The Wildlife News

May 2008

  • Group sues, says fence impedes jaguars

    Ralph Maughan

    Group sues, says fence impedes jaguars. JJ Hensley. The Arizona Republic The fence has doomed jaguar recover in the Southwest unless there is an organized reintroduction like the wolf to the Northern Rockies.

  • Up in FLAME

    Ralph Maughan

    Summer wildfires will be with us again soon, although there is hope that a cold and wet winter (still with us in much of Idaho, central Oregon, the Greater Yellowstone) will mean a less active season in these areas. Much of the West is as ready, or more ready to burn than last year. Overall…

  • Montana promise bison slaughter was over not true. It continues.

    Ralph Maughan

    This is from the Buffalo Field Campaign. I edited it to put all their links at the end (suggestion, more people will read the news if they find it quickly). Ralph Maughan _____________________________________ Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field May 1, 2008 —————————— In this issue: * Update from the Field *…

  • Don't Help….Yellowstone geotourism map

    Brian Ertz

    National Geographic Society’s Center for Sustainable Destinations, in partnership with several conservation and tourism organizations (click here to see full list ), most notably Wyoming Travel and Tourism have launched a giant “geotourism” program for the Greater Yellowstone Region (click here for the main page of the project website). The effort is intended to “celebrate…

  • Wolf advocates barrage Wyoming gov's office

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf advocates barrage Wyoming gov’s office. By Chris Merrill. Casper Star Tribune.

  • On Energy Development, Hunters and Anglers Push Back

    Ralph Maughan

    On Energy Development, Hunters and Anglers Push Back. By Chris Hunt. New West. Hunt also introduces us to a new group, Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development.

  • GYC alert to stop creation of yet another!! Wyoming elk feedlot

    Ralph Maughan

    Good for the Greater Yellowstone Coalition on this! This alert gives the information and allows you to send an easy eletter against yet another disease-spreading elk feedlot in the Gros Ventre River drainage (of course, your completely personalized letter is always better).

  • The Big Bad Wolf: In the Rockies, man's hatred and fear of the species is on display again

    Ralph Maughan

    The opinion piece below is by author Gary Ferguson. His most recent book (co-authored by Douglas W. Smith) is “Decade of the Wolf: Returning the Wild to Yellowstone.” Earlier he wrote “The Yellowstone Wolves: the First Year.” He has written 8 other books. “The big bad wolf. In the Rockies, man’s hatred and fear of…

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Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

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