September 2009
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David Smith urges IGBC to change its bear spray campaign slogan to “Carry bear spray and know when to use it.” Smith urges what might seem to be subtle but very important change in the way the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee educates hunters about bear spray. However, for 2009 the IGBC is using the same…
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The Dupuyer case is the one of the giant grizzly bear (posted earlier)- Rancher fined for killing grizzly; reward now up to $6,000 in Dupuyer area shooting. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune Staff Writer
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Hunters and hikers should take special note- This time of year, many grizzlies take to forested river bottoms that lead eastward out from the Front,* such as the Teton River, Sun River, etc. River bottom grizzlies spark warnings to hunters. By Karl Puckett. Great Falls Tribune. – – – – *The Front is the name…
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Decline in salmon stocks is blamed for bears starving to death The unsure fate of Grizzly bear populations might not be a concern that is limited to the lower 48 states. Grizzly bear decline alarms conservationists in Canada – The Guardian A furious row has erupted in Canada with conservationists desperately lobbying the government to suspend…
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BrightSource Energy drops project in marvelous desert valley with bighorn sheep- Disputed Solar Energy Project in California Desert Is Dropped. By Elisabeth Rosenthal. New York Times. This had been a great Mohave Desert controversy, prompting Senator Feinstein to propose the area as a national monument instead. BrightSource says they are now looking for new site…
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Idaho Department of Fish & Game Moves to Collar Wolves in the Frank-Church Wilderness A wilderness, in contrast with those areas where man and his own works dominate the landscape, is hereby recognized as an area where the earth and community of life are untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does…
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Things are finally looking up a bit for the 9-million acre proposal to conserve some of Utah’s finest BLM canyonlands- This bill has been wandering the wilderness for a long time, but now a supporter chairs the important House committee — Raul Grijalva, D-Ariz. The finally got a hearing. Odds against are long because Congress…
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Wolf was shot north of Yellowstone Park- First wolf hunt kill recorded. By Eve Byron Helena Independent Record Few details are available on-line so far.