The negative myths associated with wolves have long been used as emotive fodder for political gain.
planetpalin.wordpress.com has a post about how this campaign season is no different:
McCain/Palin Campaign Drags Wolves Back Into the Mud
Of course, the footage of wolves in these ads doesn’t seem foreboding to me – it seems to […]
Continue Reading →Wyoming bighorns in decline. Casper Star Tribune. By Chris Merrill
The primary cause is domestic sheep. If you want bighorns, you can’t have sheep in the area or even travelling through it.
Continue Reading →Bear mauls fisherman on docked boat. Times Colonist. “Bystanders rush to help, swarm and kill bear; victim was cleaning fish at Port Renfrew marina.”
It’s important to note that while people tend to fear grizzlies, almost all predatory bear attacks are black bears.
This was the first such bear attack on Vancouver Island.
Continue Reading →“Thousands of hunters are crawling around grizzly country in the predawn darkness, alone, quietly, into the wind, and smelling like stale elk pee. If they have a successful hunt, they’ll fill the wind with the smell of high-quality grizzly food. Is this a problem? By Bill Schneider.” By Bill Schneider. New West.
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Continue Reading →Mercury-emitting mine in Nevada shuts down. “The owner of the mine just reported big losses. The operation sent tons of the toxic metal into Idaho’s air before a Boise activist pushed officials into cracking down.” By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman.
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