Tag: Melissa Smith

• A Clash of Values: Exploring the Perspective of Environmentalists vs. Hunters

  

  Wolves, bears and mountain lions have an irreplaceable and complex role in our world. What is distressing to me, is that these species are all quickly losing ground, and when they finally receive the step up they deserve from us, the fringe groups are just waiting for the next opportunity to push them back to…

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  January 9, 2024

  GUEST BLOGS

  agenda, animals, bears, congress, conservation, democracy, DNR, endangered, environment, environmentalist, government, great lakes, humans, hunting, laws, Melissa Smith, naturalist, populations, science, silent, species, sports, sustainable, trophy hunting, wildlife, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• MARCH 2023 NEWSLETTER

  

  We have a lot of vital work to do this Spring! Registration is opening for Wildlife Day at the Capitol, seats are opening on the NRB, the WCC is changing its format, how to better protect yourself this tick season, upcoming Fireside Chats and MORE!

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  March 1, 2023

  NEWSLETTERS

  biden, Boundary Waters, BWCA, capitol, conservation, conservation congress, day, DNR, dom ricci, dominic ricci, fireside chat, great lakes, hunting, Madison, march, Melissa Smith, minnesota, native american, natural resources board, NRB, photography, species, spring, tick app, tick identification, ticks, university of wisconsin, Washington DC, WCC, wildlife, wisconsin, wolves

• Press Release: Petition Seeks Hounding Ban in Wisconsin National Forest

  

  Wildlife conservation and animal protection groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service today to ban hounding in Wisconsin’s Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest. Hounding is the practice of training and using dogs to hunt and chase down black bears and other wildlife.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  January 19, 2023

  PRESS RELEASES

  abuse, ban, bears, Center for Biological Diversity, chase, Chequamegon, Collette Adkins, conservation, dogs, forest, hounding, hounds, hunt, hunters, hunting, Melissa Smith, National Forest, Nicolet, parks, public, public land, wildlife, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• SEPTEMBER 2022 NEWSLETTER

  

  A note from our Executive Director about bear hounding season, exciting upcoming events, announcing our NEW “Robo Lobo” project, honoring our Volunteer of the Month, upcoming Fireside Chats, and more!

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  September 14, 2022

  NEWSLETTERS

  bears, black, black bears, chase, conservation, DNR, dogs, endangered, fireside chat, great lakes, hounding, hounds, hunters, hunting, Kelly Osborn, Madison, Melissa Smith, news, Paul Collins, season, species, vegan fest, wildlife, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• STATE JUDGE ISSUES “DRAMATIC DECISION” IN STRIKING DOWN WISCONSIN WOLF HUNT

  

  In the biggest news so far for wolf protection in the United States in 2021, a court in Wisconsin issued an injunction today requiring the Wisconsin DNR to set the quota at zero wolves for the upcoming wolf trophy hunt scheduled to start November 6th. The decision could spare hundreds of wolves targeted for killing.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  October 25, 2021

  news

  2021, action, animal wellness action, center for a humane economy, conservation, court, decision, DNR, endangered, february, great lakes, hunt, Hunter Nation, hunting, injunction, Jacob Frost, judge, legal, Melissa Smith, Michigan, minnesota, november, Pat Clark, project coyote, quota, species, trophy, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• April is for ADVOCACY !

  

  April is an important advocacy month for the future of our wildlife and we have much to accomplish together. As requested, here is a breakdown for the month of April with detailed instructions and deadlines for participation.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  April 2, 2021

  ACTION ALERTS

  advocacy, April, conservation, fall hunt, fireside chat, hearing, hunt, hunting, laurie ross, management, meeting, Melissa Smith, natural resources board, NRB, plan, public, register, resolutions, spring hearing, testify, WCC, what you can do, wildlife, wisconsin, Wisconsin conservation congress, Wolf Advisory, wolf hunt, wolf hunting, wolves

• FOTWW Howls Back at Wolf Delisting Hearing in Hudson, WI

  

  Last week we attended the Ron Johnson and USFWS public hearing on national wolf delisting – here’s what happened….

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  May 10, 2019

  news

  and wildlife, Britt Ricci, Charles Wooley, delisting, DNR, endangered, ESA, extinction, farmers, Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf, hudson, hunting, list, livestock, Melissa Smith, midwest, population, protections, public comment, public hearing, Sean Duffy, senator ron johnson, species, testimony, Tom Tiffany, training, trapping, USFWS, webinar, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• PRESS RELEASE: Dane County WI Approves Wildlife Killing Contest Ban Resolution, Urging Legislature, DNR and Governor to Action

  

  Last night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors, in a unanimous vote, passed Resolution 502, urging the Wisconsin Legislature to develop and support changes to statutes to ban any and all future wildlife killing contests.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  March 8, 2019

  PRESS RELEASES

  board, cattle, contest, coyote, dane county, DNR, environment, hound, hounding, Humane Society, hunt, kill, killing contest, livestock, Melissa Smith, Natural Resources, predator, press release, preston cole, project coyote, Randy Jurewicz, resolution, stop the madness, the killing games, tony evers, UW Madison, wildlife, wisconsin

• PRESS RELEASE: Trump Administration to Strip Protections for Wisconsin’s Gray Wolves

  

  The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced its intention to remove Endangered Species Act protections for all gray wolves in the United States that are currently protected.

  Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf

  March 6, 2019

  PRESS RELEASES

  administration, delist, delisting, endangered, ESA, federal, federal register, Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS, gray wolves, great lakes, management, Melissa Smith, plan, plans, population, press release, protections, species, threatened, TRUMP, USFWS, wisconsin, wolf, wolves

• Zinke’s Interior Deptartment Seeks to Undermine Protections for Endangered Species

  

  In response to today’s release by Secretary Ryan Zinke’s Department of Interior regarding draft regulations to weaken protections for America’s most at-risk fish, plants and wildlife, Friends of the Wisconsin Wolf & Wildlife has put out a statement opposing this outrageous move. 

  BrittRic

  July 19, 2018

  PRESS RELEASES

  Barrasso, biologists, Bishop, congress, endangered, Endangered Species, extinct, extinction, great lakes, house, Interior Department, Melissa Smith, modernization, press release, protections, reform, scientists, Senate, species, TRUMP, Tulchin, wildlife, wolves, Zinke