Wolf Crossing

Protecting the Gila

WildEarth Guardians wants to secure lasting and landmark protection for the endangered wildlands and wildlife of the Gila Bioregion in southwestern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona. Our vision is a healthy population of wolves surrounded by millions of acres of newly designated wilderness. Eventually we believe that America’s first Wilderness Area should become [...]

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By JUDITH KOHLER
Associated Press Writer
Published: Friday, May 22, 2009 4:41 PM MDT
DENVER | Tired of waiting for federal action, a group that advocates restoring wolves to the Southern Rockies is trying to build interest among elected officials and others in the region.
WildEarth Guardians is releasing a report promoting Rocky Mountain National Park and the western [...]

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By Dan Martin – 23 hours ago
SIZIWANGQI, China (AFP) — Scanning the vast northern China steppe surrounding him, Delger leans on a wooden staff that is his herd’s only protection against a lethal enemy that is out there, somewhere.
“They come at night, but you never hear them. When you do hear something, it is [...]

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URL: http://www.dchieftain.com/news/88876-05-09-09.html

Saturday, May 9, 2009
 
Wolves get a little help from their two-legged friends
 
 
El Defensor Chieftain Reports
A female wolf pup cowered underneath a juniper tree while fish and wildlife workers attempted to coax her into a “shade box” to receive her vaccinations.
United States Fish & Wildlife Service biologists Maggie Dwire and Susan Dicks were required to [...]

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Anne Minard
for National Geographic News

May 4, 2009

May 4, 2009

Evolving faster than any other new rabies virus on record, a northern-Arizona rabies strain has mutated to become contagious among skunks and now foxes, experts believe.The strain looks to be spreading fast, commanding attention from disease researchers across the United States (U.S. map).It’s not so unusual [...]

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