The Wildlife News

June 2008

  • Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise

    Ralph Maughan

    Rethinking the Country Life as Energy Costs Rise. New York Times. Higher energy costs may greatly reduce the housing sprawl into our wild country, which costs the taxpayers to much to provide services, increases the cost of forest fires, and uses a lot of energy (the emerging check on the sprawl).

  • New Mexican man killed and eaten some by a cougar

    Ralph Maughan

    Man Killed by Cougar, Officials Confirm. By Rene Romo. Albuquerque Journal Southern Bureau. This is near the country where they do all that worrying about Mexican wolves.

  • More evidence of wolves in Washington state

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolves may be returning to Washington state. One or more packs of gray wolves may be living in north-central Washington’s Methow Valley, which would make them the first resident population… AP in the Seattle Times. Despite the yanking of endangered species status from any wolves in NE Washington under the recent delisting of of wolves…

  • Tailpipes, cows expand Idaho's carbon footprint

    Ralph Maughan

    Tailpipes, cows expand Idaho’s carbon footprint. Greenhouse gas emissions grew 30% from 1990 to 2005, thanks mainly to dairy expansion. Idaho Statesman. By Rocky Barker. Part of this “increase” is an accounting change — to include methane gas as well as carbon dioxide. Methane is a very potent greenhouse gas and cattle operations, especially CAFOs…

  • California BLM pulls grazing plan after Western Watersheds Project appeal

    Ralph Maughan

    Another WWP success in keeping the BLM and livestock industry in line. California BLM pulls grazing plan after WWP appeal. WWP blog

  • Livestock industry's true colors: decimate Yellowstone Park bison and elk

    Ralph Maughan

    “U.S. Cattlemen’s Association said Monday that the federal government should reduce Yellowstone’s elk and bison populations to keep the animals separated from domestic livestock.” They aren’t satisfied with pushing bison toward extinction, and at the same time care little for elk in the Park or in the Greater Yellowstone. It’s all about the cattle industry…

  • Editorial: Offshore Oil Drilling Fixes Nothing

    Ralph Maughan

    CBS News. Editorial: Offshore Oil Drilling Fixes Nothing. CBS News goes through the economic and environmental arguments for drilling protected areas as any sort of a solution to energy woes. In my view, this proposal which emerged suddenly (meaning it was politically carefully planned) shows that McCain and the Republicans have no idea how to…

  • BLM holding public meetings on massive wind farm on Browns Bench

    Ralph Maughan

    I was just in this country. It is not well known, but scenic and wildlife rich public land. Given the abundance of windy private lands, why don’t they build their wind farms there and make the landowner some money. BLM to hold public meetings. Idaho Statesman. Jarbidge Mountains from site of wind farm proposal. Photo…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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