wolves

Stories 61 - 65 | << Prev 

Palin Howls at Judd's Wildlife Ad

Fringe group twists the truth about Alaska hunting, governor says

(Newser) - Sarah Palin is steaming over a conservation group's ad in which Ashley Judd slams the Alaska governor for "championing the slaughter of wildlife," Politico reports. Palin released a statement in which she called the campaign "reprehensible and hypocritical," adding: "Shame on the Defenders of Wildlife...

Ashley Judd Ad Mauls Palin Over Wolf-Killing

Conservationist campaign slams Palin's support of 'senseless savagery'

(Newser) - Actress Ashley Judd is spearheading a Defenders of Wildlife ad campaign blasting Sarah Palin for her support of the aerial killing of wolves and bears in Alaska, reports the Huffington Post. Judd slams Palin's "anti-conservation agenda" in the film, which shows wolves shot from the air writhing in the...

Life With Wolves Has Couple in Own Reality-TV Pack

Living With the Wolfman aims to integrate humans and animals ... to mixed reviews

(Newser) - A British authority on wolves is taking his fiancée into the wild, and bringing cameras along, Newsweek reports. Shaun Ellis, who has spent years living with wolf packs, coaxed Helen Jeffs from her job as a schoolteacher to live on a wildlife refuge where they eat raw meat and...

Palin Hasn't Let Science Stall a Good Hunt
Palin Hasn't Let Science Stall
a Good Hunt
OPINION
Sep 8, 2008 2:52 PM CDT

Palin Hasn't Let Science Stall a Good Hunt

Alaska gov. makes killing wolves from aircraft a bullet point

(Newser) - Sarah Palin has spent her Alaska governorship aggressively pushing to expand aerial wolf hunting, contrary to the advice of wildlife experts, reports Salon. The practice consists of shooting wolves from low-flying aircraft. Palin believes wolves compete with human hunters for moose and caribou, and has encouraged the curbing of the...

Wolves, Back From Brink, Are Targets Again

Environmental groups sue after feds remove species' protected tag

(Newser) - A success story is at risk of turning into a bloodbath as gray wolves, newly removed from the US endangered-species list, are no longer protected from being hunted outside national parks. A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Bush administration, claiming that the wolves still need protection in the...

Stories 61 - 65 | << Prev