Post by: luvmystang67 on February 13, 2015, 08:02:49 AM
Hundred of miles from its Wyoming home, "914F" wandered to the rocky North Rim of the Grand Canyon last fall—the first gray wolf spotted there in 70 years, the Arizona Republic notes—before heading into Utah, likely searching for food or a mate.
But in December, the wolf's journey came to an end after a hunter there mistook her for a coyote and shot her dead, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
Using DNA testing, the US Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed the 3-year-old collared animal was the same one seen at the Grand Canyon, the Republic notes.
"It is nothing short of a tragedy that this wolf's journey across the west was cut short," Eva Sargent, a director for Defenders of Wildlife, tells the Chronicle.
"This brave and ambitious female gray wolf … had already become a symbol of what gray wolf recovery should look like: animals naturally dispersing to find suitable habitat." Gray wolves weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country: All of North America used to be their home, Defenders of Wildlife notes, but they were killed off throughout much the US in the 1930s.
What's worrying some animal advocates is that the federal government is considering removing endangered-species status from gray wolves in all regions: When they were delisted from the Northern Rockies, mass killings of the creatures took place in multiple states, including Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.
"Sadly, with the US Fish and Wildlife Service preparing to remove all protections for gray wolves, except for Mexican gray wolves, in the near future, it will become harder and harder for wolves to travel safely, and less … likely that we will hear their howls echo through places like the Grand Canyon," Sargent tells the Chronicle.
http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/02/13/tragedy-hunter-accidentally-killed-famed-grand-canyon-gray-wolf/ (http://www.foxnews.com/science/2015/02/13/tragedy-hunter-accidentally-killed-famed-grand-canyon-gray-wolf/)
Post by: Naches Sportsman on February 13, 2015, 08:08:18 AM
Post by: bobcat on February 13, 2015, 08:15:08 AM
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"This brave and ambitious female gray wolf … had already become a symbol of what gray wolf recovery should look like: animals naturally dispersing to find suitable habitat." Gray wolves weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country: All of North America used to be their home, Defenders of Wildlife notes, but they were killed off throughout much the US in the 1930s.
What about bison? They weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country either. Why doesn't the Defenders of Wildlife work to get bison re-established in all the remaining "suitable habitat?" Oh yeah, they probably don't care about bison because we could hunt them, and eat them.
Post by: Bob33 on February 13, 2015, 08:40:09 AM
Go big or stay home. Bring back Tyrannosaurus rex. Let's make Seattle a veritable Jurassic Park.Quote"This brave and ambitious female gray wolf … had already become a symbol of what gray wolf recovery should look like: animals naturally dispersing to find suitable habitat." Gray wolves weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country: All of North America used to be their home, Defenders of Wildlife notes, but they were killed off throughout much the US in the 1930s.
What about bison? They weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country either. Why doesn't the Defenders of Wildlife work to get bison re-established in all the remaining "suitable habitat?" Oh yeah, they probably don't care about bison because we could hunt them, and eat them.
Post by: luvmystang67 on February 13, 2015, 09:09:30 AM
They of course wont bring those back because they've been gone too long and their reintroduction could damage the delicate ecosystem. Hold the fact that an animal extinct in a given area also causes the same problem when reintroduced back to that area...
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Post by: headshot5 on February 13, 2015, 09:13:25 AM
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Go big or stay home. Bring back Tyrannosaurus rex. Let's make Seattle a veritable Jurassic Park.
Yeah and a recovered population of grizzly's in California, you know... the bear on their State Flag.
Post by: h20hunter on February 13, 2015, 09:13:49 AM
:tup:
Post by: luvmystang67 on February 13, 2015, 10:03:20 AM
What about bison? They weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country either. Why doesn't the Defenders of Wildlife work to get bison re-established in all the remaining "suitable habitat?" Oh yeah, they probably don't care about bison because we could hunt them, and eat them.
Hey, you stole my argument. I've been saying for a long time that if they are going to use the endangered species act as a hammer, they need to pound all the nails, not just their favorite ones. We need to get bison numbers back up into the tens of millions, from Texas to the Canadian border. When it starts affecting the food supply in the big sterile cities maybe a light will come on.
But wouldn't you love to do an archery horseback hunt for bison? Indian style? Up close and personal.
Or from a train... :guns:
Still too soon?
Post by: idaho guy on February 13, 2015, 12:30:26 PM
***************Quote"This brave and ambitious female gray wolf … had already become a symbol of what gray wolf recovery should look like: animals naturally dispersing to find suitable habitat." Gray wolves weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country: All of North America used to be their home, Defenders of Wildlife notes, but they were killed off throughout much the US in the 1930s.
What about bison? They weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country either. Why doesn't the Defenders of Wildlife work to get bison re-established in all the remaining "suitable habitat?" Oh yeah, they probably don't care about bison because we could hunt them, and eat them.
they are trying to bring back the bison in eastern montana and its been creating fits with ranchers-they want them to roam from up around Havre clear to Yellowstone. I dont think they have gotten much traction with that idea yet. Funny I havent noticed the "mass killings of the creatures" in Idaho since they were delisted! I have tried to be part of at least some killing but them wolves is smart
Post by: Bean Counter on February 13, 2015, 12:33:28 PM
Post by: pianoman9701 on February 13, 2015, 12:48:33 PM
I am in the middle on the wolf issues, but reading some of the comments of treehuggers make me feel very smart :chuckle:. Some of them cant even tell the difference between a wolf and a coyote or between a deer and elk. Tree huggin city tards.
Apparently, there's at least one Utah hunter who falls in the same category. :dunno:
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 13, 2015, 12:49:49 PM
Post by: Bean Counter on February 13, 2015, 01:07:09 PM
Until then , this is what a lot of the southwest "border"will look like...
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 13, 2015, 01:32:00 PM
Post by: goosegetter79 on February 14, 2015, 07:45:34 AM
***************Quote"This brave and ambitious female gray wolf … had already become a symbol of what gray wolf recovery should look like: animals naturally dispersing to find suitable habitat." Gray wolves weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country: All of North America used to be their home, Defenders of Wildlife notes, but they were killed off throughout much the US in the 1930s.
What about bison? They weren't always isolated to certain parts of the country either. Why doesn't the Defenders of Wildlife work to get bison re-established in all the remaining "suitable habitat?" Oh yeah, they probably don't care about bison because we could hunt them, and eat them.
they are trying to bring back the bison in eastern montana and its been creating fits with ranchers-they want them to roam from up around Havre clear to Yellowstone. I dont think they have gotten much traction with that idea yet. Funny I havent noticed the "mass killings of the creatures" in Idaho since they were delisted! I have tried to be part of at least some killing but them wolves is smart
They released 90 bison back in November on the Fort Peck Reservation (east of Havre around Wolf Point, MT) with more to come.
Post by: bobcat on February 14, 2015, 07:54:06 AM
They released 90 bison back in November on the Fort Peck Reservation (east of Havre around Wolf Point, MT) with more to come.
I bet the Defenders of Wildlife won't care if one of those bison gets poached.
Post by: goosegetter79 on February 14, 2015, 08:32:40 AM
They released 90 bison back in November on the Fort Peck Reservation (east of Havre around Wolf Point, MT) with more to come.
I bet the Defenders of Wildlife won't care if one of those bison gets poached.
Nope all they care about are there precious wolves.
Post by: WAcoyotehunter on February 14, 2015, 12:35:13 PM
Post by: idaho guy on February 17, 2015, 09:45:12 AM
Back to the point of the post.... This guy didn't buy Arizona any time. When wolves make it to the boundaries of the region they will expand into Arizona, Colorado, Utah..... Standby.
:yeah: once they make it they will probably explodes in those states like Colorado with all those elk.
Post by: Quarter Pounder on February 18, 2015, 07:02:43 PM
Post by: jasnt on February 19, 2015, 08:08:27 PM