“Lodgepole and fire go way back. It is a tree comfortable with fire. Yes, lodgepole has been burned before but still invites the old flame over to spend the night. […]
Wolves may be delisted in Idaho and Montana without waiting for Wyoming
Although wolves are probably biologically recovered in Idaho and Montana, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming are tied together. None of the states can have the wolf delisted until all three states […]
Grizzly bears moving north as the climate changes
Last year there was a story of how a grizzly bear drove polar bears off a whale carcass on the Arctic Ocean. Grizzlies are showing up way north of the […]
Climate change to make fires more difficult to fight say fire ecology experts
“In the western United States, researchers recently confirmed the fire season is getting longer, with large fires starting both earlier and later in the year.” Read the article in the […]
A complete update on Yellowstone Park wolves
So what is happening with the wolves in Yellowstone Park? Here is a complete update. The information came mostly from Dr. Doug Smith, head of the Yellowstone wolf project. We talked, and I wrote it down, and interpreted it based on my knowledge of the packs.
About the big Idaho fire day . .
“We barely hung on. . . ” But they did, read about it in on the government web page, Boise Large Fire Update. Aug. 30
So what happened on the central Idaho wildfires?
Maybe posts on Aug. 25 made it sound like everything was going to burn up. So? Well, calm and cooler weather made the fires “lay down.” They are still there […]
Numerous wolves shot for killing cow calves in Sublette County, WY
Sublette County, WY — Pinedale, Cora, Boulder, Daniel, Big Piney — is the biggest wolf death black hole in the West. This formerly scenic area in the upper Green River, […]