August 2012
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American Prairie Reserve has purchased as huge ranch next to the C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge- The American Prairie Reserve is trying to put together a huge private wildlife reserve in NE Central Montana. This is a place where there is a lot of open space and a fair amount of public land. The C.M. Russell…
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Have these wolves really killed any livestock at all? A Washington state rancher near the Canandian border in the territory of the Wedge wolf pack says he has found two more dead calves he thinks were killed by wolves because of the bite marks on their hindquarters. As a result the state indicates they will…
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to designate lands in Arizona and New Mexico- Not all endangered species receive a designated “critical habitat.” This is a big thing for the big cat that is a rare inhabitant of the SW U.S. The trouble is jaguars may not even inhabit the United States on a continuing basis.…
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You can participate on-line at this important event or at one of eight locations- Boise, Idaho. The first Idaho Wildlife Summit is being held August 24, 25 and 26. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the summit will be to discuss the future of Idaho wildlife by helping “Idaho’s hunters, anglers, trappers, bird watchers,…
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A Tale of Two Wolves- By © Kathie Lynch This is the story of two Yellowstone wolves, Lamar Canyon alpha 832F (“The ’06 Female”) and Blacktail disperser 777M. One continues to live an amazing life and one has died a valiant death. Each epitomizes what it means to live life to the fullest, risking all for…
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Halstead Fire threatens all the Salmon River Mountains NE and East of Stanley- Trinity Ridge Fire’s advance prompts immediate full evacuation of Featherville area- Air quality in Idaho right now is the worst in a generation in many places, and we’re not even speaking of places immediate to the fires. Three fires in particular the…
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In Nevada nowadays it is all the rage to blame predators for habitat problems created by overgrazing by livestock. That is clearly illustrated in an article published in the Elko Daily News which describes the efforts that the State of Nevada has undertaken under pressure from livestock groups cleverly disguised as hunting groups. Rather than…
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With the exception of the Yellowstone population and a few other small herds of bison which came from Yellowstone, virtually all of the buffalo in in the U.S. are hybrids with cattle genes. The amount of genetic material from cattle may be small but there has been debate about whether it can affect the fitness…