The Wildlife News

May 2011

  • Montana FWP wants local anti-bison judge replaced on Gardiner Basin bison case

    Ralph Maughan

    Judge who singlehandedly stopped years-in-making decision to let bison roam, not acceptable, says FWP- Finally, after years, state and federal government agencies agreed to let bison begin to roam the Gardiner Basin just north of Yellowstone Park, but Park County district judge Nels Swandal sided with the Park County Stockgrowers Association to put the landmark…

  • A chance to finally get rid of tumbleweed?

    Ralph Maughan

    Russian thistle is not a native of the West and importing fungus blights from its homeland can kill it- While there are several plants called “tumbleweed,” the one most commonly called that is prickly Russian Thistle.  It has been around for almost 150 years and Hollywood probably convinced people it is an essential element of…

  • Coyotes nail dog during Colorado hike

    Ralph Maughan

    Puppy runs up to coyotes and gets killed- Dog killed by coyotes in Aspen while on hiking trip. AP

  • Attempt to restore hound hunting of cougar in Oregon fails

    Ralph Maughan

    Oregon legislature fails to resurrect hunting practice banned by Oregon voters in 1994- Cougar hunting bill dies in Senate committee. Ashland Daily Tidings. Cougar hunting interests say they will try again in 2012.

  • Scientists debate ‘magic number’ of wolves needed for species’ survival

    Ralph Maughan

    Story fails to note the debate has become merely academic- Story debates “magic number of wolves needed. By Rob Cheney. Missoulian. Ok, so some scientists say 5000 wolves are needed to ensure the species’ survival in the Northern Rockies with good genetic diversity. Other say the delisting population of about 1700 was enough. This article…

  • Idaho Fish & Game Commission framework for wolf management

    Ralph Maughan

    Fish & Game Commission lays out framework for Idaho wolf management IDFG News Release May 19, 2011 The Idaho Fish and Game Commission Thursday, May 19, directed the Fish and Game Department to: 1.    Manage wolves in a manner that will ensure wolves remain under responsible state management in conjunction with the rest of Idaho’s…

  • LA Times: In the 2012 campaign, environmentalists don’t matter

    Brian Ertz

    A spot on Editorial from the LA Times: In the 2012 campaign, environmentalists don’t matter – LA Times Editorial Shortly after his party’s “shellacking” in the midterm election, President Obama ordered government agencies to ensure that new regulations took economic growth into consideration and that old ones be revoked if they “stifle job creation or make our economy…

  • Huffing and Puffing: The wolf’s strange journey on and off the endangered species list

    Ralph Maughan

    A good blog on the delisting, relisting, and delisting of the wolf in the Northern  Rockies- Huffing and Puffing. By Kevin Taylor. The Pacific Northwest Inlander. Among other things, I like the discussion of the snail darter from back in the 1970s when Congress decided to build a real white elephant of a dam and…

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