Maine Wolf Coalition

04/09/2026

MWC Winter Newsletter

My apologies! This has been in my inbox for some time now. Better late than never.

03/06/2026

DNA Update

Tired of waiting for DNA results, I contacted the management at Michigan Technological University telling them about the failure of the University to produce our s**t DNA results. Unfortunately, the scientist who was supposed to be conducting the analyses apparently falsely told her superior that she had already produced the results.

The scientist conducted DNA analyses in 2025 (this is the first I have seen them), but she was supposed to produce a SNP panel to compare northeast canids with eastern wolves from eastern Canada. Instead, she compared our s**t DNA with canids from the Great Lakes region. This was like comparing apples to oranges. The report she produced is both worthless and meaningless.

Apparently, the scientist now says she will produce something. Since she refuses to communicate with me, I have no idea what it is.

My sincerest apologies to everyone who donated money for these analyses. We have asked the university for either the report we paid for, or a refund. We were told by the scientist that we had to pay the $7,500 as a "donation" with nothing of value in return. Of course, the university is balking at returning our/your money because it was a "donation".

We will see what we get for a report, if anything. I am not optimistic that it will be what we paid for. If the scientist had already produced what we paid for, we would have gotten it a long time ago.

For the record, if anyone asks me about having s**t DNA samples analyzed by Michigan Technological University, I will tell them about our horrible experience. Lesson learned.

In the meantime, we've been told that our s**t samples that we sent to the University of Quebec are still being analyzed. These are being done for us at no cost as part of a research project into eastern wolves being conducted by a graduate student. He is at least as anxious to get the results as we are. I expect that the lab analyzing those samples knows what they're doing and is doing it.

01/12/2026

Support banning rodenticides in Maine

01/03/2026

An excellent article from the Washington Post

After looking at these videos from Minnesota, I dare anyone to honestly say that we do not have wolves in Maine. It is an absolute disgrace that our state and federal governments continue to do nothing to protect wolves in the northeast.

A new line of research has revealed a surprising finding about how the presence of wolves helps keep people safe.

01/01/2026

Fabulous YouTube Video

Check this out!

In the heart of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a chance encounter with a wounded bull elk leads wildlife filmmaker Jake Davis on an unexpected journey. S...

12/31/2025

Happy New Year!

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. Winter got off to an early start here in Maine with a couple of springlike days sandwiched in between snow and cold weather.

2025 was a mixed bag for wolves in the U.S. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that they would not be developing a National Gray Wolf Recovery Plan. Thankfully, that announcement was met with an announcement that the Center for Biological Diversity would file a lawsuit challenging the decision. We have offered to help CBD with any portion of the lawsuit dealing with wolves in the northeast.

In the plus column, wolves continue to be protected under the Endangered Species Act-at least for the time being. There have been no wolf hunts in the Great Lakes states-at least for the time being. Red wolves in North Carolina have been doing reasonably well with no known recent mortalities.

Here in the northeast, there have been no changes. The laws still promote the killing of wolves by promoting the killing of our coyote/wolf hybrids. Based on our camera trap observations, many of Maine's large canids are living normal lives, despite the fact that thousands of them are killed by hunters and trappers annually.

2026 should finally bring us some of the s**t DNA results we have been waiting so long to receive. 2026 will bring us another gubernatorial election. As a candidate for governor, I promise to reform the Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to make it democratic and to give everyone a seat at the table. I also promise to end wildlife killing contests and to engage the department in wolf research, education and protection.

MWC has been at this going on 32 years. While we are having an impact on the public's knowledge and attitudes about wolves, the government remains steadfast in its opposition to wolf recovery. This is one reason why I am running for governor.

As a reminder, we still have a few 2026 MWC calendars available for a $25 donation. If you would like one, comment on this post and send a check for $25 to Maine Wolf Coalition, 30 Meadow Wood Drive, South China, ME 04358

Here's a brand-new photo to start off the new year. Yes-it really is an actual photo.

12/09/2025

Fifteen Thousand Followers and Counting

WOW!

Many thanks to everyone following our page. Our mission is wolf recovery in Maine through research, education, and protection. The only one of the three we have yet to see any success in is protection. That will come.

As we continue to wait for the DNA results of the s**t we have collected, we are hopeful that we will find more wolves. This will strengthen the case for government action to actually protect them.

It is perfectly legal to kill these little guys. This is just plain wrong.