Ethics complaint Dismissed Against Rep. Joel Kretz for Opposing WSU Wolf Research
From: The Spokesman-Review “Kretz opposed Wielgus’ research, which contends that killing members of a wolf pack actually increases predation on livestock, and supported UW research that said Wielgus’s study was statistically unsupported. He described Wielgus as brilliant, but ...
Controversial Wolf Researcher Agrees to Leave WSU; Will Be Paid $300,000
From: The Lewiston Tribune “Rob published in very prestigious journals. You would think they would be proud of him and have his back,” Ruch said of WSU administrators. “Instead, they had a knife in his back.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
Controversial Wolf Researcher Agrees to Leave WSU
From: The Bellingham Herald “Wielgus angered ranchers with his research of wolf behavior. He concluded the state’s policy of killing wolves that preyed on cattle was likely to increase cattle predation because it destabilized the structure of wolf packs.” Read more . . . ...
Wolf Researcher Resigns in Settlement With WSU
From: The Daily Evergreen “Wielgus, who served as Director of the Large Carnivore Conservation Laboratory, faced scrutiny from the university over research he carried out regarding the killing of wolves to protect livestock. WSU officials were reportedly worried that Wielgus’ ...
Supervisors To Question Executives Re Allegedly Falsified Hunters Point Cleanup
From: SF Gate “The San Francisco Board of Supervisors will grill executives from Tetra Tech, the firm accused of falsifying results from the $1 billion radiation cleanup at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, at a hearing Monday.” Read more . . . Read the PEER story ...
National Wildlife Refuges Contaminated with Thousands of Pounds of Toxic Pesticides
From: Beyond Pesticides “According to a new report from the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), hundreds of thousands of pounds of pesticides are sprayed on lands that are designated as refuges for wildlife and protected under U.S. law. Approximately 490,000 pounds of pesticides ...
