Judges buys Idaho Fish and Game argument that agency only wants valuable data-
It’s a high bar to get a judge to rule against an agency that claims expertise and say “this is ridiculous.” That is my first take.
I think, the U.S. Forest Service needs to be told to revise their general regulations for […]
Continue Reading →REINTRODUCTION PLANNED AS EARLY AS THIS MONTH
This story appeared last week while I was gone and there was a little discussion about it on the open thread but I think it deserves its own thread.
The significance of this story is not so much that wolves are being released into the wild but that […]
Continue Reading →This is the official state report on wolf management for January-
This report has a fair amount of news — numbers for 2009, etc. It is the first time I have seen any real description of their Lolo wolf/elk study with numbers and a bit about methods. I think it’s worthwhile read.
Continue Reading →Are we one step closer to removal of the Snake River Dams?
Judge finds fault with federal salmon plan. Conservation groups optimistic about order. By Jon Duval. Idaho Mountain Express.
These dams are on the lower Snake River. That’s in the state of Washington, but they greatly harm salmon and steelhead migration to and […]
Continue Reading →Todd Wilkinson profiles Laurie Lyman-
Those of you who know Kathie Lynch will probably know Laurie Lyman, and vice versa. Lyman has amazing talent for spotting wolves and getting that data.
She Runs With The Wolves. A tale of devotion from Yellowstone National Park. By Todd Wilkinson.
Continue Reading →George Wuerthner updates his arguments about need to have cows to prevent sprawl-
A long time ago I tended to be the kind of conservationist who grudgingly thought we had to give all kinds of perks to livestock interests so they wouldn’t sell and subdivide the West. I was becoming disillusioned with the results of […]
Continue Reading →“Wilderness Wolf Watchers” Coalition seeks an Injunction/Temporary Restraining Order preventing the landing of helicopters
Chief District Judge B. Lynn Winmill is set to hear oral arguments on the Frank Church Wilderness/Helicopter Landing litigation this afternoon. The “Wilderness Wolf Watchers” Coalition seeks an Injunction/Temporary Restraining Order preventing the landing of helicopters in the Frank Church […]
Continue Reading →Latest data. Average female 86 lbs. Average male 101 lbs-
Earlier I reported data from the Fish and Game Comission meeting a couple weeks ago with the largest Idaho wolf at 109 pounds. One in extreme Northern Idaho was 130 pounds. The Spokesman Review has a new article on this.
Continue Reading →After 15 years, a look at the effects-
This interesting article appeared in print maybe 5 days ago. I’m glad they put it online.
After 15 years. By Ben Pierce. Bozeman Chronicle OutThere Editor
Continue Reading →How many times did we say Idaho Fish and Game’s 500 wolves plan was meaningless in the face of the legislature?
House Concurrent Resolution 43, now before the Idaho Legislature says that “existing conditions relating to wolves define an emergency condition for all rural Idahoans and, in the face of this emergency, the Legislature encourages […]
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