My 7-Day Journey
Here is my google doc with the 7-day journey of posts about wolves:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M9WMbEueRHhNK5my0sWBDtu79hRNvGJfnaZlRsrWS24/edit?usp=sharing
My Best Tweet of the Quarter:
I think that this was my best tweet of the quarter because it truly encompassed one of the main objectives of this class: to advocate for an important animal rights topic and make sure it got out there. This infographic does just that by shedding light on wolf torture and killing.
My Second Best Tweet of the Quarter:
I think that this was my second best tweet of the quarter because it was highlighting another person who was advocating for wolves. This was very important and special to me because we were both advocating for the same thing and doing a good source of support for wolves.
My Worst Tweet of the Quarter:
I think that this was my worst tweet of the quarter because it did not really accomplish anything significant. It was just an article about dog brains and did not get too much engagement.
A Brief Description of the SMC Project:
The SMC Project was a week-long series of Twitter posts highlighting a certain animal and discussing a certain issue with this animal. My animal was wolves and I wanted to talk about how they are being hunted, killed, and tortured in certain areas of America.
First Tweet About Problems:
Another problem to highlight here is the trapping of wolves that is going on in the general area. Although they are not killing the wolves in this process, they are still greatly harming them and creating issues for the animals and species.
Second Tweet About Problems:
This article is interesting because although it says that wolves kill farm animals, hunting them will only cause the food chain to be disrupted and ruin the overall structure of the species' order. They say that this backfire can eventually lead to overpopulation of primary-level consumers which will only hurt these species more.
First Organization:
The American Wolf Foundation is the first organization that I am highlighting. The two organizations below are subdivisions of the American Wolf Foundation and they all vie for the same thing: protection and support for wolves. I chose this organization because it seemed that they offered quite a bit of support for wolves and had many different support options with people who seemed knowledgeable and certified about the subject.
Second Organization:
This organization is the wolf conservation center and they work to protect and support wolves in need. I chose them because they have a lot of different advocacy programs and they are great at supporting small scale areas. I am hoping that this allows the publicity to grow much wider.
First Tweet About Solutions:
Although this is about solutions to wolf predation, it can still be an interesting source of information because knowing more about how to deal with wolf predation can ultimately help us find a balance between hunting wolves and leaving them alone. I hope that the hunting is on the quiet lower end of the spectrum, but full stops are hard in any situation.
Second Tweet About Solutions:
This article had a good amount of effectiveness in relating to solutions because it is hard for Wyoming to come up with any legislation to protect wolves. I liked the article because it talked about how they are doing different sectioning of areas and offering support points to make sure that the wolves are protected.
My Infographic:
My infographic highlights some of the few atrocities against wolves in Idaho, Wyoming, and other snowy areas. I think the most important part of the graphic is to allow people to see how truly terrible people are treating our wolves. They are torturing, killing, and massacring the populations and this infographic sheds light on all of that.
