September 2008
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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.
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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% Representative District 110th, 1st session…
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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 the…
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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 National Forest…
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Every once in awhile it’s good to take a look at a really biased piece about wolves to attempt to better understand. This one’s from Sweet : Cattleman: ‘I’ve always respected wolves – until now’ – 2news.tv It’s often good to ask, ‘What emotional or mythical mechanisms does the writer and/or cattleman of this piece use…
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Rocky Barker gives an account of the divergent views expressed at a recent panel in Boise about how to take on environmental challenges in the West. Idaho moves the ball forward on environmental policy – Letters from the West The post gives a few quotes that are quite representative of the different models for conservation…
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Idaho wolf update Aug. 29 to Sept. 12. Idaho Fish and Game Dept. Comment: this has very little information about what is really going on, and that is important now that the wolf population has begun to “unexpectedly” decline. Ralph Maughan – – – – – IDAHO WOLF MANAGEMENT BI-WEEKLY PROGRESS REPORT To: Idaho Fish…
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Wyoming’s shaken up by the Federal government’s abandonment delisting, some relative reason seems to be seeping into the Cowboy State : Legislator proposes changes to wolf plan – Casper Star-Tribune Livestock wants to hold the party line, apparently all the way to the indefinite listing of wolves.