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After more than 30 years in the outdoor writing business, you would think I'd know better.
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Hoping for the best
It has now been two years since the National Park Service (NPS) began restoring the wolf population at Isle Royale National Park, with four arriving from Minnesota in the fall of 2018, followed by 15 more from Canada and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Environment, Gray wolf, Isle Royale National Park, National Park Service
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Conflicts between wolves, hunting dogs in Michigan decline in 2015
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Mich. – Michigan’s 2015 bear hunting season ended in October with fewer incidents than last year of hunting dogs being attacked by wolves. Only three attacks were reported to the state, down from 17 in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bears, Conservation, DNR, Gray wolf, Hunting, Hunting Dogs, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, Nature, Wolf, Wolves
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State wolf plan to be updated, public asked to comment
By Howard Meyerson Grand Rapids, Michigan – State wildlife officials want to know what the public thinks about Michigan’s current Wolf Management Plan. The 96-page document, developed in 2008, was slated to be updated in 2013. That process is now … Continue reading
Muskegon schoolchildren put Isle Royale wolf lessons to use, build website for kids
By Howard Meyerson MUSKEGON, MI –There is something remarkable taking place in the third- and fourth-grade classroom at Reeths-Puffer Elementary School in Muskegon. Eight-, 9- and 10-year-old children are learning about predator-prey relationships, the food chain and the wolves on … Continue reading
Michigan wolf hunt: With licenses set to go on sale this Saturday, opponents continue to cry foul
The fight over wolf hunting in Michigan continues despite a state plan to put wolf hunt licenses on sale Saturday. Opponents are claiming the hunt is based on politics rather than science and that the livestock damage claims are trumped-up. … Continue reading
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Tagged Conservation, Gray wolf, Hunting, Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Gov. Snyder appoints U.P. resident, JR Richardson as NRC chairman
By Howard Meyerson The development of Michigan’s natural resource economy is a high priority for JR Richardson, the new chairman of the state’s Natural Resources Commission. But the Ontonagon resident thinks that shouldn’t happen without proper safeguards in place. Protecting … Continue reading