The Wildlife News

August 11, 2008

  • The Etiquette of Gravel Roads

    Ralph Maughan

    The Etiquette of Gravel Roads. By Bryce Andrews. New West. One thing very important that Andrews doesn’t mention is raising your right hand’s index finger if someone pulls over a bit or slows down as you pass. This is more for dirt roads than gravel roads, but it tells me “jerk” if they don’t acknowledge…

  • Bush to relax protected species rules

    Brian Ertz

    Another huge attempt by Bush’s Interior to make an end-run around using the best science in its Endangered Species Act determinations – this time the move just cuts third party independent scientific review out of the ESA process !  The administration believes it can do so without congressional approval. Bush to relax protected species rules…

  • Ranching & Forestry industries send 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue Interior to prevent Polar Bear listing

    Brian Ertz

    The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) sent a 60-day Notice of Intent to sue the Department of Interior over its decision to list Polar Bears under the Endangered Species Act.  From PLF’s News Release: The PLF letter is filed on behalf of ranching and forestry interests that, along with employers nationwide and the economy in general,…

  • New Paths Toward the Loss of Our Public Lands

    Brian Ertz

    Bill Willers describes the looting of your public domain : Subsidies, Volunteerism and Outsourcing New Paths Toward the Loss of Our Public Lands – by William Willers counterpunch

  • Gunbarrel fire clears out massive area of beetle-killed timber

    Ralph Maughan

    Gunbarrel still on fire. Long-term plan uses fire to clear forest of beetle-killed trees. By Ruffin Prevost. Billings Gazette Wyoming Bureau. The fire is now 50 square miles and serving to clear out a part of the North Absaroka Wilderness that was a deadfall jungle (not that access was ever easy, given the rugged terrain…

  • Study: Midwest Wolves Avoid Humans

    Brian Ertz

    A Wisconsin study demonstrates a model showing that wolves are least abundant where there are roads or agriculture.  Road density and ag land good predictor of wolf presence (or absence, as is the case). [Wisconsin] Wolves are lying low – JSOnline

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