The Wildlife News

August 2008

  • Mad elk disease heads toward Wyoming's elk feedgrounds

    Ralph Maughan

    We have been writing about his since 2006 on this blog. Recently, I linked to a site I named “How Now, Mad Cow“on my blogroll. RM Mysterious, fatal disease bound for elk feedgrounds. A cousin of mad cow, chronic wasting disease is a worry for Jackson Hole’s wildlife economy. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News…

  • Oil falls as low as $118 on demand concerns

    Ralph Maughan

    The price of crude has dropped from $150 to $118 in the last month due to an absence of bad news and reduced demand. Oil falls as low as $118 on demand concerns. By Madlen Read. Washington Post. Still the campaign to increase the supply of domestic crude on public lands continues in order to…

  • The Gunbarrel Fire moves closer to the Cody-East Entrance road

    Ralph Maughan

    Winds have blown this backcountry/wilderness fire to the east of Yellowstone Park closer to the East Entrance road. It was started by a campfire and has mostly burned in very rugged country filled with bug-killed timber, producing a huge plume of smoke. North winds challenge Gunbarrel fire lines. By Ruffin Prevost. Billings Gazette. Update. August…

  • Pelican vs. trout: Idaho F&G's still out

    Ralph Maughan

    There was an increase in the number of the huge white pelicans in Idaho in 2007, although the number of nests is down this year. These are not common, nor widespread birds, but some anglers (mostly reservoir anglers) want them destroyed, even though they eat far more trash fish than trout. Once again, we face…

  • Grizzly bear pounces on Yellowstone firefighter

    Ralph Maughan

    Grizzly bear pounces on Yellowstone firefighter. AP. Jackson Hole News and Guide. Update. August 7. Firefighter back after griz encounter. Billings Gazette News Services.

  • A Push to Wrest More Oil From Land, but Most New Wells Are for Natural Gas

    Ralph Maughan

    John McCain and friends are banking this issue to save them, but there is so much they don’t know (or more likely chose not to mention). This is another. Most of the drilling is for gas, not petroleum. A Push to Wrest More Oil From Land, but Most New Wells Are for Natural Gas. By…

  • Democratic candidate Gary Trauner supports protecting Wyoming Range from gas drilling

    Ralph Maughan

    I am putting this up because last week comments from a Wyoming resident said that Trauner was opposing this bill to withdraw the scenic and very unstable Wyoming Range from leasing for natural gas development. The bill, sponsored by Wyoming’s two Republican senators had been advancing nicely until McCain and most Republicans candidates decided drilling…

  • Alpine tourists attacked by Pyrenean dogs brought in to save the sheep

    Ralph Maughan

    Alpine tourists attacked by Pyrenean dogs brought in to save the sheep [from wolves]. The Times on-line. You always have to be careful around sheep guard dogs. They are not bred to be friendly to anything among the sheep.

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