December 2008
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Hopefully this tax is not just a rumor- Farmer’s Freak about Potential ‘Cow Tax’ on Cows’ Methane Emission. WWP blog. Methane is 26 times as potent a greenhouse gas as carbon dioxide and cows belch and fart a tremendous amount of it. Feedlots could capture it, however, and turn it into much less polluting energy…
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The plan from 1982 has failed. Wolf population is low and stagnant- The prominent conservation groups are petitioning under the Administration Procedures Act for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to meet it legal obligations to recovery the Mexican wolf (with a new plan). As David Parsons of the Rewildling Institute has said this has…
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I found this today on the blog 43rd State Blues. Apparently the documentary soon turned to the “experts” — whining ranchers — our Idaho feudal landlords. There was a link to PBS. At the link it read: “WOLVES IN PARADISE is a tale of survival in the soaring mountains and majestic valleys of southwest Montana,…
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Grijalva on the inside track- Rocky Barker: Kitzhaber likely off list for Interior secretary. Idaho Statesman
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Two faces on the bear situation in NW Wyoming for 2008- 2008 was good for Jackson Hole bears, and there were few conflicts; but grizzlies took a big mortality hit in NW Wyoming overall. Nevertheless, the total grizzly population grew slightly . . . kind of complicated. Story in Jackson Hole News and Guide. Bears…
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Recalling some famous Wyoming grizzly bears- Bears by the Numbers. By Brodie Farquhar. Wyofile. com
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From the 20s to 124 animals of the endangered sub-species of pronghorn- Pronghorn numbers show sign of bouncing back. By Arthur H. Rotstein. Associated Press. The sonoran pronghorn became almost extinct due to recent drought. The article says possible new drought and border patrol activities are the primary threats.
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It looks like the poacher was also a teller of unlikely stories about the vicious “Canadian” wolves- I got the latest news update from Idaho Fish and Game today. One new item told how a resident of Grangeville, Idaho, Scott Richards, had lost his hunting license for life because of chronic poaching. That name certainly…