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 | Idaho Fish & Game, wolf hunt, Wolves
Wolves Don’t Belong On The Firing Line WRITERS ON THE RANGE – September 23, 2009By Ken Fischman The day before the first-ever official wolf hunt started in Idaho on Sept. 1, I stood on the sidewalk outside the county courthouse in Sandpoint, watching cars...
by Ken Fischman | Dec 19, 2010 | anti wolf, wolf hunt, Wolves
Bonner Bee Nov 20, 2010 Wolf Defenders’ View Absent Rich Landers in Sunday’s Spokesman (Aug. 30), quoted seven people, who were in favor of hunting wolves. It is not that dissenters are non-existent or hard to reach. He could have spoken with Michael Robinson of 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...