There have been several requests lately for more images of wolves. I think there are plenty of other sites that focus on the images and pictures of wolves online already.

There are several reasons why I don’t have a lot of pictures on Wolf Source. The main one being it is a pain in the keister to track down owners of the pictures and get permission most of the time. The other being that it isn’t what I want to focus on. There are a lot of touchy feely sites out there that just have a little blurb about the wolf with lots of pictures (that they don’t even give credit to the photographer), and there are even more images through Google Image Search and places like Flickr & Photobucket.

Lack of pictures online is not the problem.

I will see what I can find as far as anatomy and valid use imagery … but as for wallpaper and cutesy images for your iphone it isn’t going to happen. Sorry, but I have enough on my plate.

^paws
LGK / LOUP

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The Defenders of Wildlife reported this week that Governor Sarah Palin has approved the use of poisonous gas to help cull the wolf population in Alaska.

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The 5-inch-wide paw prints had potential.

“It’s the right size,” said John Stephenson, Oregon’s wolf coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, gauging the track’s length and width with a wooden ruler. “It’s interesting.”

But not convincing, he concluded after a little investigation. Stephenson’s verdict: The prints were probably left by someone’s pet dog.

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As President Barack Obama last week announced that science would be allowed to stand on its own in his administration, many in the agricultural community held their breath. They know as well as anyone that, in politics, “science” is in the eye of the beholder.

Yet, here was the new president vowing “to ensure that in this new administration, we base our public policies on the soundest science; that we appoint scientific advisers based on their credentials and experience, not their politics or ideology; and that we are open and honest with the American people about the science behind our decisions.”

State officials have temporarily halted the predator control program near Tok.

Officials had killed 66 wolves from a helicopter, short of the goal to kill 150 wolves. An animal rights group filed a request for an injunction this week, saying the hunt is illegal.

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