May 4, 2011
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Salazar announces wolves delisted in Rockies and hunting can begin – Idaho Statesman Wolves will be delisted in the Northern Rockies except Wyoming on Thursday, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said. The rule would reinstate the 2009 decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist the gray wolf in Idaho and Montana, eastern Washington, eastern…
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George Wuerthner critiques the assumption that cougar hunting will decrease conflict with humans. Oregon’s assumptions on cougar hunting misplaced – George Wuerthner, NewWest.net Oregon, like many western states, allows cougar hunting. Part of the justification for hunting is the assumption that killing cougars will reduce livestock losses and increase public safety. There is, however, growing…
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If filled, the quota will result in estimated 25% reduction in state wolf population- Montana’s wolf hunt is expected to be easier on the state’s wolf population than Idaho’s. With the congressional delisting of the wolf in the Northern Rockies, Montana and Idaho can pretty do what they want in terms of wolf quotas. State…
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While not as amusing as the two who tried to urinate into the geyser a few years ago, this was still just as stupid. You can watch the web cam here: Old Faithful web cam Webcam catches tourists walking on Old Faithful. The Associated Press