Sun Ranch Slates 11,000 Acres for Conservation Easement. New West. By David Nolt.
The Sun Ranch, which is at the base of the high scenic Madison Range, has played a major role in keeping this long, beautiful valley, not far from Yellowstone, from subdivision ruin.
Continue Reading →Board mulls hearing on Upper Green dam. Water commission not convinced reservoir idea would fly, but may consider public views. By Noah Brenner. Jackson Hole News and Guide.
Aw the power to stupid ideas. That have such vitality! Like most proposals for new irrigation dams in the West, the economics are […]
Continue Reading →It is growing increasingly obvious the major threat to grizzly bears is lack of habitat. As the quality of their food sources declines, the same amount of country will support fewer bears. As a result they range more widely and get into trouble as Western development continues to expand into their habitat.
Well there’s not […]
Continue Reading →In particular, researchers are looking to see if bears from the northwest corner of Montana have wandered into the Yellowstone ecosystem. To date, no,” [Charles] Schwartz said. Getting those genes into the greater Yellowstone ecosystem could provide a needed boost for the 550 to 600 grizzlies that live in and around the park.
“The GYE […]
Continue Reading →This blog has covered this proposed gold mine earlier. Here is an overview and the latest. Alaskans Weigh the Cost of Gold Mine Could Imperil Salmon, Way of Life. By Karl Vick. Washington Post Staff Writer.
Unlike most other metals, gold is store of monetary value as well as a useful metal. As such, […]
Continue Reading →This may be very good news. Of course, much better new would be two large “canids.”
Colorado does have wolf management guidelines in place. Rocky Mountain National Park is overfull of elk, so many the Park Service wants to start shooting them.
Story in the Estes Park Trail-Gazettte. By John Cordsen.
Continue Reading →This video is making the rounds. It seems that a wolf pack near Elmendorf, Alaska has become very aggressive toward local dogs; and this means the wolves have gotten very close to people in their effort to attack the dogs.
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/12/22/alaska.wolf.attack.cnn
I can’t understand why this wolf pack has not been shot by local […]
Continue Reading →The headline came from an email sent my one of the folks who reads this blog.
Below is a guest opinion from the Montana Stockgrowers who recently sacrificed their friends in the Montana Cattle Association on the false god of brucellosis control.
Guest Opinion to the Gazette: Brucellosis policy must protect ranchers. By Steve […]
Continue Reading →Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has set up a framework for a Montana wolf hunt once the wolves are delisted. Story. Montana wolf hunt gets preliminary approval. Great Falls Tribune.
Montana’s wildlife commission has been proceeding somewhat more cautiously than Idaho’s.
With 40 breeding pairs (“37” according to this story), it might seem Montana […]
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