The Wildlife News

March 18, 2007

  • Idaho's domestic elk industry avoids all regulation as even weak bill fails.

    Ralph Maughan

    Sportsmen, conservationists, and the average Idahoan seemed outraged at nearly unregulated proliferation of “elk farms” and “shooter bull” operations in Idaho. Many bills were introduced into the Legislature in January, but they all died. Given the weak bill left, perhaps it is best that it was finally shot down by a bi-partisan coalition of Republicans…

  • Finally, a Congressional Oversight Hearing on Yellowstone National Park Bison

    Ralph Maughan

    Now under new management, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee in Natural Resources is holding a hearing on the Yellowstone bison situation. The House Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold a hearing at March 20, 10 AM EDT. It will be webcast. Go to http://resourcescommittee.house.gov/hearings/hearingdetail.aspx?NewsID=3 on Tuesday and look for the…

  • First signs of change at Montana Department of Livestock. Report by Buffalo Field Campaign

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana’s Governor Brian Schweitzer has appointed four new members to the board that oversees this state agency that has been so hostile to bison. In the Buffalo Field Campaign’s report below, there finally be some signs the DOL might change. Should we get our hopes up? Read story. Read also about it in the Western…

  • Flathead National Forest to crack down on scoflaw snowmobilers

    Ralph Maughan

    Just weeks after a snowmobiler was almost killed by an avalanche in Jewel Basin in Montana’s Swan Range, closed to snowmobiles, the Forest Service wants stiff penalties for those riding illegally in Wilderness and other closed areas. The increasing number of rescues and fatalities of these illegal riders is both dangerous to rescuers and expensive.…

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Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

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