The Wildlife News

January 2009

  • River access bill gets overwhelming support in Montana's House

    Ralph Maughan

    Looks like the Stockgrowers opposition was far from fatal- The bill passed 95-5. It must also go to the Montana Senate. River access bill gets overwhelming support in House. Proposal could be on its way to the Senate as early as today. By JENNIFER McKEE. Billings Gazette State Bureau

  • Another Mexican wolf shot

    Ralph Maughan

    Fewer than 50 now? Gray wolf’s shooting death under investigation. Associated Press. KSWT News This program simply has to undergo great revision by the new leadership at USFWS (this leadership has not yet been announced). Feds: Mexican gray wolf plan needs updating. By Susan Montoya Bryan. Associated Press.

  • Are Bison Wildlife or Livestock?

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana HB253 would change the answer to wildlife- This is the second story on HB253 posted in this forum. Are Bison Wildlife or Livestock? You have to start somewhere, and this proposed legislation would be a good first step. By Bill Schneider. New West. The Montana Wild Buffalo Recovery and Conservation Act of 2009 is…

  • What is it with Republicans from Idaho and bathrooms?

    Ralph Maughan

    What is it with Republicans from Idaho and bathrooms? By Eric Epstein. Central Penn Business Journal. 😉                 😉 More on these guys . . . from the Daily Kos. Dirk! GOP Looks to 2012. By mcjoan

  • Wolves colonize deeper into France

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf seen 300 miles SW of Paris- Wolves in France. AFP

  • Representative Grijalva reintroduces bill prohibiting Grand Canyon uranium mining

    Ralph Maughan

    Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act- Bill Would Stop Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon National Park. ENS Ex-Secretary of Interior Kempthorne deliberately refused to prevent this potentially massive group of developments from being halted despite protests from the Los Angeles Water District, the Southern Nevada Water Authority, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, Coconino County and…

  • Idaho Fish & Game Inadvertently Catches Wolverine

    Ken Cole

    Idaho Fish & Game Inadvertently Catches Wolverine. A wolverine was captured in a recreational bobcat trap and was then given a transmitter and GPS collar. It reminds me of this amazing journey in 2004: Wolverine Takes A Road Trip: Scientists Track Male Animal Over A Three-state, 550-mile Walk-about Science Daily 9-24-04

  • Bush legacy leaves uphill climb for U.S. parks, critics say

    Ralph Maughan

    Bush legacy leaves uphill climb for U.S. parks, critics say. By Julie Cart. LA Times. The more I think of what Bush and has cronies did; the more I think it was like the United States was occupied by a foreign power for 8 years, and an unfriendly one at that. I want a trial!

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Edward Abbey

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