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Recently we were informed of a new effort by two conservation groups, a Native American tribe and livestock interests “to secure $25 million from the upcoming 2012 Farm Bill to help livestock producers reduce the risk of livestock losses to grizzly bears, wolves, black bears and mountain lions.”
This taxpayer money is meant to “reduce [...]
Continue Reading →New York Times picks up and opines about the earlier story on the critical role of large predators-
Earlier (July 14) we ran the story. Now the “gray lady” has written a welcome editorial. The Peak and Life Below It. New York Times editorial.
Continue Reading →“Loss of apex consumers is arguably humankind’s most pervasive influence on the natural world.”
Loss of Large Predators Has Caused Widespread Disruption of Ecosystems. ScienceDaily
Continue Reading →Human Activity Displaces Predators More Than Prey. Science Daily.
Continue Reading →Over the years we have heard so many times from manly-men hunters who go out into the back country with their high powered rifles, handguns, and what have you, to then come back home with tales of being scared by wolves.
A recent story comes to mind but there are many others as well.
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Continue Reading →What is the most widespread predator in most landscapes? Dogs are, and they have important impacts to many wildlife species. From deer and elk to nesting birds to just about any species they interact with, they can be a nuisance, disease carrier, and predator.
Continue Reading →How many hunters are like this?
Given the quality of the rabid anti-wolf folks, it might be easy to forget that many hunters (more than 50%?) take a balanced view of animals and hunting access.
I think there is too much demonization of hunters per se on this blog. Folks should be careful to separate [...]
Continue Reading →The leaders in the war on wolves
When was the last time you heard about Wildlife Services talking about non-lethal methods of preventing livestock losses to wolves? The only place in Idaho that this is practiced is with the sheep passing through the Wood River Valley each year and by Lava Lake Land and Livestock [...]
Continue Reading →Is this a violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act?
After being told by the US Fish and Wildlife Service that their plan to oil the eggs of nesting pelicans amounted to an eradication program, the Idaho Fish and Game has proceeded to introduce skunks and badgers onto Gull Island in Blackfoot Reservoir to eat [...]
Continue Reading →NDoW opposes killing of predators says habitat is the issue.
There is a battle raging in Nevada about predator control under the guise of helping deer and sage grouse. As it turns out the problem isn’t about predators but about habitat quality. For years the BLM and the ranchers have colluded in an effort to [...]
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