January 2010
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Legislation from 2003 had a hidden flaw- The small oversight that threatens the valley’s big pipeline proposal. Nevada Supreme court cites a wording error in ’03 legislation. By Emily Green and Tom Gorman, Las Vegas Sun. The seemingly unstoppable “water witch of the West” made an early mistake. I hope it is truly dead, but…
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Increased mortality has stopped the wolf population growth says USFWS- Tally shows wolves holding steady in region after Montana, Idaho hunting seasons. By Matthew Brown. AP The 3 state wolf population growth has stopped. Wyoming’s population, where there was no wolf hunt, grew slightly. Montana’s population dropped slightly. Idaho figures are not in, but said…
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Grazing formula again dictates $1.35 a month to graze a cow and a calf or 5 sheep- A formula to set federal grazing fees designed to partially insulate grazers of federal land from the market became law in 1976. It was supposed to go up and down according to livestock prices and costs of doing…
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Purpose of import is not due to excessive wolf mortality during the hunt. It is lack of genetic diversity- Sweden wants to import 20 genetically diverse wolves over the next five years. Although the Swedish Parliament wants to limit the wolf population to about 200 wolves, and so had their first wolf hunt this year,…
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Here is the story how mange came to be in the Northern Rockies- There has been a lot of discussion of mange in this forum lately, including one thread that got out of hand. Fortunately, Mike Stark of the Billings Gazette wrote a story about it in 2007. Mange in the mountains. Disease used to…
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No on a constitutional amendment to protect ranchers from competitive bidding on state lands- Idaho was given over 2-million acres of federal land at statehood to be managed to provide maximum income for the public schools.. These school endowment lands do make money for the schools, but almost all of it comes from timber sales…
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A great victory for rural Nevada and the land and wildlife over Pat Mulroy and Southern Nevada Water Authority- “Plans to siphon billions of gallons of groundwater from rural Nevada were tossed out today by the Nevada Supreme Court.” Nevada Supreme Court Rules Against Vegas Water Claim. LasVegasNow.com ~more~ Nevada water pipeline: In jeopardy? Greenspace:…
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What you can do if you oppose Utah state senator Allen Christensen’s wolf killing bill- Note I made a serious error in the original headline. The sponsor is Allen Christensen, not Kirk Robinson. Dr. Kirk Robinson is Director of Western Wildlife Conservancy, an organization that advocates for the full range of wildlife not just a…