August 2009
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Groups Applaud Finding for Rapidly Declining Desert Icon Desert tortoise advocates have been waiting for this good news for a very long time. Should a listing take place, many human intrusions into the desert tortoise’s southwest desert habitat, including livestock grazing and excessive development, will be largely halted. The benefit of such will be enjoyed…
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This is the kind of depredation where the wolves need to be shot- This is unusual. Furthermore it took place on private land. Assuming there are no important facts left out of the story, these wolves should all be shot. . . . a couple sidebars to this. 1. They need to get the pack…
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Some folks certainly get a lot of helpings at the old government dinner table- Here’s the obscure news release on what seems to me an incredible program. I wonder which members of Congress were behind slipping this into the 2008 (the last Congress) Farm Bill?
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Rare justice for a dead Mexican wolf- NM man pleads guilty in wolf death. By Susan Montoya Bryan. Associated Press Writer
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This is hardly news. I won’t bother to put a link, but has anyone thought of this . . .? What if Judge Molloy allows the hunt, but puts the wolf back on the endangered species list? This doesn’t have to be an all or nothing kind of decision. The judge could allow the hunt…
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Teton County Commission wanted smaller improvements on the 7-mile stretch- WYDOT: 5 lanes in elk range. Agency rejects commissioners’ plea for smaller highway upgrade from South Park Loop to Horse Creek. By Cara Froedge, Jackson Hole News and Guide.
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The Idaho Fish and Game has issued a press release asking for information regarding the death of six wolves. Is poison involved? Anyone who plans on visiting the area should be cautious about taking along their dogs. Here is the press release: Contact: Jon Heggen 208-334-3738 For Immediate Release Fish and Game Seeks Information on…
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Vein was not hit by the tranquilizer dart- They have been unable to find out how the vein ruptured. Story in the Daily InterLake. Darted grizzly cub died of internal bleeding