October 5, 2007
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“Steelhead turned out by hatcheries quickly evolve into a kind of swimming livestock with a poor chance of surviving in the wild and may carry their inferior traits into wild populations that biologists are trying to save, a new study of fish in Oregon’s Hood River has found.” Read the rest of the story: Hatchery…
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The Lewis and Clark National Forest issued a new travel plan governing the lower two-thirds of the Rocky Mountain Front for the next 20 years. It came after a full environmental impact statement and receipt of 46,000 comments. It looks like good news for wildlife. Story originally from the Missoulian and reprinted in the Billings…
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Changes in weather, environment outpace policy, panelist says. By Perry Backus. Missoulian. This is story is from a panel at a two-day conference set up a group named Western Progress, a progressive policy group. The focus is on building a “restoration economy” to fit the conditions of the interior West.
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He did shoot the bear, and many assumed it would die. They were right. It was found in Little Trail Creek near Gardiner, Montana with part of its jaw blasted off. It had one or two year cubs which are still in the area. Story in the Billings Gazette.
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Chris Servheen is the grizzly bear recovery coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Here is the story in the Missoulian. By Michael Jamison.
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Craig Says He’ll Stay in Senate, Defying the G.O.P. By Carl Hulse. New York Times This is a huge story in Idaho, and, of course, nationwide too. Update. Editorial by the Idaho Statesman. Our view: Craig’s broken promise is unfair to Idahoans. Idaho GOP divided as Craig says he’s staying. By John Miller. Associated Press…