I regularly hear or read arguments from agencies compromising our natural heritage that such and such studies support their management decisions. However, often the agencies overlook or ignore contrary science that does not support the policy or management decision.
To give them a break, the average district ranger or even specialists like wildlife biologists, […]
Continue Reading →Hard information about wolves or anything else does not come from rants-
Discussion of politics and many other things, including wildlife, seems to have broken down. Instead of discussion, people yell. Instead of facts they tell stories (anecdotes) and cite folklore, urban myths and rural conspiracy theories.
Very importantly, a number soldier on, citing scientific […]
Continue Reading →Current wolf hunt management by states may well end scientific study of wolf behavior in the wild-
Scientists had about 17 years to study wolf behavior in the wild in the Northern Rocky mountains. Hopefully they got most of the data they wanted because the new heavy state wolf hunts coupled with lack of concern […]
Continue Reading →There is a greatly needed opinion piece in “New West” by a former science journalist-
When Emotion Drives the Wolf Debate, Research Suffers. “The Rocky Mountain West is producing solid science in regard to wolves. Too bad what’s learned is buried under what’s opined.” By Steve Bunk. Guest column in New West.
I […]
Continue Reading →In the old Soviet Union, being a scientist was a dangerous thing unless discoveries upheld the Party’s ideology-
Doubt GOP will be put scientists in a gulag. They will just be investigated and badgered out of a job.
GOP plans attacks on the EPA and climate scientists. By Neela Banerjee. Los Angeles Times
Continue Reading →Manipulation of science remains the same or worse.
In the first year and a half of the Obama Administration nothing has really changed with regard to environmental policy across several agencies. In fact, I think it has gotten worse for two reasons. One, things haven’t changed, and two, people just want to believe that Obama […]
Continue Reading →Yes, there are skeptical scientists, but climatology is hardly ever their field-
Climate Expertise Lacking among Global Warming Contrarians. “A majority of scientists who dispute global warming lack the climatological expertise to do so.” By David Biello. Scientific American.
I would say that the “contrarians” have largely carried the day in public opinion. Too […]
Continue Reading →Politics still reigns supreme in the Interior Department
A new report outlines how very little has changed under Obama and Salazar. Science is being ignored and managers manipulate it to support predetermined political outcomes.
In my experience, I would say that the Interior Department under Obama and Salazar is as bad or worse than […]
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