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 | Dec 1, 2011 | Wolves
The Case of the Missing Predator, or Please Pass the Shark Fin Soup THE PREDATOR/PREY RELATIONSHIP. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT? From time to time in this website, we examine important scientific papers in light of what they show us about subjects of interest to...
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...
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...
by Ken Fischman | Dec 19, 2010 | statistics, wolf hunt, Wolves
Biogeographic and Genetic Factors in Northern Rockies Wolf Populations Ken Fischman, Ph.D.(Genetics) April 9, 2008 As we all know, Fish & Wildlife (USFW) has proposed delisting the wolf populations of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. They have...