The Wildlife News

November 2010

  • Idaho sheriff denies SSS raffle aims for wolves

    Ken Cole

    And people wonder why wolf advocates are wary of state management of wolves….. Idaho sheriff denies SSS raffle aims for wolves. Washington Examiner

  • Critics say Obama lagging on endangered species

    Ken Cole

    Warranted but precluded (by politics) Has America’s most popular environmental law become incapable of protecting our most vulnerable fellow species? With the number of species becoming imperiled increasing as population, consumption, climate change grows, the Obama Administration is providing legal protection to fewer species using the excuse that there are not enough resources. This can…

  • Tester To Chair Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus

    Ken Cole

    Western Democrats want to gut the Endangered Species Act Jon Tester, the Democratic Senator for Montana, is facing a tough re-election battle in 2012 which may hinge on the wolf issue. He is desperate to find a solution which allows the State of Montana to manage wolves and wants to get something passed in the…

  • Otter meeting with Interior secretary, other governors on wolves

    Ken Cole

    Salazar can’t just change the rules without an open, public process under NEPA. The governors of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana are meeting with Ken Salazar in Denver on Monday to talk about wolves. It will be interesting to see what comes of this. Really, there are very few options for the Department of Interior short…

  • Oil companies lose first round on Highway 12

    Ralph Maughan

    Hearing judge recommends that Highway 12 residents should be allowed to intervene against movement of giant oil equipment- What a pleasant Thanksgiving surprise! Hearing officer sides with foes of megaloads. By Todd Dvorak. Associated Press.

  • Utah High court: State can be sued for 2007 bear attack

    Ralph Maughan

    A sorry decision that will threaten all kinds of wildlife- A result of this will be state agencies killing wildlife and closing campgrounds when a theoretically dangerous animal is seen within five miles of them. High court: State can be sued for bear attack. By Donald W. Meyers. The Salt Lake Tribune. We let unemployed…

  • Living with Wolves: An Oregon Field Guide Special

    Ken Cole

    Slow progress for Oregon’s wolves Oregon Field Guide recently broadcast a special about Oregon’s wolves and how they are dealing with people and how people are dealing with them. It has been a tough road for the wolves there and many wolves have been killed by the government on behalf of livestock interests and by…

  • Can Vladimir Putin save endangered tigers?

    Ralph Maughan

    Russian leader gives big boost to the International Tiger Forum- Vladimir Putin has been making quite a name for himself in recent years as a man of outdoor activity, and one not afraid of large carnivores. He hopes to save the tiger from extinction. The International Tiger Forum hopes to raise an astonishing $350-million for…

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