The Wildlife News

A Project of Sage Steppe Wild

April 23, 2011

  • Ed Bangs to retire

    Ralph Maughan

    Bangs oversaw the Northern Rockies wolf restoration program for 23 years- Montana’s ‘wolf man’. By Eve Bryon. Helena Independent Record. 23 years dealing with conservationists, ranchers, scientists, nuts, cranks, and lying politicians.  Overall, I think he did a good job, especially considering the context. He kept a cool head, which was simply amazing given the…

  • Upper Colorado River Basin snowfall gives Lake Mead some replenishment

    Ralph Maughan

    Wet winter and spring will raise the reservoir for the first time in a decade- Recently we posted an article how Lake Mead would soon fall to a level that it would no longer be able to generate power. I recently visited (see photo). The drawdown was amazing, but the extreme wet winter and spring…

  • Bozeman Earth Day speaker: Beef is bad for the planet

    Ralph Maughan

    4th generation Montana rancher turned against cattle- Bozeman Earth Day speaker: Beef is bad for the planet. By Gail Schontzler. Bozeman Chronicle Staff Writer

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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