
by Jim Hammill, International Wolf Center Board Member
The fresh tracks of five wolves were there in the November snow as I made my way into
our northern Michigan cabin. I know the home range of this family group well, and I
imagined where the wolves were at that moment, likely transecting a large block of
state-owned land.Nightfallmight find themon a yet larger block of corporate timber
land, and for the next several days they would ply state, corporate, and private land
protected by conservation easements.
Three Subspecies, But Still All Wolf
by Lori Schmidt, Wolf Curator, International Wolf Center
For those of you who follow the lives of the Center's captive wolves through wolf logs,
webcams and Youtube videos, you may already know that the Center is experiencing an
historic event. It is the first time we are managing three age structures and three
subspecies in the Exhibit Pack.
WOLVES IN ETHIOPIA
The Ethiopian Wolf - The Battle to Save an Imperiled Species
by Cornelia Hutt
Rabies. It's a frightening word. Primed by sensational novels, cult horror films and
television medical dramas, many people associate rabies with a crazed animal in full
attack mode, foam dripping from its jaws, teeth bared in a threatening snarl. Affecting
the central nervous system and ultimately the brain, the disease usually progresses
through three clinical stagesÑprodromal (malaise, lethargy), excitative ("furious rabies"
during which facial spasms cause the lips to retract) and paralytic. It is during the
excitative stage that a bite from an infected animal most often transmits the virus.
WOLVES IN BULGARIA
Hope for Wolves in Bulgaria
by Denise Taylor
In the tiny, rundown village of Vlahi, in the foothills of Bulgaria's Pirin Mountains,
the new Large Carnivore Education Centre stands out on the hillside like a beacon.
The building has risen from the derelict and ruined shell of an old stable block and
now boasts a fully equipped exhibition hall and seminar room, accommodation for 18
people, and a cafŽ bar.
Close-Up with the Big Gray Ghosts
by Barry W. Babcock
On 25th of September, I decided to take my dog out for my first grouse hunt of the
season. After walking about two miles on public land, we stopped to rest. I unloaded
my gun and lit my pipe while my dog nosed around the area near me. My dog is a small,
Springer Spaniel named 'Babs'. Shortly thereafter, Babs began to growl and cautiously
walk away from me. I looked in that direction, curious about what had her attention
when I saw something moving through the thick cover towards us.
Wolf Seminar
by Jerry Sanders
How do you give a wolf seminar that lasts two days, ten hours each day? Not a problem
except that the approximately 2,000 people in attendance would be coming and going
at their leisure, roughly synchronized with hourly tours. How do you give a wolf seminar
that lasts two days, ten hours each day? Not a problem except that the approximately
2,000 people in attendance would be coming and going at their leisure, roughly
synchronized with hourly tours.
Call of the World
by Dai Zhang
The chilly morning air was tinged with anticipation as we waited expectantly in an
open clearing, huddling together for warmth, much like the members of wolf pack. A
shiver went down our spines as the Red Wolf Sanctuary tour guide beckoned to the
wolves with the call of the wild. Finally, they approached-not in the foreboding
manner depicted in children's stories-but with the shyness infants often display in
front of strangers.
Nez Perce Speak With Authority On Wolves (Opinion)
Reprinted with permission fromthe Lewiston Tribune (Lewiston, Idaho),
written by editorial page editor Jim Fisher
As the Obama administration considers removing from endangered species protection the
Northern Rockies' gray wolves, it has heard appeals to do that from an Idaho governor
who wants to be among the first to shoot one, members of a Legislature that refused
to let state game managers have anything to do with their reintroduction, other
hysterics who say the only good wolf is a dead one, and even a few reasonable people.
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