The Wildlife News

December 2006

  • Stanley, Idaho prohibits winter feeding of elk

    Ralph Maughan

    By Ralph Maughan Wolf Recovery Foundation Stanley, Idaho. The small central Idaho town of Stanley passed an ordinance Dec. 13 stating that no person shall knowingly feed “big game” within the corporate boundaries of Stanley. Idaho is not like Wyoming. Except for a few instances Idaho Fish and Game does not feed wintering deer or…

  • Wyoming cougars dead of plague

    Ralph Maughan

    Bob Caesar called my attention to this story story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Cougars die from Plague by Cory Hatch. A mother cougar and her kitten died of plague. Two other cougars were found dead of the plague. This is rare in Wyoming, plague being more of a threat in the Southwest,…

  • New Forest Plan Rule Nukes NEPA

    Ralph Maughan

    Perhaps the most important environmental decisions the Forest Service makes is the 15-year (on the average) forest plans for each of national forests. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has always been at the core of the forest plans. NFMA, the National Forest Management Act, requires the forest plans and their updating, but it’s NEPA…

  • Wild Bill says Rocky Mountain Front has not been saved

    Ralph Maughan

    Stopping the oil and gas leasing is not enough,  Bill Schneider. New West. The Forest Service is not protecting the area from off-road vehicles and parts of the Front could fill up with trophy homes. An ominus sign on the Rocky Mountain Front. Montanans will recognize that is not “Buffalo Hill,” but famous landmark Haystack…

  • Wisconsin DNR: 9 Wolves Shot & Killed During Deer Hunting Season

    Ralph Maughan

    Story AP. The Great Lakes states have been much more tolerant of the recovering wolf population than the Western States. It may be cultural and it may also be due to the incredible number of deer in the Great Lakes. The deer hunt in the Great Lakes, like the deer and elk hunt in West,…

  • A Reply to Robert Wharff. Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife-Wyoming.

    Ralph Maughan

    Robert Wharff, executive director of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Wyoming (SFW-WY) recently posted in response to some criticism of the organization on this blog. In the same thread as Nate Helm (SFW-ID) commented, Wharff did likewise. Here is Robert Wharff’s post:

  • My Reply to Nate Helm. Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife-Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    Nate Helm, executive director of Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife, Idaho (SFW-ID) recently posted in response to some criticism of the organization on this blog. I had posted a news release of theirs, “Sportsman For Fish & Wildlife To Announce Petition Drive To Delist Wolves.” In the followup comments, SFW-ID and SFW-WY were criticized. Then…

  • Mountain lion confirmed in Missouri

    Ralph Maughan

    There is always breaking news about cougars in the mid-West and east, and can be found at the Cougar Network. http://www.cougarnet.org/breakingnews.html Story about the Missouri mountain lion in the Missouri paper. Mountain Lion Sighting Confirmed. Chillicothe Constitution Tribune. Tuesday, December 12, 2006

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