How much longer before the feedlots are hit? Nightmare “mad elk” or “mad deer” disease, the always lethal malady spread by prions (infectious proteins), keeps creeping ever closer the the […]
Do you have some interesting wildlife related news? Oct. 25, 2014 edition
It is time for a new page of reader generated wildlife news. Please use “comment” at the bottom to post your news. Do not post entire articles unless you have […]
Torrey House Press: Fostering love of the land through literature
Literature and Conservation in the West By Mark Bailey and Kirsten Allen Ten years ago I sat down and read Michael Crichton’s novel State of Fear. While far from his […]
UPDATE: Comment Period Extended on Predator Killing Contest Environmental Assessment
UPDATE 10/17/2014: Due to a request by Representative Peter DeFazio of Oregon, the comment period has been extended until Midnight Mountain Time, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014. The BLM is asking for […]
“Wilderness America’s Heritage” conference to be held Sunday, Monday in Boise
The annual Frank Church Conference on Public Affairs this year, this weekend, will be in Boise, Idaho. This year the conference is entitled Wilderness, America’s Heritage.” The conference will discuss How did […]
Another Perspective On Environmental Law Suits
I sent this into the Helena IR in response to an article that basically tried to portray the idea that environmental lawyers and groups were getting rich off of law […]
An Alternative Perspective on the Re-listing of Gray Wolves in Wyoming
The re-listing of wolves in Wyoming, prompted by law suits from a host of conservation groups has been celebrated as ‘righting’ what many have characterized as backwards and heavy-handed management […]
Mountain Bikers as Wilderness Advocates? No evidence so far.
In a recent editorial in the Jackson Hole Guide, Luther Propst of Jackson asserts that conservationists needed to keep in mind that many public lands recreationalists have a common interest […]