The Wildlife News

March 2008

  • Rocky Barker: Ranchers worry about meat packing consolidation

    Ralph Maughan

    Ranchers worry about meat packing consolidation. Rocky Barker’s blog, “Letters from the West.” Idaho Statesman So much of politics is about diverting the attention of those affected by policies onto something not very relevant. The wolf is pointed to in order that hunters won’t see the destruction of habitat by livestock, mining, oil and gas…

  • Diamond G Ranch agrees to end grazing in part of the Dunoir Valley

    Ralph Maughan

    Ranch agrees to end grazing near Park. Depredations pushed Diamond G to accept deal on federal land. Ranch agrees to end grazing near park. Billings Gazette. By Mike Stark. This is great news! While it hasn’t been in the news much lately, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, this ranch was a hot spot…

  • Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 3/20/08

    Ralph Maughan

    New West is putting up the BFC’s reports now. Wild Bison: BFC Update from the Field 3/20/08 In this issue (above) * Update from the Field * Unfortunate Opportunity: BFC Sees Inside Bison Trap * Comment by April 2 on Horse Butte Bison Trap * Church Universal and Triumphant Land “Deal” Bad Deal for Wild…

  • Alaska judge upholds aerial gunning of wolves, but reduces the area substantially

    Ralph Maughan

    Alaska Judge Upholds Aerial Wolf Killing But Limits Extent. Environment News Service. The issue may be settled this August by Alaska voters or by Congress with the proposed PAW Act.* – – – – * “The Protect America’s Wildlife Act, or PAW Act, was introduced by California Congressman George Miller along with Congressman John Dingell…

  • Conservationist says federal agencies renege on bison plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Is there an opportunity for a lawsuit here? Conservationist says federal agencies renege on bison plan Associated Press in the Great Falls Tribune.

  • YNP wolf packs are large and old versus other wolf packs

    Ralph Maughan

    The great thing about Yellowstone Park wolf packs is that they are never “controlled.” The largest source of wolf mortality is other wolves. Yellowstone wolves don’t rely much on smaller prey like deer, and so we find large and complex wolf packs that show behavior not seen elsewhere. This article in the JH News and…

  • First wolf pack in Utah!

    Ralph Maughan

    This is posted as a comment by Joe (thanks!!), and was mentioned earlier by another comment (and Ed Bang’s included it in his latest report). This Utah wolf pack is near Colorado, and also near Wyoming where they will get to kill every wolf outside a small area in the NW corner of the state…

  • Hunting is just one way to manage wolf packs. Idaho and Montana both use non-lethal techniques too.

    Ralph Maughan

    The use of non-lethal aversive and proactive techniques with wolves is discussed in this article in Plenty Magazine. Story by Nicole Scarmeas. I hope both states continue to use non-lethal because the case of the Buffalo Ridge Pack in Idaho seemed a bad omen. Then there’s Wyoming . . . such a sad case!

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