Decision shocks environmentalists, brings glee to the hearts of industry responsible for climate change
The Obama Administration upheld Bush’s industry-friendly, obstructionist interpretation of the Endangered Species Act when Obama’s rancher Interior Secretary, Ken Salazar, issued a decision refusing to consider ESA regulation of carbon emissions, the chief threat to the listed Polar Bear.
Judge B Lynne Winmill ruled in favor of Western Watersheds Project ordering that the group’s comprehensive challenge of over 16 Resource Management Plans, directing management of over 30 million acres, can be litigated in his single court.
Resource Management Plans (RMPs) guide management of livestock grazing, off road vehicles, energy development, and other potentially […]
Continue Reading →Oregon Cattlemen’s Association wants to shoot wolves on sight-
Wolves: Ranchers deserve to protect their property. By Bill Moore, guest opinion. Oregonian. Oregon Cattlemen’s Association
The howls over wolves. By The Oregonian Editorial Board
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Why the Cattle Association is worried about sheep is hard to say. As usual they […]
Continue Reading →S1232 was signed into law yesterday by Governor Otter. The law mandates the Idaho Fish and Game Department to “cooperatively develop best management practices with the permittee(s) on the allotment(s)”.
To many this is a non-starter and does not address the fundamental problems with grazing domestic sheep in proximity to bighorn sheep.
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