The Wildlife News

June 2009

  • Grizzly shot by Idaho elk farmer south of Interstate 90

    Ralph Maughan

    Second killing of griz in two years shows some grizzlies getting past the Interstate Highway 90 barrier- Interstate Highway 90 cuts across NW Montana and the Panhandle of Idaho creating a massive barrier to grizzly migration and restoration to central Idaho. That’s the bad news. The good news it is not absolute. Although finding a…

  • Really important post filled — BLM Director to be Bob Abbey

    Ralph Maughan

    News article reports praises from all quarters- I suspect he is not so popular as the AP* article below indicates. New federal BLM chief nominated. The Associated Press. The BLM directorship is not a simple appointment position. Abbey must be confirmed by the U.S. Senate where holds and filibusters increasingly hold sway. – – –…

  • Sheep on public lands drawing renewed attention

    Ken Cole

    Gallatin Wildlife Association challenges sheep grazing in the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest to protect bighorn sheep. This issue is moving swiftly around the west. Sheep grazing in occupied bighorn habitat is being challenged in Montana now as well. The Gallatin Wildlife Association has been a strong advocate for all wildlife in the region. Sheep on public…

  • Wolf delisting faces new court challenge

    Ken Cole

    Greater Yellowstone Coalition reverses previous position on wolf delisting and files its own suit separate from those filed by the Wolf Coalition and the State of Wyoming. The suit was filed in Montana. This is the third suit filed over delisting. The first was filed by the Wolf Coalition, which is made up of several…

  • UI prof daughter: Sheep research wasn't suppressed

    Ken Cole

    Jeanne Bulgin defends Dr. Marie Bulgin UI prof daughter: Sheep research wasn’t suppressed Associated Press This story raises some obvious questions. The first being, if she knew that her mother Dr. Marie Bulgin was testifying that there was no evidence that domestic sheep diseases were transmitted to bighorn sheep in the wild before Federal judges,…

  • Letter: UI prof's daughter documented disease link

    Ken Cole

    Dr. Marie Bulgin’s daughter was involved with the unpublished study of the 1994 incidents. “Dr. Bulgin distorts the scientific facts to support her one-sided views as an advocate of the domestic sheep industry,” wrote William Foreyt, a Washington State University professor, in a May 5 letter to the Idaho Senate, which this year passed legislation…

  • USFWS to reconsider the wolverine for protected under endangered species act

    Ralph Maughan

    Earth Justice scores a victory for the wolverine and the Endangered Species Act- Administration’s new, cramped view of the ESA that a species doesn’t need protection in the United States even though its population is very low and declining if there are some in Canada, Mexico, or wherever. Agency to reconsider wolverine status. By Susan…

  • Northern Exposure. Sarah Palin's toxic paradise.

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s a big beautiful state, but Palin is hardly protecting its citizens- Northern Exposure. New Republic by by Sheila Kaplan and Marilyn Berlin Snell

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