Parks, wildlife refuges, national forests closed due to failure to pass a budget- (This story has the shutdown rules for 4 land management agencies) There was no last minute deal […]
Study: until the 20th century, wolves inhabited much of California
Study results are relevant to decision whether to put wolves under the state’s ESA- San Francisco. There are those who say the gray wolf had just a marginal presence in […]
Should the declining inbred wolves of Isle Royale N.P. be augmented?
Should there be genetic rescue (outside wolves brought in)- For many years the wolves and moose of Isle Royale National Park in Lake Superior have shown that wolves do not […]
Celebration and warnings as Greater Yellowstone Coalition marks its 30th year
Former Yellowstone superintendent Michael Finley doubts grizzly delisting due to lack of habitat- West Yellowstone, MT. Last weekend the Greater Yellowstone Coalition celebrated the 30th anniversary of its founding back […]
Grizzly sow shot in Island Park, Idaho. Her cubs in jeopardy? (updated twice)
Island Park, Idaho. A female grizzly bear with two yearling cubs was hot near Island Park, Idaho on September 12. Island Park is a relatively low elevation and primarily flat […]
Are Domestic Sheep responsible for the Bighorn Sheep Die-off in the Mojave?
Bighorn sheep in the Mojave Desert of California and Nevada have been dying of pneumonia for some months now but, as with many of these outbreaks, the original source of […]
Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Northern Rockies Fisher
For Immediate Release, September 23, 2013 Contact:Tierra Curry, Center for Biological Diversity, (928) 522-3681 Kylie Paul, Defenders of Wildlife, (406) 370-6979 Gary Macfarlane, Friends of the Clearwater, (208) 882-9755 Travis […]
Forest Services shuts down U.S. 12 to megaloads for good . . . again
Closure order published Sept. 18 for section through the Lochsa-Clearwater Wild and Scenic River corridor- There was a similar headline about a month ago. Then Omega-Morgan transport, aided by a […]