The Wildlife News

February 2009

  • Call for end to USDA's wildlife killing agency

    Ken Cole

    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 Strategy Questioned

    Brian Ertz

    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 Wilderness…

  • Help Save Wild Bighorn Sheep

    Ken Cole

    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…

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest quickly moves to use stimulus money for anti-conservation logging

    Ralph Maughan

    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…

  • Wildlife advocates condemn Challis coyote killing “tournament”

    Ken Cole

    The “tournament” is scheduled for Saturday Feb. 21st, in Challis After reading about the coyote killing contest this Saturday, Feb. 21st, in Challis, sponsored by the Bent Rod Sports, I guess I’ll not be doing any more business there. If you are willing, the groups that put out the press release below, encourage you to…

  • Montana wolf weekly for Feb. 6-13

    Ralph Maughan

    Latest Montana wolf news from Montana Fish, Wildlife, Parks- There is some interesting news here, mostly regarding research about to be published or recently published. Ralph Maughan – – – – – – – MONTANA WOLF PROGRAM WEEKLY REPORT To: Interested Parties From: MFWP Wolf Program Coordinator, Carolyn Sime Subject: Wolf Program Activities and Related…

  • Parks and Wildlife Get Stimulus

    Ralph Maughan

    Stimulus bill contains a lot of money that could be spent on parks, fish, wildlife, forest roads and trails- The stimulus bill contains a rare infusion of major money for projects related to wildlife, fish, forest thinning, repair of decaying infrastructure, and more (folks are still looking). If used correctly, this could create a lot…

  • Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding

    Brian Ertz

    The most recent on Wyoming’s elk feedlot fiasco – Debate Rages Over Elk Feeding – Kirk Johnson, New York Times thanks jdubya

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Edward Abbey

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

Jim Fowler

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