Are these people serious?
A cow would have to dig up a den to contract brucellosis from a wolf. This is ridiculous.
Wyoming lawmakers want to test wolves for brucellosis
By MATT JOYCE Of The Associated Press
Idaho state senator Monty J. Pearce, a rancher from New Plymouth, has introduced legislation that would effectively prevent transplant and relocation of bighorn sheep into the state of Idaho. The legislation also instructs state managers to “relocate or control” bighorns that come into proximity of “any private, state or federal lands that have any domestic […]
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This is an important article :
In Loneliness, Immigrants Tend the Flock – The New York Times
* Also, check out Captive Labor.
Environmental Costs
Domestic sheep ranching on public land is subsidized in many ways – environmental […]
Continue Reading →Now is the time of year to volunteer.
Jim MacDonald, who is a regular commenter here, has written an article to familiarize people about what to expect before volunteering for the Buffalo Field Campaign.
I’ve spent many winters there and now I am a board member of BFC. I would encourage anyone who is interested […]
Continue Reading →This method of hunting is rather difficult to enforce.
“You’re not going to have some bubba up there going, `Pass me a beer and ammo’ and hunting some hogs,” the legislator said. “We certainly want to do it right.”
Many are concerned that the temptation to shoot other animals by some who might engage in […]
Continue Reading →Maybe Condors Can Survive Afterall
As many recall there was a vigorous discussion here last week about the possibility of reestablishing California Condors to the Columbia Basin and Hells Canyon based on historical accounts and recent biological evidence.
One of the issues brought up in the discussion was the lead bullet issue. When game is […]
Continue Reading →115 groups call for the end of the agency which kills 1 million animals each year.
Call for end to USDA’s wildlife killing agency
SCOTT SONNER
The Associated Press
Wilderness ought be worth fighting for
George Wuerthner questions the quid pro quo strategy that a small number of groups have claimed necessary to promote wilderness designation – some even going so far as to nearly become cheerleaders for the very industries that threaten the wild.
Wilderness Strategy Questioned – Is the future of […]
Continue Reading →Your Comments Are Needed by March 3, 2009!
Wild bighorn sheep are native to North America, and once numbered in the millions. But their numbers have drastically declined to just a few thousand. The biggest threat wild bighorns face is disease from domestic sheep.
Most experts agree that when wild and domestic sheep come into […]
Continue Reading →Traditional logging dwindled on the Bridger-Teton, Caribou-Targhee and Shoshone National Forests because it brought in only pennies on the dollar spent. Stimulus may be used to renew logging at a loss-
The stimulus bill has money for forests, parks, wildlife that can be used in a beneficial or negative way. It appears the supervisors for […]
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