March 21, 2007

  • Alaska puts a bounty on wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Alan Gregory covers the $150 bounty put on wolves in Alaska. Historically, bounties have always been controversial, and almost never worked as intended, even if you grant the legitimacy of their intent.  Alaska puts a bounty on wolves. Alan Gregory’s Conservation News.

  • Wilkie v. Robbins

    Ralph Maughan

    The Supreme Court heard a very important case the other day with profound implications for future public lands management of grazing. Read about it in WWP blog. Wilkie v. Robbins.

  • Gore’s testimony before Congress greeted warmly by some members, coolly by others

    Ralph Maughan

    Al Gore has just finishing testifying before Congress on global warming.  He got mixed, but generally warm reception with a few strong dissenters among Republicans. Story in The Hill.com. Gore’s testimony greeted warmly by some members, coolly by others. By Kelly McCormack Gore’s actual testimony (YouTube).

  • 2006 Northern Rockies Wolf Report out. Media makes splash about wolf population growth

    Ralph Maughan

    The Rocky Mountain Wolf Recovery 2006 Interagency Annual Report is out and the mainstream media are playing the story as all about continued wolf population growth and more dead livestock than before. I haven’t had time to read much of it yet, but some of the MSM statistics seem a bit suspicious to me, so…

  • Agenda for the North American wolf conference April 24-26

    Ralph Maughan

    The draft agenda for the North American wolf conference in Flagstaff, Arizona has been released. To sign up to attend the conference, go here. Discount rates at the Little America Hotel in Flagstaff are available until April. 1. AGENDA- Wednesday April 25th 8:00 – 8:30 Welcome: Introductions and Announcements 8:30 – 9:00 Mexican Wolf Conservation…

  • Congress Looks at Solutions to Yellowstone Bison Debate

    Ralph Maughan

    Yesterday in Congress the first hearings in many years were held over bison management in and near Yellowstone Park. The hearing showed that pressure is building to -change the many years of bison harassment and slaughter by the state of Montana and stance of the federal government agency APHIS which uses the club of losing…

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Edward Abbey

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