Wisconsin conservationist Aldo Leopold once wrote about what he called “the green fire” in the eyes of a dying wolf. In his essay, “Thinking Like a Mountain,” Leopold wrote, “I was young then and full of trigger-itch; I thought that because fewer wolves meant more deer, that no wolves would mean hunters’ paradise. But after […]
Trump administration repeals protections for Gray Wolves
Last Thursday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it would be delisting Gray Wolves from the federal Endangered Species list. The delisting would remove a number of protections from the species — which has rebounded from near extinction in the past three decades. It’s the latest in a long line of environmental protections that […]