The Wildlife News

October 21, 2007

  • Cows or Condos? Neither!

    Ralph Maughan

    Cows or Condos? Neither! By George Wuerthner. New West. It must have been 15 years ago when I was visiting Wuerthner at his place in Livingston that he outlined to me the argument he makes in the New West guest opinion above. I’ve been thinking about it ever since, especially when I am out on…

  • Next year's cheatgrass is growing rapidly right now

    Ralph Maughan

    It seems that this year produced a growing agreement on most sides of the issue that cheatgrass is just plain awful and is responsible in part for the range fires, small and large, that swept Idaho, Utah and Nevada beginning in late May. Some ranchers and too many politicians have pushed, and are still pushing…

  • Tallying Up the 2007 Fire Season in Montana

    Ralph Maughan

    New West has an article summarizing the severe wildfire season (long season) in Montana this year. Of course, people should note the Idaho had the worst and the longest of any state. Tallying Up the 2007 Fire Season in Montana. By Dave Loos.

  • Global Warming Delusions at the Wall Street Journal

    Ralph Maughan

    The Wall Street Journal frequently runs articles that are skeptical about anthropogenic climate change or skeptical whether climate change will make much of a difference to anyone. In years past, prestigious newspapers like the WSJ could just ignore their critics (as could the New York Times and the Washington Post) Now scientists who represent another…

Subscribe to get new posts right in your Inbox

‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

Latest Posts

×