The Wildlife News

February 2008

  • Why is Yellowstone destroying its bison herd? Editorial by Bob Jackson

    Ralph Maughan

    Ed. note: Bob Jackson was a notable backcountry ranger in Yellowstone Park for 30 years. I covered a number of stories about him on my old web site. Now he is a private bison rancher. _______________ Why is Yellowstone Destroying its bison herd? By Bob Jackson. I spent 30 years in Yellowstone protecting its resources,…

  • USFWS greatly expands proposed critical habitat for lynx

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a great improvement over their first proposal, which was pathetic, and, once again, this new proposal was strongly influenced by the effect of disgraced Julie MacDonald, the deputy assistant secretary of Interior who was far too friendly with industry lobbyists. So many species have advanced, although not yet to the final stage since…

  • Polluted starling males are preferred by female starlings

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is a conterintuitive story. Polluted Prey Causes Wild Birds To Change Their Tune. Science Daily.

  • Kathie Lynch reports on the wolf dating scene in Yellowstone Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is another of Kathie’s Yellowstone wolf reports. For me these are a great antidote for all the bad news outside the Park. The wolves’ season of romance (excuse me, “mating season”) is much more complex and extravagant than biologists used to think. Ralph Maughan __________________ YNP WOLF Field Notes, Feb. 16-24, 2008 By ©…

  • Mark Rey walks

    Ralph Maughan

    U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Mark Rey walked out of federal court a free man Wednesday in Missoula, wearing not an orange inmate’s jumpsuit but the gray business suit with American flag lapel pin he had donned for his contempt hearing. Ag chief cleared of contempt. By John Cramer the Missoulian The federal judge wasn’t happy, but…

  • U.S. to reconsider prairie dog status

    Ralph Maughan

    U.S. to reconsider prairie dog status. By Clair Johnson. Billings Gazette. Once again there is more endangered species fallout from the corrupt reign of Jule MacDonald’s period as a Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Department of Interior. A status review will begin for the white tailed prairie dog.

  • Nez Perce Tribe, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks clash over hunt for bison

    Ralph Maughan

    The tribe is unhappy that the bison hunt was ended Feb. 15, so that the serious slaughter of bison could be begin. The solution to the entire controversy is to let the bison roam outside Yellowstone Park, but that will be over Montana Department of Livestock’s stinking corpse. Story in the Billings Gazette. By Mike…

  • Eleven Conservation Groups Challenge Federal Wolf Delisting (news release)

    Ralph Maughan

    For release. February 27, 2008 Contact: Suzanne Asha Stone, Defenders of Wildlife, (208) 424-0932 Louisa Willcox, Natural Resources Defense Council, (406) 222-9561 Franz Camenzind, Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance, (307) 733-9417 Kristina Johnson, Sierra Club, (415) 977-5619 Michael Robinson, Center for Biological Diversity, (575) 534-0360 Jon Marvel, Western Watersheds Project, (208) 788-2290 Eleven Conservation Groups Challenge…

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