There have been a lot of Gillette.
Lynne Stone conducting “wolf education” All rights reserved.
There are cracker shells in the shotgun to scare away the wolves if they are near livestock. It has been highly successful, with essentially no lost livestock in the territory of the Basin Butte Pack despite […]
Continue Reading →Here is the latest update in the field. Buffalo Field Campaign in New West.
One important part of the update is the need to comment by April 2 on Horse Butte Bison Trap. Read the update for more information.
Related. YNP bison count has fallen from 4700 to 3000. Billings Gazette.
Continue Reading →Wyoming ranchers outside wolf zone say they’ll only target offending animals. By Chris Merrill. Casper Star Tribune.
The ranchers in article say the Wyoming wolves in their new “vermin” zone come Friday won’t be immediately indiscriminately killed. It would cost too much.
These predator control boards that have been set up are in fact […]
Continue Reading →Some people tend to forget that state management of wolves isn’t a responsibility exclusively reserved to the Idaho Department of Fish & Game, a department that’s allegedly insulated from politicization. I slip “allegedly” in there because anyone who’s been paying attention to wildlife issues in the state has a good idea that the Livestock lobby […]
Continue Reading →Update. Bison protesters arrested at Yellowstone National Park. Bozeman Chronicle.
This is a news release from the Buffalo Field Campaign. The women have been arrested. Ralph Maughan.
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Two Women Protest Bison Slaughter In Yellowstone Park. Mammoth Visitor’s Center Temporarily Closed
Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone […]
Continue Reading →Pine beetle infestation impacting salmon runs. Derrick Penner, Vancouver Sun.
Just a reminder to those politicians and others who say we need a rapid plan to save the pines in Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming, etc. The pine beetle infestation covers the pine forests from Alaska south to northern New Mexico. It will have varying impacts […]
Continue Reading →Yellowstone Park hit with 4.1-magnitude earthquake.
By Brett French of the Billings Gazette.
I notice that this quake was a little bit unique in that it is east of the location of the big majority of YNP earthquakes. RM
Continue Reading →Giant Antarctic ice shelf breaks into the sea. UK Guardian. By Claire Truscott and agencies
Photo of collapse from National Geographic News.
Continue Reading →Forest Service May Move to Interior. Some See Agency As Out of Place Under the USDA. By Christopher Lee. Washington Post Staff Writer.
While this may seem new, this is one of the oldest controversies in the history of American conservation.
The Forest Service began at the end of the 19th century as the […]
Continue Reading →“Anti-wolf activist arrested for assaulting wolf advocate. Anti-wolf activist Ron Gillett allegedly attacks wolf activist
Lynne Stone says she took pictures of the Anti-Wolf Coalition director, then he grabbed and shook her.” By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman.
Added 3-28. Anti-wolf activist charged with assault and battery. Ron Gillett arrested for allegedly assaulting […]
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