Lots of talk of wolves in the news today. Here’s some snippets and links…
Hearing in Sacramento Oct. 2 on federal protection of gray wolf
By Matt Weiser The Sacramento Bee
The hearing will be held Oct. 2 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Clarion Inn, Martinique Ball Room, 1401 Arden Way, in Sacramento.
In June, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed removing the gray wolf from the endangered species list in 42 states, including California and Oregon.
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/09/10/5722212/hearing-in-sacramento-oct-2-on.html
Wolves need protection to fully recover
By Doug Tompkins and Peter Metcalf
First Published Sep 07 2013 01:01 am • Last Updated Sep 07 2013 01:01 am
Wildlands need their full complement of species to maintain their ecological integrity. Thus it has been heartening to see the gray wolf repopulate the rugged northern Rockies and expansive western Great Lakes in recent years.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/56829741-82/wolves-wolf-protections-gray.html.csp
Minnesota’s wolves needed for ecological balance
by MAUREEN HACKETT September 8, 2013
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/222746571.html
The recent article, “Despite wins, Minnesota’s endangered species list up by 180” (Aug. 20, 2013) quotes the Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) endangered species coordinator as stating, “We’ve got to learn how to manage species on a larger scale.”
The state’s list of species that have gone extinct and of those that are endangered and threatening to go extinct has grown tremendously.
The Wolves Were Never at Our Doors
By Carl M. Cannon – September 9, 2013
To quell rumors that the destructive Rim Fire still raging in and around Yosemite National Park was started by marijuana growers, authorities revealed this week that the blaze was actually the fault of a careless hunter who set an illegal campfire.
That was tough to take. The fire, which is expected to burn another two weeks, has already charred some 400 square miles, destroyed 100 buildings, and cost taxpayers $75 million. But my thoughts are with another hunter, the coward who recently shot and killed a female Mexican gray wolf denning with her pups in southwestern New Mexico.
These animals roamed the American Southwest and Mexico before there was a border between our countries, long before Anglos or Spaniards ever set foot there, in fact. For many millennia they coexisted easily with native people, who not only eschewed killing them but emulated the way they stalked game.
Exposing the Big Game 
Thank you, Jim! This is very helpful.
Here in New Mexico any Mexican wolf is fair game. Ranchers in the area, grazing on National Forest, wilderness areas, BLM & state lands, do not want any “competition” for the exotic animals (livestock) which compete for the land. New Mexico is still suffering from extreme drought, Climate Change tightens its grip. Where will native wild animals live? The Livestock Industry has been destroying the natural habitat in The West, and we taxpayers pay for it. All ranching on Public Lands must cease now if any native wild populations of wolf, bear, prairie dog, etc., are to survive.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/343/829/766/stop-public-lands-ranching/ More signatures are needed on this petition–please spread the word! Thanks.