The Wildlife News

April 2007

  • Photos and video of cattle in the Joseph Creek Wildlife area. Washington State.

    Ralph Maughan

    The new cattle put into a Washington State Wildlife area are posted as a Google Flash video (please rate the video). This is an outrage. These areas were purchased to restore wildlife, and salmon and steelhead habitat using your dollars. Now they have been opened to cattle in some kind of shady deal. Get the cows…

  • Idaho grizzly bear shot near Tetonia did not have rabies

    Ralph Maughan

    This story drew a lot of attention last weekend. Today the Pocatello, Idaho State Journal ran a story about how the grizzly bear did not have rabies.. The story quoted Scott MacButch of Pocatello who was there and owned the adjacent property. Neither he, nor the victim wanted the grizzly bear killed. The original story…

  • Winter ticks invade Yukon elk herds

    Ralph Maughan

    The Yukon Environment Department believes the infestation may be due to the warming climate. The winter tick doesn’t hurt elk much, but often greatly weakens moose. Story Winter ticks invade Yukon elk herds. CBC News. post 1037

  • Grand Teton National Park OKs big "pathways project"

    Ralph Maughan

    This 45-million dollars worth of foot and bicycle trails is a really big national parks project. It will be very popular and may save lives by taking bicycles of the Grant Teton National Park roads, which can be very crowded and have to accommodate huge RVs. On the other hand it may damage wildlife habitat…

  • Yellowstone northern range wolf packs have all denned

    Ralph Maughan

    It is the season when pups are born in Yellowstone and across NW Wyoming, half of Montana and most of Idaho. All of the northern range wolves have denned. It looks like only the Agate Creek Pack will have a den area visible from the road. It’s the same one as last year — visible…

  • Another victory for WWP. Cattle turnout on Washington state Wildlife Areas stopped!

    Ralph Maughan

    News Release Western Watersheds Efforts In Washington State stop Cattle Turn-out on the Whiskey Dick Wildlife Area and bring an Early Stop to Cattle Grazing Already Underway on Pintler Creek In The Asotin Wildlife Area. Western Watersheds Project’s efforts in Washington State to influence the grazing of cattle in Washington State Department of Wildlife owned…

  • Oregon State U. "Large carnivores promote healthy ecosystems by keeping browsers on edge"

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is a good article about the benefits of cougar populations in Zion National Park. The deer have nearly eliminated cottonwood reproduction in Zion Canyon, the main tourist attraction. It is full of people and deer. The large number of people in this congested canyon have scared away the cougar. There are a huge number…

  • Groups sue to keep gray wolf on endangered species list in Great Lakes

    Brian Ertz

    post 1032 This is regarding the delisting in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Minnesota. The parties suing are the Human Society of the United States, the Animal Protection Institute, and Help Our Wolves Live. Groups sue to keep gray wolf on endangered species list Minnesota Public Radio (AP) St. Paul, Minn. — (AP) – Three animal advocacy…

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