by Ken Fischman | Dec 3, 2015 | anti wolf, stories, wolf hunt, Wolves
(With apologies to Jonathon Swift, the author of “Gulliver’s Travels,” whose satiric essay, “A Modest Proposal, ”suggested that England could solve the Irish famine by skimming off surplus babies and using them for food.) Ken Fischman, Ph.D. Next spring,...
by Ken Fischman | Oct 7, 2012 | Animism, anti wolf, Hunter Gatherers, Paleoanthropology, stories, wolf hunt
Are the Beliefs of Earth-Based Peoples a Valid Guide to Their Behavior? Ken Fischman, Ph.D Jon Young with Bushmen in Botswana Is there any validity to the oral histories of indigenous peoples? Typically, the avatars of western culture do not put much stock in the...
by Ken Fischman | Aug 23, 2012 | anti wolf, Breaking News, genetics, Idaho Fish & Game, wolf hunt, Wolves
Again, An Uncertain Future for the Gray Wolf By Ken Fischman, Ph.D. August 23, 2012 It looks as though Interior Secretary Salazar has struck a deal with Wyoming to end its Endangered Species listing for wolves in that state. According to the New York Times, the...
by Ken Fischman | Jul 17, 2012 | Breaking News, genetics, Idaho Fish & Game, wolf facts, wolf hunt
THE TROPHIC DOWNGRADING OF PLANET EARTH (Or, where have all the predators gone?) J.A. Estes, et al. (2011) The Trophic Downgrading of Planet Earth (2011) Science, 15 July, 333(6040) 301-306. Summary and Comments by Ken Fischman, Ph.D. This is a paper that is worth...
by Ken Fischman | Dec 14, 2011 | Breaking News, Idaho Fish & Game, wolf hunt
Stephen Augustine’s Comments on Wolves to Idaho Fish & Game and Op Ed in The Reader Stephen Augustine’s eloquent and perceptive words about the Idaho wolf hunt disserve the attention of all those who care about the fate of our wildlife. He points out that the...
by Ken Fischman | Jul 8, 2011 | genetics, Idaho Fish & Game, wolf hunt, Wolves
There has been a swirl of recent events, which threatens the very survival of wolves in the northern Rockies. First, there was the delisting of wolves from the ESA, then the declaration by IDF&G that there will be no kill quota in most of the state during the...
