IWC 2005, Colorado Springs (by William Lynn)
October looks like its going to be a particularly busy month, so please forgive me if I don’t maintain regular postings during this time….
Currently I’m in Colorado Springs at IWC 2005, a conference sponsored by the International Wolf Center in Ely, MN (www.wolf.org). This years conference theme is ‘Frontiers of Wolf Recovery’.
The southwest is a hotspot of wolf recovery. Hot because of its potential to improve landscape health, a huge region suitable for wolf recolonization and reintroduction (e.g. Blue Range, Sky Island Range, Southern Rockies), the collusion of federal, state and grazing interests to undercut Mexican Wolf recovery, and a violent anti-wolf campaign.
The organizers have made unexpected ‘adjustments’ to our session on the ethics of wolf recovery. I’ll post a short report on our session and the conference as soon as I am able.
cheers, Bill
William Lynn :: Oct.01.2005 :: Environmental Studies, Ethics, Human-Animal Studies, Wolves :: No Comments »