The Wolf Preservation Blog

http://www.canadianwolfcoalition.com/node/885

Main points presented to Premier Gordon Campbell (whom you can write a letter to through the link above, please take a moment to do so!):

1. Predation did not cause the decline of mountain caribou populations.

2. Killing top carnivores will not save the mountain caribou.

3. Top predators play critical roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems.

4. Predator control practices include the killing of upwards of 80% of wolves over large areas for many years or decades.

5. Sporadic predator control programs in BC have been driven by politics, not science. Increasingly they incorporate science to legitimize political objectives.

**Click on the website link at the top for rest of story and to PETITION PREMIER GORDON CAMPELL!

The answer to the first poll is BLUE.  Wolves are born with BLUE eyes.  After a number of weeks, their eye color gradually changes to orange, gold, green, and in rare cases remain blue.

The answer to the second poll is the OMEGA.  The OMEGA is the lowest ranking wolf in a social pack hierarchy.  “Wolf Park” describes the Omega wolf’s role perfectly, “The omega wolf ranks lower than any other wolf. It usually sleeps away from the other pack members and may not engage in much social behavior, like howling or greeting. The other wolves may make a “game” of picking on the omega wolf, biting it and driving it away from food. At other times, the omega may be tolerated or even accepted into group activities. This wolf may be able to eventually work itself back higher in the rank order or it may eventually choose to leave and form a new pack.”

This letter was posted by “Wolf Howl Animal Preserve” (http://www.everythingwolf.com/news/readarticle.aspx?article=270)

http://www.eyeonpalin.org/take_action/kids.php

Hi kids!  You can make a difference for Alaskan Wolves by participating in the “drawing or work of art created by my child” form available through the link above presented by Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund. 

It’s simple!  Just color a picture of the wolf, write a brief statement about why aerial killing of wolves should stop, make sure legal guardian/parent signs if you’re under 18 years old, and mail it in to the address listed on the form.  Since Governor Sarah Palin is no longer in office, please cross out her name above the wolf picture and write “Sean Purnell,” the current Alaskan Governor.

Let your voices be heard and let’s help advocate to stop the brutal aerial killing of these incredible animals!