August 2007

  • Bears wandering into Jackson, WY

    Ralph Maughan

    Scarcity of wild food and ample food in town, led 3 bears into Jackson on Aug. 28 (at least I guess because the story is written in an unusual tense). Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide.  By Corey Hatch.

  • U.S. Senate Environment Committee Member Fined for Lewd Behavior

    Ralph Maughan

    Senator Larry Craig’s predicament is hardly news, so most of this story is now old news. U.S. Senate Environment Committee Member Fined for Lewd Behavior. ENS. However, the story describes some of the recent actions the Senator has taken against protecting our environment. This and the WWP blog have also chronicled his attempt to use…

  • Fire rages on Baldy, site of the famous ski area

    Ralph Maughan

    Fire rages on flanks of Baldy. Crews launch massive effort to protect valuable ski area. By Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. Castle Rock Fire spreads up Baldy. 1,400 more Ketchum homes are ordered to be evacuated. Crews planned to work through the night. By Pete Zimowsky and Heath Druzin. Idaho Statesman. Yesterday was…

  • Fire Myths and Fire Realities

    Ralph Maughan

    George Wuerthner, who wrote the essay below, is the editor of Wildfire: A Century of Failed Forest Policy published by Island Press. He has 33 other books on natural history and ecological topics. This essay is a reflection on the current fire season compared to the past and what should be done. Wildfires in the…

  • Opinion: Voluntary buyout programs should phase out sheep in Western Idaho wolf country

    Ralph Maughan

    This link to the WWP Blog is to a piece is by Debra K. Ellers, Western Idaho Director of Western Watersheds Project. She wrote in response to a story in the McCall, Idaho newspaper that was complaining about wolves making it hard to raise sheep in the mountains of the area (actually, wildfires in recent…

  • Wild horse roundup in the Great Divide Basin

    Ralph Maughan

    The BLM is going to remove about half the wild horses in the Great Divide Basin of south central Wyoming. Story by Cat Urbigkit in the Casper Star Tribune. I found it interesting that they have done a genetic analysis of the origin of the horses. post 1514

  • Reid Fire starts near Arizona Creek in Grand Teton

    Ralph Maughan

    This fire will be monitored and treated as a wildland fire (allowed to burn as long as it does not surpass pre-established conditions). Arizona Lake and Creek are in the extreme NE part of the Park adjacent to the huge Teton Wilderness on the national forest. Much (most) of the west half of the Teton…

  • Getting inside bears' brains

    Ralph Maughan

    Bear brains and bear noises are so sensitive to odors that that their perception of their surroundings is totally unlike humans. Story on bear brains by Michael Jamison. Missoulian (mirrored in the Casper Star Tribune). post 1511

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