The Wildlife News

January 2009

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest produces its long-awaited travel plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Big news because this forest is so scenic, recreational and wildlife important- With the growth in use of off-road vehicles, the travel plan for each national forest has become a bigger and more important decision. After a number of years of work and rounds of public input the Bridger-Teton National Forest in NW Wyoming has…

  • Secretary Salazar will review numerous Kempthorne decisions at Interior

    Ralph Maughan

    He can undo some with a stroke of a pen. Others could stand or be modified. Some will take years of rule-making- “Salazar to revisit recent Interior Department actions. The department’s new chief will review many of the energy and environmental decisions made in the waning days of the Bush administration.”  By Jim Tankersley. LA…

  • Unlikely Allies Owyhees Initiative unites warring factions

    Ralph Maughan

    A Model for the Future? What was wrong with a national monument? Unlikely Allies. Owyhees Initiative unites warring factions. By Deanna Darr. Boise Weekly. I’ve never been much of an enthusiast for the Owyhee Country because my picture of it is scenic, vertical-walled deep canyons with piles of manure and cheatgrass separating them. With the…

  • Snowmobilers cross YNP boundaries into backcountry. Caught!

    Ralph Maughan

    $5,000 and up to six months in jail possible- Given the difficulty of detecting the more serious violations like these, I think it would be nice to see them get the max. Story: 4 snowmobilers caught. Billings Gazette.

  • Time for hard-rock mining companies to pay up. New mining reform bill introduced

    Ralph Maughan

    Natural Resources Committee Chairman Nick Rahall wants hard rock mines to pay royalties- Despite Obama’s seeming lack of interest in mining reform (probably due to prompting from Harry Reid), the chair of the House Natural Resources Committee is not detered. Story in the Salt Lake Tribune. Report: Time for hard-rock mining companies to pay up.…

  • Number two at Interior will be David Hayes

    Ralph Maughan

    Pick has a fair conservation record but lobbying ties to energy companies- “Hayes is vice chairman of American Rivers and a senior fellow of the World Wildlife Fund, advising that group’s president on climate issues.” Story: Hayes to be No. 2 at Interior. By H. Josef Herbert. Associated Press.

  • Grizzlies spotted in Manitoba

    Ralph Maughan

    Grizzlies had been extinct in Manitoba- Grizzlies spotted in Manitoba. Bartley Kives, Winnipeg Free Press

  • Buffalo Field Campaign Supports Montana Bison Bill

    Ken Cole

    HB253 Will Remove Department of Livestock’s Management Authority The Buffalo Field Campaign just sent out this press release. For full disclosure, I am a board member of BFC. KC ========================================= Buffalo Field Campaign P.O. Box 957 West Yellowstone, MT 59758 (P) 406-646-0070 (F) 406-646-0071 bfc-media@wildrockies.org http://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org Press Release BUFFALO FIELD CAMPAIGN SUPPORTS MONTANA BISON BILL…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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