The Wildlife News

December 2009

  • Mexican wolves have as bad a year in '09 as in '08

    Ralph Maughan

    Hope for the future with plans to reduce “controls” for livestock depredations? High mortality for the small population of Mexican wolves continued this year with the population again ending at about 50 wolves. Under new management plans it is hoped that government wolf removal for killing livestock will abate. Another deadly year for Mexican wolf.…

  • Northern Rockies wolf population has stopped growing

    Ralph Maughan

    Increased mortality brings an end to wolf population growth at about 1650 wolves- Sean Ellis of the Idaho State Journal deserves some credit for digging out the information. Wolves resilient: Total number in region stable despite hunting. By Sean Ellis. Now perhaps all sides should just call it even? Doesn’t look like it.

  • Fate of Idaho salmon plays out in tiny Marsh Creek

    Ralph Maughan

    Wild salmon increasingly spawn in tiny Marsh Creek and other small central Idaho waters- Fate of Idaho salmon plays out in tiny Marsh Creek. The fish that spawn here are among the most vulnerable in the region. Will Obama’s plan help if the population plummets? By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman. About 5 years ago, I…

  • High latitude clouds seen at night are getting brighter

    Ralph Maughan

    Have you seen noctilucent, or “night shining,” clouds? These clouds can be seen for several hours after the sun has set. They form in the summer at high latitudes, but they are getting denser and appearing farther south. The shine at night because they are 50 miles above the ground and reflect the sun’s rays…

  • Mountain lions in Virginia?

    Ralph Maughan

    First posted on Feb. 28, 2007 The cougar has not been confirmed in Virginia since 1882, but there are increasing signs they have returned to the state. Motion-sensitive infrared cameras have been deployed near  Appalachian Trail to try to determine whether cougars are back. Thursday, April 21, 2005. Mountain Lions are back, maybe. By Bill…

  • Sylvan Pass opens for winter travel

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s still open!! I thought this money-wasting imaginary benefit to a few Cody businesses died when Dick Cheney went away. Sylvan Pass opens for winter travel. Billings Gazette.

  • Montana: Sled grooming to end in West Pioneers

    Ralph Maughan

    Action was meant to protect wolverine and the wilderness quality of this wilderness study area- The Forest Service has settled a lawsuit by Wildlands CPR of Missoula and Friends of the Bitterroot regarding the terms of the Montana Wilderness Study area act of 1977 regarding allowed uses of one of the study areas in the…

  • Large state park protecting wildife corridor might be created in western Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    Heavily logged area could heal to be become economically and ecological important- $14M, 41,000-acre land deal could create second-largest Montana state park. ByRob Chaney. Missoulian |

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