High Country News A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. In late 2023, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials released five wolves on a remote chunk of state land in Grand County. Five more wolves were released in Summit County shortly thereafter. Two of […]
The Canadian seal cull, which takes place each spring off the country’s east coast, has become an annual showdown between campaigners and the Canadian authorities. It sees as many as 300,000 harp seals shot or clubbed to death for their fur and other byproducts, including oil, meat and body parts prized for aphrodisiac purposes.Repeatedly condemned […]
This model is wearing a fake fur jacket – now sales of real fur could be bannedA ban on sales of real fur should be considered, a committee of MPs has recommended.The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee investigation into the issue came after some real fur was found wrongly labelled as fake.They described […]
High Country News A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. This story was updated on January 8, 2026. 2025 was an eventful year for Mexican wolves. The imperiled predators — a subspecies of gray wolf reintroduced to the Southwest in 1998 — appeared […]
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PHOTOS BY GARRY BRANDENBURG — Next weekend is a meeting of the members of the Iowa Taxidermy Association. They will hold their conference and workshops at the Meskwaki Casino near Tama. Public viewing of mounts of all kinds — fish, small, medium and large mammals, game birds and waterfowl of various species, will be open to […]
If you love wildlife and waterfowl, and have a passion for creating art work to preserve those outdoor adventure moments, then a skilled taxidermist is what you need to have contact with. Mike Stegmann fits that billing perfectly. His work is proven by consistent results of the highest quality. Ducks and geese may be his […]
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What’s furry, cute, and may have ancestral ties to ancient wolves? Possibly, your dog.Researchers at the New York-based American Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have found that the majority of today’s dogs have wolf ancestry.Calling the dogs’ ancestral ties to wolves “low but detectable,” the American Museum of […]