The Wildlife News

March 24, 2007

  • Though Yellowstone grizzlies delisted, griz of NW Central Montana years away

    Ralph Maughan

    After 30 years, the grizzlies of the Greater Yellowstone are to be delisted, but there are 5 other populations of grizzlies in the lower 48 states. They are years away from delisting, even the largest, those of the Northern Continental Divide ecosystem (Glacier NP, Bob Marshall Wilderness and surrounding lands). Grizzlies in northcentral Montana might…

  • National Elk Refuge stops feeding elk early

    Ralph Maughan

    The early spring, which may herald a toasty (meaning burnt) summer, has caused plants to sprout early in Jackson Hole, and the elk, of their own accord, have lost interest in the alfalfa pellets and most have moved off of the National Elk Refuge. Refuge stops feeding for year. By Corey Hatch. Jackson Holes News…

  • Former no. 2 at Dept. of Interior pleads "guilty" in the continuing Abramoff Scandal

    Ralph Maughan

    This is from the LA Times. J. Steven Griles, whom Abramoff once called ‘our guy’ in the department, also admitted to lying about a relationship with an Abramoff employee. By Richard B. Schmitt, Times Staff Writer. As with the Teapot Dome scandal in the Harding Administration, the Dept. of Interior has been a major center…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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