by Ken Fischman | Oct 30, 2018 | awareness, stories, Tracking, wolf facts, Wolves
It was a dream job. I and my wife, Lanie, had been chosen by Idaho Fish & Game to be summer caretakers and guides at their Stonebraker Wilderness Ranch. Stonebraker was situated at Chamberlain Basin, in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness, a 3.5...
by Ken Fischman | May 22, 2013 | Breaking News, genetics, The Earth, Wolves
The Incredible Shrinking Megafauna By Ken Fischman, Ph.D. Part 1 – Of Wolves and Elk Doug Smith, who is in charge of the Wolf Recovery Team in Yellowstone National Park (YS) said, during a December 17, 2009 interview by The Billings Gazette, that he had...
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 | Aug 4, 2011 | genetics, Wolves
Scientists debate ‘magic number’ of wolves needed for species' survival [To my knowledge, this is the first article in the media to address from a scientific point of view the important issue of how many wolves are needed for a viable population. Chaney points...