It wasn’t climate change, asteroid impact, or habitat change. Human hunting was maybe a factor-
Why did the giant bison, mammoth, mastadon, giant ground sloth, etc. disappear so quickly? There are a number of hypotheses. This article describes some progress.
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Commission votes to extend the hunt through all of the winter into the spring !!
Zones will have to reach quota before being closed. The three closed zones won’t be reopened.
Idaho Fish and Game extends wolf hunting season. Idaho Statesman staff.
Interestingly, not-wolf-friendly Magic Valley Times News just had an editorial asking them […]
Continue Reading →So feds, live with it and start protecting the bear’s habitat better-
link fixed! Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list. AP
Continue Reading →New rules governing use of vehicles on BLM land will now go into effect-
I’m not familiar with the details of vehicle use in this area, but it sounds like all sides appealed, although probably more on the off-roaders side.
Travel plans, once relatively non-controversial documents, have become major public land controversies almost everywhere in […]
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