The Wildlife News

A Project of Sage Steppe Wild

June 2009

  • 10 lynx kittens found in 5 dens in Colorado

    Ralph Maughan

    These are third generation kittens from the original reintroduction- Third-generation cats mark milestone for state wildlife program. Bob Berwyn. Aspen Times. This is a happy uptake in the number of lynx kittens.

  • Idaho ranks dead last in state legislature's accountability to its citizens

    Ralph Maughan

    This is one reason why livestock groups rule. The public doesn’t know what goes on- Link Fixed! Idaho, still without disclosure, ranks last again. The Associated Press

  • Tentative deal would replace brucellosis rules in Greater Yellowstone

    Ralph Maughan

    New rules would stop statewide penalities for cattle infection in Greater Yellowstone- Hope I’m wrong, but I doubt this will get approval if it means bison will be able to migrate outside Yellowstone Park because brucellosis is not the real issue. It’s the symbolism of who has the upper hand on the public’s land. Tentative…

  • Ely, Nevada coal-fired power plant plan formally withdrawn

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s good to see the sucker finally dead! Ely coal-fired power plant plan withdrawn. AP  in the Reno Gazette Journal.

  • Federal 'land grab' myth endures in Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    The western states never owned the U.S. public lands (federal lands) inside their boundaries- One of the the oldest myths perpetrated in rural areas of the public land states is that the national forests, parks, and BLM lands somehow at some time belonged to the state, and these lands were somehow wrested into federal ownership.…

  • Great News! More oil, gas leases retired along the Rocky Mountain Front

    Ralph Maughan

    In 2006, Congress banned leasing federal lands on the Front, but many leases had already been given- The effort to protect Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front from natural gas development has been and continues to be pretty successful. These oil, gas leases along the Front were the work of two NGOs, The Coalition to Protect the…

  • Drill a fault for geothermal; trigger an earthquake?

    Ralph Maughan

    Most geothermal developments use natural hot spring areas, but a new method may have great promise and danger- Geothermal energy is regarded as a quasi renewable energy source because it does not use fossil fuels, uses the natural heat of the earth, and can be turned into clean electricity or for lower temperature sources for…

  • Wild Bighorns Threatened by Domestic Sheep

    Ralph Maughan

    Another article about the menace of domestic sheep to our precious bighorn populations- On the Range. Wild Bighorns Threatened by Domestic Sheep. By George Wuerthner. New West. “Should domestic sheep be permitted to graze on public lands when their presence threatens the survival of wild bighorn sheep? That’s a question that is increasingly getting serious…

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