Those that test positive for brucellosis exposure to be slaughtered
The slaughter of bison in Yellowstone has begun in earnest. Today Buffalo Field Campaign volunteers witnessed the capture of at least 300 buffalo in the Stephens Creek capture facility.
It appears that 13 of the bison captured were from the group of 25 allowed to […]
Continue Reading →Pronghorn and mule deer hit hard-
Winter takes a toll on northeastern Montana wildlife. By Brett French. Billings Gazette.
I posted a news release from ID Fish and Game the other day about winter conditions and wildlife in Eastern Idaho, but hardly anyone read it. […]
Continue Reading →Opponents of the megaloads drop fight on the first four-
Having lost before the Idaho Department of Transportation, opponents of the oil megaloads will no longer try to stop the first four of them. These are bound for the existing oil refinery in Billings, Montana. The next 200 megaloads (not approved for now) are for what […]
Continue Reading →Molloy says an “experimental” (10)j wolf population most likely does not exist-
Here is the actual text of the judge’s latest wolf decision. I think he is also saying a valid 10j population has not existed for some time, although he did not resurrect the argument that the original 10j reintroduction was not proper. Continue Reading →
Court of Appeals limits scope of Supreme Court decision and overturns Judge Molloy-
A couple years ago in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council the U. S. Supreme Court continued its trend toward make it harder to temporarily stop government actions before irreparable harm was done. Applying this viewpoint, Montana federal district Judge Molloy let […]
Continue Reading →This is a very important case
Judge Molloy has issued a order asking the defendants and plaintiffs why the 10(j) lawsuit “should not be dismissed as moot due to the absence of a population meeting the statutory requirements for 10(j) status.”
If the lawsuit is dismissed wolves in all of the Northern Rockies could lose their […]
Continue Reading →The Koch Brothers, enemy of the world-
A few months ago hardly anyone had heard of these two selfish billionaires who have been funding much of the far right’s effort to tear down the protection of our water, air, food supply, as well as, IMO, support policies that will destroy America herself. They support a […]
Continue Reading →Good news is hard to come by in this issue.
Here is today’s Buffalo Field Campaign weekly update.
Buffalo Field Campaign is the only group working in the field
and in the policy arena to protect America’s last wild buffalo.
Yellowstone Bison
Update […]
There is a greatly needed opinion piece in “New West” by a former science journalist-
When Emotion Drives the Wolf Debate, Research Suffers. “The Rocky Mountain West is producing solid science in regard to wolves. Too bad what’s learned is buried under what’s opined.” By Steve Bunk. Guest column in New West.
I […]
Continue Reading →Oil and gas development of the Wyoming Mountain Range is very unpopular-
Folks in NW Wyoming are rejoicing that the Bridger-Teton National Forest has announced the rejection of some of the last of the requested natural gas leases in the Wyoming Mountain Range 20 miles NW of Pinedale (30 miles southeast of Jackson Hole). Continue Reading →
