Brucellosis proposal released. By Matthew Brown. AP
Continue Reading →Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin Wins Center for Biological Diversity’s 2008 Rubber Dodo Award
“Governor Palin has waged a deceptive, dangerous, and costly battle against the polar bear,” said Kieran Suckling, executive director of the Center for Biological Diversity. “Her position on global warming is so extreme, she makes Dick Cheney look like an […]
Continue Reading →Wyoming state legislators form committee to study state response to the withdrawal of wolf delisting.
I never really thought that Wyoming wanted to manage its wolves (unlike Idaho and Montana). They sound like they don’t want to make any changes in their plan, and, therefore, federal oversight of state wolf management will continue, with no […]
Continue Reading →The Western Watersheds Project has opened its Montana office.
About 50 enthusiastic folks attended the word of mouth opening last night in Missoula.
Montana operations will be run by attorneys Tom Woodbury and Summer Nelson. Woodbury has a number years’ experience in Montana and Idaho conservation battles and Nelson is a new graduate at the […]
Continue Reading →Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) looks to be working on new regulations to deal with brucellosis:
Brucellosis plan suggests special Yellowstone area – AP
The plan as now envisioned does not call for eradicating brucellosis in wildlife. McCluskey said that would have to be dealt with separately.
Continue Reading →It’s official, FWS has made the request to pull it’s decision to delist :
Feds ask to put wolves back on endangered list – AP
It’s looking like there will be a whole new public comment period in the future.
Continue Reading →Demarcated Landscapes features a compelling photograph of a mountain lion stuck along a wall in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge:
Mountain lion stuck at border wall – Demarcated Landscapes
The wall between America and Mexico is having a significant impact on wildlife migration.
Continue Reading →Rocky Barker collects some quotes from candidate politicians and says :
Idaho Republicans going green in red state – Idaho Statesman
The League of Conservation Voters collects Idaho politicians’ voting records and says :
Senator State 110th, 1st session Score Larry Craig (REP) ID 13% Mike Crapo (REP) ID 13%
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McCain, Obama Talk Sportsmen’s Issues with Field & Stream. By Matthew Frank. New West.
Some folks will like to hear this . . . “[Obama’s] favorite piece of public land is Yellowstone.”
All in all, too much talk about guns. This should be a minor issue for hunters now that the Supreme Court interpreted […]
Continue Reading →Grazing domestic sheep in bighorn habitat exposes bighorn to deadly disease and massive die-offs. Western Watersheds Project successfully brought this point to the Payette National Forest via federal court winning a temporary halt to grazing domestic sheep in the critical bighorn habitat of Hells Canyon and the Salmon River. Because of these decisions, the Payette […]
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