This is from the League of Conservation Voters, the longest standing of the conservation groups that try in influence the outcomes of elections.
Environmental Groups Announce Top 2008 Electoral Targets. LCV News Release. April 24, 2008
Continue Reading →Alberta govt. suspends wolf-poisoning program. Cathy Ellis, Canwest News Service
Continue Reading →Protection weighed for sage grouse in West’s energy areas. By Scott Sonner. Associated Press.
Continue Reading →On Feb. 21, 2008 there was a moderately powerful earthquake of 6.3 near Wells, Nevada. Naturally that was followed by many aftershocks. But now geologists are wondering if something unusual may be underway, especially as the quakes seem to have migrated toward populous Reno, Nevada.
Sometimes moderately large quakes are foreshocks of a really big […]
Continue Reading →Wolf lawsuit on Monday. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.
Eric Keszler, who speaks for Wyoming Game and Fish, says the following in the article above: “Keszler said the current [Wyoming] population can withstand the recent wolf shootings in Sublette County. He pointed out that roughly 90 percent of Wyoming’s wolves live […]
Continue Reading →Added 4-26. Federal wolf official taking top role in Wyoming. By Matt Joyce. Associated Press Writer
Mike Jimenez, who managed wolves in Wyoming for many years for the federal government under Ed Bangs in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has taken over the role of wolf coordinator for the state of Wyoming, it […]
Continue Reading →Bears in Jackson Hole are searching for food near homes. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily.
A “group of bears” (probably a sow and three large cubs) has been near homes around the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park. They are also quite far south for Jackson Hole, and they are especially hungry […]
Continue Reading →Readers of the blog have expressed interest in a space to explore ‘Why ?’ and ‘How best ?’ wildlife advocacy might happen. Academics might call this inquiry “Environmental Ethics”. There are many flavors to choose from, as many as there are people talking about it.
This space asks why you value wildlife/the wild, how do […]
Continue Reading →Hank Fischer: Royal Teton Ranch Deal Critical for Yellowstone Bison. Guest commentary. New West.
I wish I could agree with Fischer, and we do know the world can’t be changed in one step. However, if this is “a template” for future deals, as he says, then we won’t see much improvement in a lifetime.
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