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Wolves
08May
May Newsletter Packed With Updates, Comment Opportunities, and More
Read our May Newsletter here. Updates on wolves, events, opportunities for public comments, and what’s been happening on the wildlife protection front.
31Jan
Reported Wolves Killed in Wyoming in 2018 Total 81
The number of wolves killed that were reported in 2018 topped out at 81. The season was extended an additional month and began on September 1 this past year. Quotas were also raised in the Gros Ventre Mountains in hunt areas 8, 10, and 11. The map below depicts how many wolves were hunted in […]
07Jan
WWA Hosts Protest this Saturday in Jackson
Jackson, Wyoming based Wyoming Wildlife Advocates will be hosting a protest against the trophy hunting of Wyoming’s wildlife on the town square January 12 from 11am – 1pm. This protest is part of a larger community of protests called the Worldwide Rally Against Trophy Hunting (WRATH) orchestrated by Compassion Works International. This will be the […]
30Dec
5 Easy Ways to Start 2019 Off on the Right Paw
2018 was an extremely eventful year for wildlife. Some news was positive; Judge Dana Christensen halted the trophy hunting of grizzly bears in the GYE. WWA collaborated with other organizations to make a significant legal win regarding the Alkali Feedground. Critiques of trophy hunting have begun to appear in the main stream. Many other headlines, […]
11Dec
December Newsletter Focuses on Spitfire Killing
Our December newsletter highlights the killing of wolf 926F, also known as Spitfire. We will not have let her die in vain. Our Spitfire Fund has been launched to let our wildlife management know that Wyomingites and other Americans do not agree with the senseless and unnecessary killing of predators. Read the December newsletter here. […]
03Dec
Spitfire Fund: The Plan
An overwhelmingly positive response to The Spitfire Fund has marked its first hours of existence. In addition to a generous outpouring of heartfelt contributions and enthusiasm, we’ve received some excellent questions about the next steps. Her name evokes a sense of resilience and strength, of bold and unwavering fidelity to what is right. Wyoming Wildlife […]
02Dec
The Spitfire Fund
The well-loved wolf Spitfire, in a heartbreaking echo of her mother’s fate, was gunned down by a trophy hunter just outside of Yellowstone National Park. Also known as the Lamar Canyon Pack’s 926F, Spitfire was adored by wildlife watchers across the planet. She was killed for sport. Spitfire should be the last wolf to die […]
21Nov
BREAKING NEWS – CWD Confirmed in Grand Teton
It’s no longer hypothetical – Chronic Wasting Disease has been confirmed in a buck mule deer in Grand Teton National Park. Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 21st, Wyoming Game & Fish issued the following statement: “The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory has confirmed that an adult buck mule deer from […]
04Nov
The New West – Learning From History
In light of recent conflicts involving people and grizzly bears in Northwest Wyoming, there is a real opportunity for learning. Let’s face a fact, there is a subset of the population that hates change. However, change from 19th Century values to even 20th Century values is long overdue, let alone making it all the way […]
30May
Wyoming Wolves Need Your Voice NOW!
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is accepting comments on the 2019 wolf hunting regulations for the trophy game management area that are scheduled to go into effect in the fall of this year. Comments can be submitted online, by mail, or in person at a scheduled meeting. See our action alert for talking points […]