January 4, 2007
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“Year of the wolf: 2007 could be decisive year in long-running debate.” By Whitney Royster. Casper Star-Tribune environmental reporter. It should be noted that Turnell, much quoted in the article, does not own the Pitchfork Ranch. He is the ranch manager. I understand the owners are out-of-state. The Pitchfork Ranch is not a typical ranch,…
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New effort to banish wolves from Idaho/ Sponsor of thwarted initiative to try again. By John Miller. AP Anti-wolf activist Ron Gillet of Stanley, Idaho is going to try again to get enough signatures to put an anti-wolf initiative on the Idaho ballot. According to John Miller’s article, the proposed ballot initiative calls for the…
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Doug Brimeyer, wildlife biologist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Jackson, said there are “way too many” bison, and hunters can’t help thin the herd significantly. This is from the Casper Star Tribune. Story by Whitney Royster. There is a bison hunt every year on the Bridger-Teton National Forest, adjacent to Grand Teton…
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People are already debating it, the next go around in Congress for CIEDRA, the controversial White Clouds/Boulder Mountains Wilderness bill (with pay-offs to others). Todd Wilkinson has a good story on the PBS program and the issue in New West. Update Jan. 5. Given all the interest on this, I grabbed this from congressman Simpson’s…