At the bottom of this post is a photo quiz to test your skill at species identification and/or differentiation to go along with this action alert from WildEarth Guardian…..
Poachers [hunters] are shooting Mexican wolves in cold blood and the government is doing almost nothing about it.
Why? Because the Department of Justice has a policy that basically allows the killers to make the excuse that they thought they were shooting at a coyote.
And so anti-wolf forces are just laughing it off.
Sound outrageous? Well it is. What’s worse is that it’s now happened dozens of times. With the body count mounting, we said enough is enough. So last week we filed a landmark lawsuit to stop the practice of letting killers get off scot free. Now we urgently need your help!
We need to raise $20,000 in the next 21 days to ensure we can defend wolves in court – thanks to a fellow outraged Guardian, the first 50 gifts will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $10,000! With less than 75 Mexican wolves in the wild we need to act urgently. Please contribute to our Mexican Wolf Protection Fund.
The Department of Justice has decided to simply walk away from enforcing the Endangered Species Act, which strictly prohibits killing of endangered species—no matter the excuse. As a result it’s not only killers of Mexican wolves that have not been prosecuted, but also killers of other endangered species, including Grizzly bears, whooping cranes and California Condors.
Because of its so-called “McKittrick Policy,” the Department of Justice is loathe to charge or prosecute individuals who kill “endangered” species if they claim that they mistook the identity of the animal as their defense.
Since 1998, at least 48 endangered Mexican wolves have been shot, but the government has only pursued two cases! WildEarth Guardians believes it’s time the wildlife poachers are brought to justice, but we need your financial support.
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…So, just how hard is it to tell a wolf from a coyote? A black bear from a grizzly? Should hunters be trusted to make that call?
I’ve posted some of my photos below so you can decide for yourself whether coyote hunting should be legal in an area where only 75 individuals of a critically endangered subspecies of wolves exist; or if black bears should be hunted in a grizzly recovery zone.
(Answers at bottom of post.)
Let’s start with an easy one. Choose which is the grizzly bear from the following two photos:
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Wildlife Photography Copyright Jim Robertson
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So how about these two; same question, (left or right)?
Now, which of these is the wolf?
Ok, this last one was a trick question; the two crossing the bridge are young wolves. But you get the point, it’s sometimes hard to tell.
Number 2. is the grizzly, as is the photo on the left below it.
Part of the credo of the alleged “ethical” hunter is, don’t pull the trigger unless you’re dead sure of your target. Better yet, don’t pull it at all; none of these animals deserve to die for your sporting pleasure.
Exposing the Big Game 
THE ANSWER,,,DON’T SHOOT ANY OF THEM!!!
DON’T SHOOT ANY OF THEM,,,EVER
Works for me!! DO NOT shoot any of them
If your going to shot … do it with your camera. Stop building on their territory, you don’t like it when they are your neighbors. Oh, but wait, they lived there first. Your articles are always top notch with a twist on hunters …. Want to hunt, lets hunt the hunters and see how they like it.
Thanks Trish, Here’s to Cleveland Amory’s Hunt the Hunters Hunt Club!
I support the right to arm bears! And wolves, coyotes, deer and all other wild animals!
Here here!
When do we go??????
Reblogged this on Carinas space.
I was able to make the differentiation in all three cases.
Way to go, you’re better than most hunters!
Reblogged this on Sherlockian's Blog and commented:
Grizzly Bears and Wolves need to be saved.
making a distinction between killing a coyote or wolf, black bear or grizzly bear, is absurd and reprehensible.
uh oh – I mean the states and federal government, not you, jim, or readers!
I knew what you meant;)
phew. 🙂
There is no real logical answer here and given the choice it would be none,if the common steer/cattle was to be put in as an answer it would most certainly be the land corroding nature balance upsetting cattle…. for THEY are the reasons the animal kingdom in North America and nature as a whole are in the condition they are in.The second choice would be the Coyote as they are a faster growing breed of predator and much more resilient than the wolf..
Survival of the fittest if no weapons, traps, poisons or the likes used so the animal has a fair fight. Were is it fair if you wash your clothes, clean your body and gear with scent that tells them another deer, elk, bear, wolf ect …. is near and it is human with a weapon. I say fight fair hunters or be hunted yourself and see what it feels like to crap yourself knowing your going to die today.
You cannot save one species and not the other. Coyotes are just as important despite not being endangered.
If wolves are to have a chance in America, sport hunting as a whole needs to be addressed for ot makes no sense to try to get people to value one animal but still allow people to take the lives of others for fun and expect the value of an animals life to ever really mean anything or to truly have any lasting protection.
Your very right Paul! We do all fight against hunting overall but the love of the wolf is what is upper most as they are just know recovering from almost extinction unlike coyotes who are everywhere. Not saying it is right to kill them, OH NO NOT AT ALL. I grew up as a hunters daughter and hated the thought of having to sit at the table while everyone ate what I love. Worse was knowing when dad came home the head would be on the front of the truck and the body in the back. Not to mention my Grandfather and uncles, cousins came home the same way.. Protection of all species is upper most important for survival for all of us living creatures. Mother Nature put us here to live as one ….