May 2007
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This wolf pack lives near Stanley, Idaho, in the heart of scenic Idaho. It has been a very successful pack, staying away (except once) from the thousands of livestock that are driven into the scenic area late each spring and often hang around until November. I have heard that as of late, elk have been…
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Unraveling brucellosis source isn’t simple matter. By Mark Stark. Billings Gazette. In other news, or lack of it, Idaho media continue to be uninterested in the brucellosis story despite Idaho’s loss of brucellosis free status and a number of recent public meetings on rules to help regain that supposedly coveted status.
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A story today says the reason for the lack of controversy is that only the uncontroversial stream segments were included in the legislation. Bill leaves out some waters. By Whitney Royster. Casper Star-Tribune environmental reporter. At the present only part of one river in Wyoming is in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. That…
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Here is the latest news as reported by the Bozeman Chronicle. By Scott McMillion. The infected cattle at Bridger, Montana, might have originated from near Emigrant (closer to Yellowstone Park, but still not an area where they would ever encounter bison). [Governor] Schweitzer said last week that it doesn’t appear the infected herd ever commingled…
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I guess it’s redundant to say this, but this very bad news. The headline is misleading because it’s not just a rise, but steepening rise. Scientists report rise in levels of carbon dioxide. By Robert S. Boyd. McClatchy Newspapers If we are lucky the rising rate is due to increased human use of fossil fuels,…
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Montana and Idaho, both with federally approved wolf plans, are now gearing up for hunting wolves. Most expect Montana wolf hunt is more likely to be an real hunt rather than a hunt serving mostly as a dramatic reduction in the wolf population. However, this is not assured. Montana has about half as many wolves…
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Idaho irrigators, boaters, fishers, commerical trout farmers, conservationists, anyone with a water right on the Snake River, and electrical power users have come to view the Swan Falls agreement of 1985 as a turning point in Idaho politics and water law. Now Idaho Power is going to court to claim that the pact didn’t leave…
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Well surprise, brucellosis has actually shown up in Montana livestock, and it didn’t come from bison. The news article says there is a possible link to elk. Well duh! Elk passed brucellosis to cattle in Wyoming and Idaho, and both states lost their “brucellosis free status.” I predicted it for years, while they were yelling…