HATS OFF TO THOSE THAT OPPOSE KILLING WOLVES

Congressman John Kline, R-Minnesota, recently introduced a bill (HF 843) that would permanently end endangered species status for the gray wolf in the Great Lakes Region. I thought it was interesting that Dr. David Mech, founder of the International Wolf Center, was not among the group of scientists that signed on to oppose HF 843.  I went over to the Intl. Wolf Ctr YouTube page to make a comment on a prior video they posted and noticed they had deleted all of my previous posts where I questioned why Mech was biased against the wolf and why the only unbiased "wolf expert" on their panel back in Dec. 22, 2014 is Mike Phillips.  They apparently don't like to be questioned.

HERE is that video again if you want to hear the "experts" discuss a federal judges decision to put the wolves back on the ESL.

So, just to be clear… here are the scientists that OPPOSE John Klines bill. These are the scientists you can trust, you know… the ones that actually base their opinions on actual scientific data and the legal requirements of the endangered species act.  

If you want to read the full letter signed by the following you can find it HERE.  To read more about Kline's bill and those who signed on to co-sponsor that piece of garbage you can find it HERE.

David M. Armstrong, Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus 

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

University of Colorado 

Boulder, Colorado

Marc Bekoff, Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus 

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

University of Colorado 

Boulder, Colorado

Bradley Bergstrom, Ph.D. 

Professor, Department of Biology 

Valdosta State University 

Valdosta, Georgia

Jim Berkelman, Ph.D. 

Faculty Associate 

Forest and Wildlife Ecology 

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, Wisconsin

Robert L. Beschta, Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus 

Forest Ecosystems and Society 

Oregon State University 

Corvallis, Oregon

Goran E. D. Bloomberg, Ph.D. 

Wildlife Ecologist, retired 

Lansing, Michigan

Eugenia Bragina, Ph.D. 

Postdoctoral Research Associate 

Forest and Wildlife Ecology 

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, Wisconsin

Barbara Brower, Ph.D. 

Professor 

Geography Department 

Portland State University 

Portland, Oregon

Jeremy Bruskotter, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor 

School of Environment and Natural Resources 

Ohio State University 

Columbus, Ohio

Joseph K. Bump, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor 

School of Forest Resources and Environmental 

Science 

Michigan Technological University 

Houghton, Michigan

Carlos Carroll, Ph.D. 

Director 

Klamath Center for Conservation Research 

Orleans, California

Amanda Cheeseman, Ph.D. 

Graduate Research Assistant 

Environmental Science and Forestry 

State University of New York 

Syracuse, New York

Robert Evans, M.S. 

Wildlife Biologist 

US Forest Service, retired 

Iron River, Michigan

Tracy S. Feldman, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Biology 

Department of Natural and Life Sciences 

St. Andrews University 

Laurinburg, North Carolina

Richard Fredrickson, Ph.D. 

Missoula, Montana

Bob Gillespie, Ph.D. 

Coordinator 

Agriculture and Natural Resources 

Wenatchee Valley College 

Wenatchee, Washington

Anthony J. Giordano, Ph.D. 

Executive Director 

S.P.E.C.I.E.S. 

Ventura, California

Jacob R. Goheen, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology & 

Physiology 

University of Wyoming 

Laramie, Wyoming

Craig K. Harris, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor 

Department of Sociology 

Michigan State University 

East Lansing, Michigan

Philip Hedrick, Ph.D. 

Ullman Professor of Conservation Biology 

School of Life Sciences 

Arizona State University 

Tempe, Arizona

Gretchen Kaufman, DVM 

Assistant Director for Global Health Education 

and Training 

Paul G. Allen School for Global Animal Health 

Washington State University 

Pullman, Washington

Ken Keefover-Ring, Ph.D. 

Assistant Scientist 

Department of Entomology 

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, Wisconsin

Leah R. Knapp, D.V.M. 

Professor of Biology 

Biology Program Director 

Department of Natural and Physical Sciences 

Olivet College 

Olivet, Michigan

Theresa L. Kong, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Biology 

Biology Department 

William Rainey Harper College 

Palatine, Illinois

Ralph Lampman, M.S. 

Research Biologist 

Department of Natural Resources 

Yakama Nation, Prosser, Washington

James M. Le Moine, M.S. 

Research Laboratory Specialist 

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 

University of Michigan 

Ann Arbor, Michigan

Jennifer Leonard, Ph.D. 

Tenured Researcher 

Department of Integrative Ecology 

Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC 

Seville, Spain

Richard L. Lindroth, Ph.D. 

Professor and Associate Dean for Research 

College of Agricultural and Life Sciences 

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, Wisconsin

Yan Linhart Ph.D. 

Professor of Biology, Emeritus 

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 

University of Colorado 

El Cerrito, California (currently)

Malcolm R. MacPherson, Ph.D. 

Scientist 

Santa Fe, New Mexico

Stephen Malcolm, Ph.D. 

Professor 

Department of Biological Sciences 

Western Michigan University 

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Jason P. Martina, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor of Biology 

Department of Mathematics and Sciences 

Our Lady of the Lake University 

San Antonio, Texas

Lisa Naughton, Ph.D. 

Professor, Department of Geography 

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, Wisconsin 

Michael Paul Nelson, Ph.D. 

Ruth H. Spaniol Chair of Renewable Resources 

and 

Professor of Environmental Philosophy and 

Ethics 

Lead-PI, HJ Andrews LTER Program 

Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society 

Oregon State University 

Corvallis, Oregon

David Parsons, M.S. 

Carnivore Conservation Biologist 

The Rewilding Institute 

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Paul C. Paquet, Ph.D. 

Adjunct Professor 

Departments of Geography & Biology 

University of Victoria 

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Kathleen Perillo, M.S. 

Professor 

Biology and Environmental Science 

Clark College 

Vancouver, Washington

Rolf Peterson, Ph.D. 

Robbins Professor of Sustainable Management 

of the Environment 

School of Forest Resources and Environmental 

Science 

Michigan Technological University 

Houghton, Michigan

Stuart Pimm, Ph.D. 

Doris Duke Professor of Conservation 

Nicholas School of the Environment 

Duke University 

Durham, North Carolina

Mike Phillips, M.S. 

Montana State Senator, and 

Executive Director 

Turner Endangered Species Fund 

Bozeman, Montana

Rich Reading, Ph.D. 

Associate Research Professor 

University of Denver 

Denver, Colorado

William J. Ripple, Ph.D. 

Distinguished Professor of Ecology 

Oregon State University 

Corvallis, Oregon

Daniel D. Roby, Ph.D 

Professor 

Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 

Oregon State University 

Corvallis, Oregon

Steve Sheffield, Ph.D. 

Adjunct Professor 

College of Natural Resources and Environment 

Virginia Tech 

Falls Church, Virginia, and 

Associate Professor 

Department of Natural Sciences 

Bowie State University, Maryland

Jeffrey W. Snyder, Ph.D 

Department of Biology 

Western Oregon University 

Monmouth, Oregon

John M. Stewart, Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus 

Psychobiology 

Northland College 

Washburn, Wisconsin

Heather Stricker, M.S. 

Certified Wildlife Biologist, retired 

Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Michael Soule, Ph.D. 

Professor Emeritus 

Environmental Studies 

UC Santa Cruz; and 

Founder and First President of 

Society for Conservation Biology 

Paonia, Colorado

Adrian Treves, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor 

Environmental Studies 

University of Wisconsin 

Madison, Wisconsin

Bridgett vonHoldt, Ph.D. 

Assistant Professor 

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology 

Princeton University 

Princeton, New Jersey

John Vucetich, Ph.D. 

Associate Professor 

School of Forest Resources and Environmental 

Science 

Michigan Technological University 

Houghton, Michigan

Jonathan Way, Ph.D. 

Founder, Eastern Coyote/Coywolf Research 

Research Scientist, Marsh Institute, Clark 

University 

Osterville, Massachusetts