The Wildlife News

September 16, 2009

  • How do burrs get spread?

    Ralph Maughan

    Here’s a classic- As I mentioned in an earlier comment, I got a new camera today. I headed to the mountains south of Pocatello to try it out and came back with a disgusting photo (as well as some attractive landscapes).

  • Bam Bam gets the boot: G&F relocates popular bighorn sheep over concern for his, public's safety

    Ken Cole

    Bam Bam gets the boot: G&F relocates popular bighorn sheep over concern for his, public’s safety . Trib.com Here’s a story that I missed.  Bam Bam was the last sheep in the group that was transplanted to this area. The rest of his heard was lost due to disease. He became a YouTube star this…

  • Bighorns Shun Desert Water Tanks

    Brian Ertz

    This has been an ongoing controversy as wildlife managers have built giant water tanks within wilderness, allegedly to help Kofa bighorn sheep.  Instead, the bighorns avoid the water tanks. The Kofa National Wildlife Refuge has also been planning to kill Kofa mountain lions to decrease predation on the bighorn sheep.  It’s a classic example of…

  • Grizzly mauls sheepherder; kills dogs, sheep

    Ken Cole

    Are the wilds of the Upper Green a place for sheep? By Ken Cole and Ralph Maughan Grizzly mauls sheepherder; kills dogs, sheep. By Joy Ufford with Derek Farr. Sublette Examiner This is bad. A poor shepherd got seriously hurt. With all the media attention on sheep ranchers there is too little attention to the…

  • Feces on elk feedgrounds could spread wasting disease. Officials call for phaseout of feeding elk herds

    Ralph Maughan

    They read the article in Nature we posted last week! Feces on feedgrounds could spread wasting disease. Officials call for phaseout of feeding elk herds. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide. At least we heard from some groups and officials about the direct implications of the study in Nature, but what about this…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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