With 3 months left in the Idaho wolf hunts, stretching in to wolf mating season, a brief examination of the numbers reveal gaping holes in Idaho’s math and highlight a true desire by the state to drive wolf numbers down significantly.

James William Gibson, professor of socialogy and author of A Reenchanted World: The Quest for a New Kinship with Nature, wrote an editorial piece for the LA Times.

Matt Skoglund, writer for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s BioGems website, wrote an editorial criticizing the positive media spin being applied to the Montana wolf hunt.

Eva Sargent, of the Defenders of Wildlife, wrote an editorial piece for the Arizona start about the Mexican gray wolf reintroduction.

On December 1, 2009, HOWLColorado posted an article by Maria Ferguson highlighting issues regarding the Wolf Pup Protocol, an Alaska Department of Fish and Game program to place pups orphaned by their wildlife management plans. HOWLColorado, at that time, also contacted Alaskan officials asking for a response.

One of the major concerns related to hunting and killing of animals in any systematic way is the potential isolation of specific groups and the overall weakening of the gene pool for healthy future generations

Valdosta State University Biology Professor Dr. Brad Bergstrom recently authored a paper titled “The Northern Rocky Mountain gray wolf is not yet recovered,” which was published in the December issue of BioScience, the journal of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.

For the first time in nearly a half a century, Sweden will allow wolf hunting after a decision to limit the country’s wolf numbers.

HOWLColorado has added the ability to send a free e-card to anyone who can receive an e-mail.

The Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission will postpone consideration of next year’s wolf hunting season until spring to allow more time for public comment, FWP officials said today.