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Howling For Wolves President and Founder Dr. Maureen Hackett was
interviewed on Native Roots Radio, "I'm Awake" on AM950
August 29, 2022

Miscounting Minnesota Wolves
December 20. 2017

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
commenting on a court order placing wolves under federal protection.
RADIO interview with Dennis Anderson and Jess Myers,
The Great Outdoors on AM 1500ESPN
August 2, 2017

Wolf Day 2017 Inspires and Fires Up Advocates
March 22, 2017

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
RADIO interview about issues of wolf hunt
WCCO 830AM at John Hines Show at MN State Fair
August 31, 2016

NNC Now.com report: Howling For Wolves 2016 Legislative Priorities
announced during Wolf Day at the Capitol.
March 23, 2016

Minnesota Wolf Day at the Capitol 2016
March 23, 2016

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
commenting on coyote killing contest on February 20, 2016 in Marshall, MN
RADIO interview with Kenny Olson and  Dennis Anderson,
The Great Outdoors on AM 1500ESPN
Note: the interview starts at minute 14:20.
March 2, 2016

TV Channel CW23 "Our Issues" with Rana Kamul featured wolf hunting
as part of a program focusing on the public's opposition to trophy hunting.
Dr. Hackett was interviewed too.
November 22, 2015

No Wolf Hunt 2015 Celebration: Dr. Hackett video outlined
HFW legislative and public outreach initiatives through this year,
ongoing and planned for the future.
November 7, 2015

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
RADIO interview - on AM 950 The Daily Report - The Green News Report
The interview begins at 30min 21sec in the program
September 2, 2015

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
commenting on DNR 2014-2015 wolf population survey in CBS
RADIO interview - John Hines Show (Jearlyn Steele hosting)
August 12, 2015

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett RADIO interview
about Wolf - Coyote hybrids on WCCO radio -  Jordana Green Show
( To download the discussed hybridization document click here )
July 2, 2015

Wolf Day 2015, sponsored by Howling For Wolves was
deemed a success by founder Dr. Maureen Hackett even before
the first call on legislators. About 200 people attended a rally
at the state National Guard Armory. February 5, 2015

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
RADIO interview about the first week of 3rd MN Wolf Hunting
Season on KFGO The Mighty 790AM - Fargo Moorhead, ND
November 14, 2014

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
RADIO interview about the first week of 3rd
MN Wolf Hunting Season on AM 950 Radio KTNF
November 13, 2014

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
RADIO interview about issues of wolf hunt
WCCO 830AM at John Hines Show at MN State Fair
September 1, 2014

Howling For Wolves President Dr. Maureen Hackett
RADIO interview about 3rd MN Wolf Hunting Season
on KFGO The Mighty 790AM - Fargo Moorhead, ND
July 28, 2014

Dr. Jane Goodall video greeting to Wolf Day February 27, 2014
Note: Depending on a web browser, video will start playing after buffering or
download is completed. It may take a minute but it is worth the wait

Wolf Day February 27, 2014 Video Clips of Speeches
Filmed by Bill Sorem

Wolf Day February 27, 2014 Citizen Interviews
Filmed by Bill Sorem

HFW Advocating Gray Wolf Survival at Timberwolves Season Opener

Dr. Maureen Hackett and Nancy Nelson discuss the
campaign to end Minnesota's wolf hunting season

BBC: How Reintroducing Wolves Helped Save a Famous Park

How Wolves Change Rivers

The Wolf That Changed America

Watch Wolf That Changed America on PBS.

Wolves in Wisconsin

In The Valley Of The Wolves 

Lords of Nature: Life in a Land of Great Predators

Living With Wolves

HFW Backgrounder (2022 PDF)

HFW Legislative Agenda (2022 PDF)

HFW Myths and Facts (2022 PDF)

HFW Nonlethal Methods (2022 PDF)

HFW Exit Survey (2022 PDF)

HFW to MN legislators: legal wolf killing causes more illegal wolf killing

Letter to Gov. Walz: Stop MN's wolf hunts forever

Grant Money Available to Minnesota Livestock Owners for Prevention of Wolf Attacks - MN Department of Agriculture

Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Grant Applications - MN Department of Agriculture

Wolf-Livestock Conflict Prevention Grants Outcomes and Impact on Livestock Compensation Claims FY 2017 - Present (by MN Department of Agriculture, as of March 2020) (PDF)

Summary Report of Independent Peer Reviews for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Gray Wolf Delisting Review (PDF)

2019 Legislative Priorities (PDF)

Myths and Facts 2019 (PDF)

Nonlethal Methods to Prevent Conflicts Between Livestock and Wolves (PDF)

USDA Wildlife Services Report on Wolf-Livestock Conflict Management 2017 (PDF)

DNR Winter Wolf Survey Data 1998-2018 (PDF)

Testimony to the House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies (PDF)

Tourism Cards for Travelling in Wolf Country (PDF)

A Great Big Thank You For Protecting the Wolf (PDF)

Analysis of Minnesota DNR Wolf Estimation Methods (PDF)

The State DFL Ongoing Platform - Minnesota DFL Resolution Form 2018 (PDF)

Republican Party of Minnesota Resolution Form 2018 (PDF)

Proposed DFL Resolution to Stop the Recreational Killing of Wolves and Implement Ethical Wolf Policies 2018 (PDF)

Beyer, Dingell, Grijalva, 100+ House Democrats Urge Preservation of Endangered Species Act December 11, 2017

Wolf Day 2017 Background (PDF)

Wolf Day Legislative Priorities (PDF)

Wolf Day 2017 Poster (PDF)

Nonlethal Methods to Prevent Conflicts Between Livestock and Wolves 2017_03_16 (PDF)

DNR Survey Wolf-Livestock Conflict Numbers 2017_02_27 (PDF)

Wolf Day 2016 Poster (PDF)

DFL 2016 Resolution - Stop The Recreational Killing of Wolves (PDF)

DFL 2016 Resolution to Protect the ESA (PDF)

Howling For Wolves 2015 Legislative Agenda (PDF)

Myths and Facts About Wolves (PDF)

Moose and Wolf Facts

Wolf Poll: Majority Support Five-Year Wait (PDF)

Cruel Methods Handout With Illustrations (PDF)

Cruel Methods Handout Without Illustrations (PDF)

Wolf Fact Sheet 2013 (PDF)

MN Gray Wolves Brief (Outdated) (PDF)

Senate Policy Hearing S.F. 666 (VIDEO)

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Wolf Management Plan (PDF)

Our Petition to Stop the Wolf Hunt (PDF)

DNR Response to Our Petition to Stop the Wolf Hunt (PDF)

Minnesota Gray Wolf Disease Study (PDF)

Minnesota Gray Wolves eBooklet (PDF)

Minnesota Wolf Population Monitoring Update 2012 (PDF)

Minnesota USDA Wolf Depredation Data 1996-2011 (PDF)

Minnesota Wolf Damage Management (PDF)

Wildlife Recreation and Tourism Considerations (PDF)

MN Wolf Related Legislation Highlights (PDF)

See how your legislators voted on wolf related bills:

• Minnesota House Roll Call Vote (PDF)
• Minnesota Senate Roll Call Vote (PDF)
• Minnesota Senate Hann Amendment to Fish and Game Bill Roll Call Vote (PDF)
   

Distribution of Wolves in Minnesota, 2007-2008 (PDF)

Wolf Analysis: Threats to Wolves (PDF)

Predator Management Policy and Implications (PDF)

Deer, Predators, and the Emergence of Lyme Disease (PDF)

Why Wolves Howl and What it Means

Listen to the testimony presented before the Minnesota House of Representatives (MP3)

Restoration Ecology article on recovering wolf populations (PDF)

Red Lake Nation Resolution No. 139-12 Requesting DNR Stop Wolf Hunt (PDF)

Howling for Wolves Volunteer Code of Conduct (PDF) 

Coyote Killing Contest: Marshall Minnesota, Feb 20, 2016, February 9, 2016

Muster your inner wolf - Call DC Today, February 3, 2016

News update from DC and St. Paul, January 27, 2016

A Season of Celebration. A Season of Gratitude. December 22, 2015

A Victory for Wolves! December 17, 2015

US Senator Wolf Calls Needed; Call Now! December 7, 2015

Gather November 7, celebrate NO Wolf Hunt October 16, 2015

Wolf Protections in Peril - support our work in Washington, D.C. September 24, 2015

Update newsletter September 9, 2015

July 2015 Newsletter July 30, 2015

Wolf advocates: please demand justice for killed Lion Cecil July 28, 2015

Today: Call Congress before their votes on wolves July 7, 2015

Wolf Lawmaker Champions and US Fish and Wildlife Services denies our petition July 1, 2015

June 2015 Senate appropriations rider language alert June 17, 2015

Wolves Need Your Calls! Credible threat to wolf protections brews in Senate June 15, 2015

Federal raise a stink email blast June 11, 2015

Protect America’s Wolves from Coast to Coast May 6-11, 2015

Join us to celebrate "Medicine of the Wolf" April 9, 2015

Ask your Minnesota state lawmaker to end recreational snaring March 23, 2015

Howling for Wolves in Minnesota and in D.C. February 24, 2015

Urgent: Call Senators Klobuchar & Franken Today February 17, 2015

We came. We saw. We howled. Wolf Day 2015 Recap. February 7, 2015

Wolf day - Wolf protection hangs by a thread January 24, 2015

2015 Wolf Day Save the date December 15, 2014

Rally: Suspend the 2014 MN Wolf Season Over-Kill December 10, 2014

The Wolves' Real Black Friday November 28, 2014

Our New Radio Ad: the Wolf Hunt November 17, 2014

Rally Against the Wolf Hunt: Major TV News November 10, 2014

Gather & Protest the MN Wolf Hunt Nov. 8 November 3, 2014

November 8th Rally Against the Wolf Hunt October 14, 2014

Pro-Wolf Candidates Need Us Now and Nov. 4 September 9, 2014

The Minnesota State Fair: Day #8 and Going Great August 28, 2014

State Fair and Howling For Wolves August 13, 2014

MN Announces 2014 Wolf Killing Season July 24, 2014

Wolf Lawn Signs For You July 17, 2014

Session News, Plans, T-Shirts June 20, 2014

Stand for the Wolf this Saturday in Duluth May 29, 2014

Celebrate Endangered Species Day! May 16, 2014

Time changed to 11:00, Wolf Watch Capitol Senate Chamber May 6, 2014

Meet at MN Senate Chamber: Tomorrow Wed 9:30 for Wolf Watch May 6, 2014

Crunch Time May 3, 2014

MN State House IT blocked Your messages April 28, 2014

Dare We Say; Push Our legislators - New Petition April 3, 2014

Time to Howl! March 26, 2014

3-10 Senate Hearing thank you March 10, 2014

Thank you! March 1, 2014

Final Wolf Day Promotion 2-25-14 February 25, 2014

Wolf Day: Come and make it a great first February 6, 2014

Caucuses and Wolves...It matters February 3, 2014

Wolf Hearing Recap: We move forward January 31, 2014

Are you in for Wolf Day? Join the pack January 29, 2014

You’re Invited - Wolf Day: February 27, 2014. St. Paul, MN January 23, 2014

Critical Hearing January 28 January 20, 2014

Happy HOWLidays December 23, 2013

Crosshairs of Hate December 9, 2013

Trapping November 30, 2013

They Can Hear Us Now! November 21, 2013

URGENT: You Are Needed! November 14, 2013

72 Hours to MN Wolf Hunt: Action Needed November 6, 2013

The Minnesota Timberwolves Home Opener October 29, 2013

Celebrate Wolf Awareness Week at a Timberwolves Game! October 16, 2013

Let the Bidding Begin! October 12, 2013

Wolves Go To Washington October 3, 2013

Jessica Lange Weighs In for Wolves September 26, 2013

Non-Lethal solutions for reducing wolf conflicts and wolf deaths September 12, 2013

Wolves Published in Star Tribune & Urgent New Fed Updates September 10, 2013

Howling Success at the Minnesota State Fair September 3, 2013

Howling For Wolves Launches 50,000 MN Signature Petition August 14, 2013

Don’t let MN wolves be hunted and trapped for pleasure August 1, 2013

Minnesota Wolf Population Declines 25% July 10, 2013

Howling For Wolves TV Commercial

Listen to August 2022 Wolf Forgiveness Bonus Program (MP3)

Listen to July 2022 Stop the Wolf Hunt (MP3)

Listen to March 2018 Stand Against Snaring (MP3)

Listen to March 2018 Protect the Wolf Nature's True Wildlife Manager (MP3)

Listen To November 2014 Live And Let Howl (MP3)

Listen To May 2014 Cruel Trapping Selfie (MP3)

Listen To May 2013 Cruel Hunting and Trapping (MP3)

Listen To Our Fourth 2012 Radio Ad (MP3)

Listen To Our Third 2012 Radio Ad (MP3)

Listen To Our Second 2012 Radio Ad (MP3)

Listen To  Our First 2012 Radio Ad (MP3)