Wednesday, December 21, 2011

We're saved!: Yet another thriving "canary in the coal mine"

Gray Wolves Delisted in Great Lakes - NYTimes.com

It’s official: the Fish and Wildlife Service says the gray wolf populations of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin have recovered to the extent that the animal can be removed from the endangered species list. The press release is here.

2005: USATODAY.com - Wolves teach experts about global warming

Gray wolves could emerge as a "canary in the coal mine" of global warming by suggesting how climate change will affect species around the world, researchers say.

"We're not so much looking at wolves as a predator but as an indicator," says environmental scientist Christopher Wilmers of the University of California-Berkeley.

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