Per Howling for Wolves: Senate File 2256, passed out of the Minnesota Senate Environment and Energy Committee with a majority of senators voting in favor of our position. This legislation addresses our common-sense interests with Minnesota’s wolf population and hunt. It directs the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to gather betterContinue Reading
The bill (see HERE) seeks to amend the MN DNR’s Wolf Management Plan and calls for temporary suspension of hunting in order for the DNR to provide several documents and metrics on the current wolf population. See the 2012 Wolf Season Report HERE 2013 Wolf Population Survey HERE 2011 Wolf Damage ControlContinue Reading
The 2014 MN moose survey reveals our MN moose population is on a downward trend despite a slight uptick from the 2013 count (2005 = 5,960; 2014 3,220). According to the survey: “The exact causes of moose mortality are not well understood. Previous research has demonstrated that hunting and predation byContinue Reading
The World Wildlife Fund, Mexico’s Environment Dept., and Natural Protected Areas Commission released a report that cites decline in population (to its lowest level since studies began in 1993) due to several factors: GMO crops Displacement of food (milkweed) Reduction in habitat (illegal logging in Mexico + urban sprawl inContinue Reading
The Environment and Natural Resources Policy committee of the MN House of Reps will hold an informational hearing on Wolf Management on Jan. 28th, 2014. More info. HERE. You may share your insights/opinion with the committee (see reps and contact info. HERE) and your local House Rep, HERE. photoContinue Reading