February 2008
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Satan’s Dog. Is the gray wolf entangled in a war of symbols? By Ben Cannon. Planet Jackson Hole. This article shows the insular nature of the western anti-wolf cause, and it makes me resentful too in the other direction. How dare this old fool pretend to speak for the West? . . . but then…
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A bitter row between US wildlife groups and the Bush administration has broken out over a federal decision to end protection for grey wolves in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. Removal of protection means wolves can be hunted again. This is from the U.K. newspaper, the Guardian Unlimited. There is nothing new in the article. I…
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Officials assess refuge herd at mid-winter. Mortalities are down, but officials worry about high numbers, warmer temperatures. Jackson Hole News and Guide. An amazingly small number of elk have perished as of mid-winter at the National Elk Refuge. However, the snow is deep, meaning it will probably melt out late and will get dirty and…
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The annual, and always controversial count of elk on the Yellowstone northern range has been released. The northern range of Yellowstone extends well north of Yellowstone Park itself. The news article concludes on the basis of speculation by a couple biologists that more elk are now living north of the Park due to the long…
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Western National Parks polluted by toxics from nearby and far away. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press
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As I speculated in a number of threads, the hot new issue over guns in the national parks is indeed a political invention for this presidential campaign with the primary intent to stop a large number, over 60, relatively low controversy land protection measures that had been rolled into an omnibus bill. Those promoting “the…
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Michael Garrity gives a thoughtful account of The Political Viability of NREPA citing the Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Natural Resources committee’s support. A lot of good things may be on the horizon for those willing to push.
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Livestock’s war on wildlife is heating up. One day after the final wolf delisting rule (2/21/08) the Capital Press, Ag’s favorite rag, published that Producers push for more livestock protection [wildlife killing] funds (2/22/08 – Subscriber Only) : The article reports that cattle and sheep industry people are asking the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural development…