Scientists are increasingly alarmed that global warming has removed any control that bitterly cold winters once had over the mountain pine beetle, which co-evolved with pine trees over millennia in […]
Another hold on a Dept. of Interior nominee
Earlier I reported that Ken Salazar, Democratic Senator from Colorado, had put a hold on the nomination of Idahoan Jim Caswell to be the new national director of the Bureau […]
Failure to produce lynx kittens this year in Colorado
After several years of rising success in the lynx restoration in Colorado, the Colorado Division of Wildlife said they haven’t found single kitten this year. Nevertheless, it might part of […]
Grizzly bears, black bears, wolves and salmon
In recent email Jim Robertson wrote the following (see below). It was so interesting I decided to post it (with his kind permission). My, but he has some great photographs! […]
Pattengail Creek Wildland Fire near Dillon, MT could be a bad one
This fire has been burning for over a week, but it looks like now it could really take off. It is in southwest Montana to the NW of Dillon. It […]
50 Dirtiest U.S. Power Plants Named
While coal-fired power plants are notoriusly dirity, some are a lot worse than others. They are usually the older plants. One that has long galled me is the old, but […]
Wolf predation in the summer: Yellowstone Park study
In the latest “wolf weekly” report from Ed Bangs at USFWS, Ed wrote: Yellowstone Park researchers report that the summer predation study is going well. Approx 31 kills have been […]
Retiring [Wyoming] elk tender defends [winter elk] feeding
Retiring elk tender defends feeding. By Cat Urbigkit, Casper Star-Tribune correspondent. One of the reasons Wyoming government officials want to all but wipe out Wyoming wolves is that they chase […]