November 2009
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As many as 70 to 80 grizzlies may inhabit the high plains east of the Rocky Mountain Front- There is more about grizzlies moving east of the Rocky Mountains in Montana, out on the high plains. The article below appeared in New West. Grizzlies On the Move, Back to the Wide-Open Prairie. By Jason D.B.…
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Robert Hoskins’ op-ed on FWP giving the quarantined bison to Ted Turner- Op-ed in the Casper Star Tribune. Illegal plan just makes Turner richer. By Robert Hoskins
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Stimulus funds being used to solve high vehicle/ungulate collision area on US 93, north of Wells- Story on wildlife overpass. Las Vegas Sun
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Here is some really good news to offset that about Idaho Fish and Game Commission- The alpha female is former Idaho wolf B300F. I predicted earlier that the Imnaha River was a natural migration corridor for Idaho wolves into Oregon. – – – – – – – – – – News Release Oregon Department of…
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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. Dung Fungus Provides New Evidence in Mammoth Extinction. By Betsy Mason. Wired Magazine If it…
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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 not…
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So feds, live with it and start protecting the bear’s habitat better- link fixed! Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list. AP
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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…