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by Blightwolf
Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:44 pm
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Yellowstone's 'Famous' Alpha Female Shot and Killed
Replies: 104
Views: 16187

Re: Yellowstone's 'Famous' Alpha Female Shot and Killed

Agreed. The sole reason the killing of this wolf is making headlines and creating "controversy" is because it was a collared and publicly recognized wolf. But as stated, this wolf was legally shot - just because an animal is collared doesn't mean it cannot be hunted. Collared wolves are just wolves ...
by Blightwolf
Tue Dec 11, 2012 3:48 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Wisconsin Senate approves wolf hunt bill!
Replies: 31
Views: 6970

Re: Wisconsin Senate approves wolf hunt bill!

Wolves do participate in surplus killing when it comes to their diet. This hunting going on in Wisconsin is beside the "bloodthristy" point, though; I think a lot of folks have come away from that and are more for or against the issue of cattle; in addition to that statement, I think a lot of pro-w...
by Blightwolf
Sat Dec 08, 2012 3:09 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: The Shaun Ellis criticism thread
Replies: 13
Views: 4271

Re: The Shaun Ellis criticism thread

With all due respect to Mr. Ellis, he doesn't portray himself in a way that would make any sensible person believe he's well-educated about wolves and their behavior. Many of his claims are unrealistic, inaccurate, and unscientific. He is very biased towards these animals, and that bias comes across...
by Blightwolf
Mon Dec 03, 2012 4:44 pm
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: The world's view on wolves today
Replies: 45
Views: 10018

Re: The world's view on wolves today

I believe that the outlook of wolves in my community, Is that they still believe a Wolf is a Big Bad Wolf from 3 Little Pigs or other stories. I feel compelled to inform you that stories involving "big bad wolves" rarely had anything to do with actually educating people about the potential dangers ...
by Blightwolf
Sun Dec 02, 2012 3:06 pm
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Russian Woman Attacked By Lone Wolf
Replies: 14
Views: 3030

Re: Russian Woman Attacked By Lone Wolf

Whether people want to admit or not, it's already been established that wolves all over the globe are losing their fear towards humans (this is proven by biologists such as Mark McNay and Valerius Geist). Habituated wolves are usually perfectly healthy individuals and attack completely unprovoked - ...
by Blightwolf
Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:44 pm
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Wolves in Zoos-Discussion
Replies: 13
Views: 3641

Re: Wolves in Zoos-Discussion

The wolves were frightened. They paced around their cages. I could see a visible trail on the outline of the cage where they had paced. A majority of zoos have a so-called "no-touch" policy in place - which basically means that none of the animals have been hand-reared, trained, socialized or condi...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 7:07 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: The Wolf Boards: Your suggestions
Replies: 60
Views: 11766

Re: The Wolf Boards: Your suggestions

more discussion threads (scientific journals, less restrictions on discussion about human impact on wolves/environment, humans and wolves, etc.) I sincerely believe this is what the WQ Forum should aim for, less restrictions and limitations when it comes to these kind of discussions. Controversy an...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:48 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: WA: Students get hands-on training at Wolf Haven
Replies: 1
Views: 2049

WA: Students get hands-on training at Wolf Haven

WA: Students from points afar get hands-on training at Wolf Haven November 2, 2012 Emily Blade cradled the head of an anesthetized Mexican gray wolf as her colleagues hoisted the animal onto a piece of canvas. The team of mostly university students was recording the weight of the 11-year-old wolf, ...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:45 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Minnesota hunter kills wolf to protect dog
Replies: 11
Views: 5863

Minnesota hunter kills wolf to protect dog

Minnesota Grouse Hunter Kills Wolf to Protect Dog October 15, 2012 For one Minnesota grouse hunter, an enjoyable afternoon in the field didn’t exactly turn out as expected. The hunter, who remains anonymous, said the day turned south when he looked up to see his dog running full speed at him with a...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:26 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: A wolf pack surrounded hunter in Eura, Finland
Replies: 0
Views: 2151

A wolf pack surrounded hunter in Eura, Finland

I roughly translated the original Finnish article to English. Please excuse any typos/grammatical errors. A wolf pack surrounded hunter in Eura, Finland November 1, 2012 Three wolves surrounded hunter Rauli Virta last Monday in Eura. Two of the wolves stood in front of him and the third went around ...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:57 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Study: Ethiopian wolves facing extinction
Replies: 6
Views: 1705

Study: Ethiopian wolves facing extinction

Study: Ethiopian wolves facing extinction October 26, 2012 London: The Ethiopian wolf, the world's rarest dog, is facing extinction with fewer than 500 of Africa's only wolf species surviving, a 12-year study has found. The study of Ethiopian wolves living in the Ethiopian highlands has found there...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 5:20 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Are today's wolves preserved too much or not?
Replies: 13
Views: 3904

Re: Are today's wolves preserved too much or not?

There is so much outdated information stilll in circulation regarding wolves, and then consider this "hype" like you mentioned and it is quite a whirlwind of a mess. The conservation groups of today for wolves really need to come to grip with reality and dig deeper, beyond the surface of what they'...
by Blightwolf
Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:25 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Wolves continue to plague Minnesota livestock owners
Replies: 2
Views: 2017

Re: Wolves continue to plague Minnesota livestock owners

The DNR doesn’t believe the killing of up to 700 wolves this year – which would include 400 allotted in the hunting and trapping seasons and those killed in depredation cases – will hurt the wolf population, estimated at 3,000. Critics of the hunt disagree. “For them to say this season will have no...
by Blightwolf
Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:08 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Are today's wolves preserved too much or not?
Replies: 13
Views: 3904

Re: Are today's wolves preserved too much or not?

Excellent topic, Koa. Gray wolves are definitely being preserved too much in North America. Protecting a species that doesn't require any protection whatsoever is unreasonable. Canada alone has a healthy and stable population of 52,000-60,000 wolves. United States has an increasing population of aro...
by Blightwolf
Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:12 am
Forum: General Wolf Discussion
Topic: Wolves continue to plague Minnesota livestock owners
Replies: 2
Views: 2017

Wolves continue to plague Minnesota livestock owners

MN: Wolves continue to plague Minnesota livestock owners October 29, 2012 ISLE, Minn. – Farmer Dan Lorentz heard the wolves howling this fall, then found the freshly killed calf. “This is all that’s left,” he said, pointing to a bone-white rib cage, two legs and some hair from the 700-pound animal ...