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Mostly I thought the pose here kind of fit the so called predicament that wild wolves in Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, and Utah are now facing (think Wyoming was left out of the picture). Below is just a splurge of things that are floating around my head. It can be ignored really...I think...maybe not. I don't know.

So, looks like wolves have been stripped of their protection of being an endangered species in the above states. (however world wide they are of least concern). The only good thing I see is that Mexican gray wolves retain their protection. I'm not big into politics... so I have no idea how this really came about, something about a bill latching onto something that NEEDED to be passed or something. One of the few times I wish I understood the world better to make sense of the things I care about.

Don't have any sort of degree in biology or anything, I just 'get the gist' of a lot of things. Attempting to change that in the future of course. So there's a wonder if wolves will be fine without the Act to protect them, because as far as I know it's up to the state and the way they manage wolves, and I'm assuming each state is a bit different in the way they want their wolves managed (I use the word 'their' loosely, since the wolves shouldn't belong to the state, they're EVERYBODY's wolves I think.) 100 seems to be a magic number with most species to survive, but having 100 of everything would be pretty damn boring. But I think most of all, I don't want the cattle industry to brainwash the politicians (which I think is pretty easy to do with enough cash...) into saying that wolves eat all of their animals. I looked at the 2005 NASS report for cattle loss.. EIGHT other reasons for death were listed above the first predator related death, which was caused by coyotes. Wolves are second to last on the list. But yeah that was 2005, and this is six years later.

So I guess I'll give it a shot on starting from the bottom up, and start educating zoo visitors about the basics of wolves. At least that's a start. Not the ideal place to be doing so, but it's a start. Eastern Oregon is a bit far for me to travel. But as always, there's sometimes no changing people...unless you do something pretty extreme. Kinda hoping that institutions that work for wolf conservation

Anyway, enjoy the picture. And I hope these overcast days end soon...

Gray wolf
Canis lupus
Oregon Zoo Portland, OR

_{Ohh I hope this doesn't get me yelled at.}

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~lonewolf025 Apr 18, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

I really don't like that the wolf fell to political means instead of valid scientific research. I understand the concern of some ranchers, but I would really like to see the actual numbers of years past and decide if the wolves are really a problem. If I recall correctly there are current provisions that say problem animals (ones that regularly hang around herds and people) can be shot, and the ranchers are reimbursed for any animals killed by wolves, so I'd really like to know what their beef is (no pun intended). Really not digging their minimum number though...seems like it's just another excuse to hunt the wolf to near extinction all over again.

Hopefully people wise up and keep the numbers at a reasonable level...

~bandit1971 Apr 16, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

God she's so pretty.
How'd you gt any photos with all the friggin rain we've been getting? x__X

And I agree with you, 100 is NOT enough wolves to have. Not when there used to be so many more.
They're amazing creatures that need our protection, and they ONLY eat the cattle because its THERE. Like fast food for us. That and a lot of the land once belonged to them -_-

God I hate people some times....

*DeeOtter Apr 16, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

I don't knowwww. It must have been one of the overcast days with no rain, just the looming clouds. The weather peoples said that there would be no rain next week. Pffff! right. I'll believe it when I see it, or rather don't see it.

"100" is about the minimum number needed to have enough genetic diversity to survive, but that's like the bare minimum for most species 125 popped up somewhere with the difference of predators and herbivores. I can't remember which is which, but it would be sooo nice to have over 100 wolves in any given state. I read in one of the news releases that Idaho/Montana may be able to hunt their numbers down to 150, with over 500 wolves in either state that's a giant drop.

At least the numbers grew, and hopefully they will continue to grow even without the protection from the ESA. But it seems like it's up to the states now. Which may or may not go too well.

~wolfiesofthenight Apr 16, 2011 Student General Artist

she's and absolutly stunning wolf ^^ you took an amazing photo, well done!

*DeeOtter Apr 16, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Thanks. Summer is coming (I think....it's been raining here the last SIXTY days or so it seems). So she'll be loosing all her fluffiness and look kinda silly. But still pretty.

~wolfiesofthenight Apr 16, 2011 Student General Artist

no problem, the rain must suck ^^

~Phoenix001 Apr 15, 2011

He's so perdy!!!!! ^D^

*Jack-13 Apr 15, 2011

Education is the key, I try to help people understand the nature of the animals. A lot of people still cling to the "Big Bad Wolf" stereotype unfortunately. However, the fact that the wolves have the sheer numbers to not need protection is actually a very, very good sign.

*DeeOtter Apr 16, 2011 Hobbyist Photographer

Yeah. It's either the 'big bag wolf' or the 'oo I want that as a pet' that I hear mostly (aside from the twilight comments that make me a little ill).
I'm pretty happy that they have grown in numbers, just hope that they don't fall back down. There's just 23 wolves in Oregon now, hoping to see the numbers grow to have a stable population which would be pretty neat.

*Jack-13 Apr 16, 2011

Yeah, wolf as a pet is a bad idea. They don't have wolves at the zoo here and the sanctuary does a pretty good job of discouraging people, so I don't have to explain it too much.

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