The Wildlife News

November 2008

  • Grijalva emerging as top choice at Interior !!?

    Ralph Maughan

    Terrific News if true- He’s our favorite. Story in Politico. By Erika Lovely. Arizona congressman to interior? Update: Arizona congressman Raul Grijalva is leading contender for Interior. AZcentral.com

  • News on the Washington state wolf pack

    Ralph Maughan

    Pack immigrated from British Columbia- We have followed the story of Washington’s first wolf pack for about 6 months now. Here is the latest. These wolves did not migrate into Washington state from the reintroduced wolves in Idaho. Lookout Pack returns to lower elevations. By Joyce Campbell. Methow Valley News.

  • Degraded land just north of Yellowstone Park to be restored to native prairie

    Ralph Maughan

    Land at the site of Cinnabar to be restored- Story in the Billings Gazette. Yellowstone Park land to be restored to native vegetation. By Brett French. I found this quite interesting. I had seen the name “Cinnabar” on a lot of old maps. I didn’t know what it had been or what had happened. The…

  • Longtime Head of House Energy Panel Is Ousted

    Ralph Maughan

    Clean air champion Henry Waxman will be installed- John Dingell of Michigan has chaired the powerful Energy and Commerce committee for many years (when the Democrats have controlled the House). This powerful committee has jurisdiction of the Clean Air Act as well as many other matters. He has been the “Big 3” auto’s point man…

  • Omnibus public lands bill is not truly dead.

    Ralph Maughan

    Early resurrection planned in the next Congress- Although it was supposed to move in the lame duck session, that session fizzles and the bill was pulled under threat of filibuster by Tom Coburn (R-OK). Senator Reid, the major leader, has announced that an unrevised version of the massive public land bill (pieces of public lands…

  • Will Bush’s midnight rules be reversible?

    Ralph Maughan

    Some for sure. Final rules are very hard to undo short of congressional action or successful legal action- Will Bush’s midnight rules be reversible? By Joaquin Sapien. Politico. Undoing them is of the utmost importance.

  • Another grizzly bear killing in NW Montana-

    Ralph Maughan

    Most recent grizzly death is 11th this year. By Vince Devlin of the Missoulian

  • EPA Moves to Ease Clean Air Rules for National Parks

    Ralph Maughan

    Another massively offensive attempt to gut the outdoors by the outgoing Administration- EPA Moves to Ease Air Rules for Parks. Regional Administrators Decry Decision. By Juliet Eilperin Washington Post Staff Writer. Wednesday, November 19, 2008 Trying to keep the air around and in the national parks has been a 30-year battle. One that is being…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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