The Wildlife News

September 2007

  • Northern Rockies wolf numbers rise while livestock depredations falls

    Ralph Maughan

    Ed Bangs has released the mid-year estimate of wolf numbers. The final estimate is made for Jan. 1, and, of course, it has to be lower because the pups are born each April or May.. The wolf population continues to grow, most strongly in per cent terms in Montana, although in absolute numbers in Idaho…

  • Congress probing EPA approval of Uintah County coal-fired power plant

    Ralph Maughan

    Salt Lake Tribune. Congress probing EPA approval of Uintah County coal-fired power plant. By Patty Henetz This issue is that the Bush Administration is paying no attention to the recent Supreme Court ruling the carbon dioxide is a pollutant that the EPA should regulate. Reuters. Calif. lawmaker chides EPA for approving coal plant. . .…

  • Boise Black bear rehabilitation facility expects busy year

    Ralph Maughan

    Boise Black bear rehabilitation facility expects busy year. Idaho Statesman. AP Sally Maughan has been doing a great job for a number of years running this facility. Link to Idaho Black Bear Rehabilitation.

  • Utah's bull elk are the biggest

    Ralph Maughan

    This story supports “elkhunter’s” frequent contention and that of my son-in-law who works for the Division in Utah.  Story in the Salt Lake Tribune. By Brent Prettyman.

  • Wardens save bears from fire

    Ralph Maughan

    Wardens save bears from fire. AP in the Billings Gazette Related story (due to the comments that have been). Black bear comes to Bozeman.  In fact, the Bozeman paper has about 2 or 3 black bear in town stories every year.

  • Changing face of farming and grazing in the West

    Ralph Maughan

    This is from the WWP blog. What the story in the WWP blog does not mention, is that the very same thing goes on in Idaho to the harm of wildlife and revenue to the counties that allow it — trophy homes are built on an acreage and should generate a fair amount of property…

  • BLM approves $23M to restore ID, NV land charred by Murphy range fire

    Ralph Maughan

    Money is coming to “rehabilitate” the vast acreage burned by the Murphy fire. Unfortunately, it will not all be native seed and they want to build a lot of “temporary” fences. These temporary fences turn out almost always to be permanent to the detriment of wildlife. Story in the Times News. BLM approves $23M to…

  • Vote whether to protect Wyoming Range

    Ralph Maughan

    I’ve run a number of articles on the Wyoming Range and efforts to stop it from being drilled by the gas industry.  The Pocatello newspaper has a poll going on it right now. Some folks might want to vote. Go to: http://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/ 

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