The Wildlife News

March 8, 2007

  • Did a cow get your elk?

    Ralph Maughan

    Sometimes there are comments that are just so good, they should be brought to the front as a post. “BE” decided to calculate how much cattle consumed compared to elk. Remember that these animals compete for forage on the range. Read on. . . Webmaster. BE wrote: Interesting facts for hunters who care about elk…

  • Puffing Yellowstone hot spot raises Jackson Hole

    Ralph Maughan

    Earlier I posted an article on the recent studies of the Yellowstone Hot Spot. Yellowstone’s Quiet Power: A Volcano Forcefully Shapes The Land, Even Between Eruptions. Here is take the Jackson Hole News and Guide did on the study. Puffing Yellowstone hot spot raises valley. By Cory Hatch. The rising plume of magma to the…

  • Extra security planned for Spokane meeting on wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    This story is from the Spokane Spokesman Review.  Was there extra security at the other delisting meetings. Link to “Extra Security Planned.”  By James Hagengruber. Note: the Spokesman Review  is a link unfriendly newspaper. Hope the link above continues to work, at least for a while.

  • US Fish and Wildlife Service issues instructions to biologists in politically correct method of discussing climate change

    Ralph Maughan

    This is related to the proposed listing of the polar bear, something that has a lot to do with climate change. The New York Times got a copy of a USFWS memo, and it shows the DOI’s continuing subordination of science to Administration politics — employees need authorization to speak about the issue. Here is…

  • About 50 people show up at wolf delisting hearing in Pendleton, Oregon

    Ralph Maughan

    The next to the last wolf hearing was held Web. night in Pendleton, Oregon, a state that officially has no wild wolves, although most think one or more do wander the Eastern Oregon backcountry. The initial news story reads like wolf supporters had a pretty good turnout. Story in the Oregonian. Breaking News. The last…

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Edward Abbey

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