“Deer and Wolves and Bobcats, Oh My!”: UPDATE
10 Feb 2022

“Deer and Wolves and Bobcats, Oh My!”: UPDATE

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Timing is everything, and within hours of posting this article, important news broke. The US Fish & Wildlife Service order removing gray wolves from Endangered Species Act listing was “vacated” by US District Judge Jeffrey S. White, meaning that gray … Continued

Who Can Speak About Wolves?
31 Jan 2022

Who Can Speak About Wolves?

by | posted in: Advocacy, Analysis, Department of Natural Resources, DNR, Hunting, Legislation, Michigan Legislature, Natural Resources Committee, Wildlife, Wolf, Wolf Management Advisory Council, Wolves | 0

Very few people indeed, if you listen to some in the Michigan Legislature and other pro-hunt proponents. Some members of the Michigan Legislature who represent the Upper Peninsula, joined by a number of their colleagues “Under the Bridge”, have long … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)
3 Jan 2022

Lunch + Legislation #15: What’s Up With … Redistricting (and how animal advocates can use it)

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We’re starting the year with a discussion of a very important and topical issue from a different perspective. In Michigan and around the country, maps for Congressional and state district boundaries are being re-drawn, and will impact who gets elected … Continued

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves
2 Aug 2021

Lunch + Legislation #10: What’s Up with … Wolves

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Learn about this complex issue in 14 slides. Links available in this document.

So … What’s the Rush?
31 May 2021

So … What’s the Rush?

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We’ve scratched our heads and asked this question several times over years of following the Michigan Legislature; but lately we’ve seen more and more of this tactic. Those of you who work on legislative matters know that things can happen … Continued

AFA Named to Wolf Management Advisory Council: We Ask a Wolf Advocate What it Means
29 Mar 2021

AFA Named to Wolf Management Advisory Council: We Ask a Wolf Advocate What it Means

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Nancy Warren is Executive Director of the National Wolfwatcher Coalition and a resident of the western Upper Peninsula who has advocated on behalf of wolves for nearly three decades. After AFA was named to the new Advisory Council, … Continued

Our 2021 New Year’s Resolutions
11 Jan 2021

Our 2021 New Year’s Resolutions

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We started the year with a week’s worth of suggestions: #1 for January 1, 2021: newly elected Michigan House members are sworn in today. Find your Michigan state representative and resolve to get to know her/him. #2 for January 2, … Continued

The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020
28 Aug 2020

The (Relative) Calm Before the Storm: Legislative Tracker™ to August 28, 2020

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As we head into the fall, the Michigan Legislature returns to work. We expect to see a flurry of activity in September and October, as the 2019-20 legislative session nears its end. We don’t expect many new bills to be … Continued