January 15, 2009

  • Omnibus Public Lands bill wins final passage in U.S. Senate

    Ralph Maughan

    House passage is expected next week- The bill finally passed today. The final vote for passage was 73-21. While most of the media seem to still think this is just a bill wilderness bill, folks are slowly finding the other stuff. For example, contained in the bill is the “Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act,” authored…

  • A Busy Week for Wild Buffalo & Elk

    Ralph Maughan

    Buffalo Field Campaign update from the field- Gallatin National Forest Approves Horse Butte bison trap, WTF! Montana begins killing elk to appease livestock interests- Although BFC is on my blogroll (down in the right column of the blog), I haven’t posted one of their “updates from the field” lately. Here is a slightly abridged version.…

  • Vilsack glides through Senate Ag Committee confirmation hearing

    Ralph Maughan

    He said a lot of standard stuff- Agriculture Pick’s Hearing Is Smooth. By Andrew Martin. New York Times. Here was a hopeful story from Jan. 14. Hope and the new USDA chief. Coming together to work toward a sustainable food and farm future. David Murphy (Guest Contributor).  Grist Magazine. Here is today’s story. “Not-so-tough row…

  • Salazar confirmation hearings today expected to yield few fireworks

    Ralph Maughan

    This is the big office for those interested in Western wildlife and public lands. The nomination doesn’t seem controversial to his fellow senators- Salazar confirmation hearings expected to yield few fireworks. Senator generally respected, admired by GOP and Dems. By M.E. Sprengelmeyer, Rocky Mountain News

  • Kevin Richert: Pricey privy: What was Kempthorne thinking?

    Ralph Maughan

    For most Americans, this is what Kempthorne might be remembered for- Kevin Richert: Pricey privy: What was Kempthorne thinking? Idaho Statesman. The average American, especially those not from the West, doesn’t know much about the scandal-ridden Department of Interior. This is the sort of think that sticks in peoples’ minds.

  • Human fishing and hunting is accelerating evolution of species

    Ralph Maughan

    Result is mostly toward smaller and shorter-lived individuals- Human fishing and hunting accelerating evolution of species. Fishing and hunting by humans is accelerating the speed of evolution in some species as it removes whole generations of large adults who would otherwise reproduce. By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent. UK Telegraph. Assuming that the prey does not…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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