The Mexican gray wolf Asha’s return to the wilds has garnered nationwide attention, thanks to reporting by the Associated Press and southwestern news outlets. The AP story includes a statement attributed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service throwing shade on the schoolchildren who named the wolf “Asha.” The agency sought to wrap itself up in scientific superiority by stating it does not anthropomorphize by using human or pet names. Instead, the USFWS instead applies the name “Female Wolf 2745,” as if that would be a natural – or nonhuman – name for a wolf.  More

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