We were honored to see so many participants in the Tenth Annual Speak for Wolves conference and would like to extend our deepest thanks to all of the speakers who lent their voices to wolf advocacy and to all of our sponsors. 

And thanks to you, our attendees. We couldn’t continue to host our conference without your support and readiness to show up for our wolves. If you attended the conference on October 7th, we would love to hear your feedback on our survey. 

If you missed the conference, or if you are itching to revisit any of the day’s talks, you will soon be able to find many of the lectures on our Youtube channel! We will have them uploaded by the new year. While you wait, you can check out recorded programming from previous years.

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Approves Wolf Management Plan

Sixteen years after its last plan update in 2007, Wisconsin’s DNR has approved a new wolf management plan. As the state is seeing a stabilizing wolf population, the department of natural resources has finally raised its goal population size from 350 wolves to between 800-1200 individuals.

Though many members of the ranching and hunting communities oppose the recommendations of the plan, it is a step in the right direction for a better balanced ecosystem. 

Washington Fish and Wildlife Rejects Petition for Tighter Rules for Lethal Wolf Management

Despite demands from eleven conservation groups, Washington Fish and Wildlife has, yet again, failed to adopt more rigid rules when it comes to making decisions on killing wolves in situations of livestock conflict. Since 2013, the department has rejected four petitions for more rigid wolf management rules. 

Read more about the decision here. 

Action Alert – Montana’s Grey Wolf Management Plan

The new grey wolf management plan released by Montana’s Fish, Wildlife, & Parks aims to reduce the state’s current wolf population by 60%, bringing the population down to just 450 individuals. You can read more about this detrimental plan on the Defender’s of Wildlife press release.

The draft plan is open to comments from all US residents. Please take a moment to speak up for Montana’s wolves  by telling Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks to reject this plan!

Fundraising for Lobo Youth Summit

Inspired by the award winning short film Almost Ancestors, Lobos of the Soutwest has launched an initiative for the Lobo Youth Summit, encouraging high school and college students to create social action and community media campaigns highlighting the dire necessity of protecting our Mexican grey wolves. 

Lobos of the Southwest needs help raising funds to cover the operational costs of launching this ambitios and critical project. If you are able, please consider making a tax-deducable donation toward this vital project.

Visit the Speak for Wolves Online Store

If you are looking for more ways to support Speak for Wolves, stop by our online store. If hoodies and shirts aren’t your style, we also have books and stickers to choose from including Direct Action Manuals and Endangered Species coloring books! 

If you are looking to add a few items to your wardrobe, we have many clothing items on sale from previous conferences and we are down to just 14 remaining Tenth Anniversary hoodies! 

Speak for Wolves is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a GuideStar Silver seal of transparency. Donations are tax-deductible in the US: EIN: 46-2867294.