Montana official says it boils down to anti-wolf propaganda-
This is about the 4th time I have written about Echinococcus granulosus, but here is more information.
It made the news in the Bozeman Chronicle today. “Tapeworm in wolves causes stir, but biologists say there’s little to fear.” By Daniel Person.
This week the Montana […]
Continue Reading →Pneumonia in bighorn has now spread to Rock Creek-
It just keeps getting worse for the bighorn hit by the pneumonia outbreak near Missoula. Bighorn sheep in Rock Creek latest hit by fatal pneumonia outbreak. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian.
Continue Reading →319 wolves in Wyoming, but as in ’08 only six breeding pairs in Yellowstone Park-
I think it’s clear that Wyoming’s anti-wolf legislature had hoped that the requirement of ten breeding wolf pairs in the state could be met by Yellowstone Park alone, but yesterday’s USFWS release of the 2009 wolf figures for the state […]
Continue Reading →After dropping off some, quakes increase again-
This time around, fortunately, fewer folks are predicting doom. 😉
These swarms happen every year or so. With the development of the Internet, blogging, and the realization of the catastrophic potential of the Yellowstone supervolcano, news of these earthquake swarms began to spark alarm when they were reported. […]
Continue Reading →A new use for the bankrupt Missoula paper mill might save jobs, but beware of “greenwashing”-
“Biomass” fuel, as it is often called, is said to be environmentally friendly and carbon neutral. It may be that way sometimes, but cutting down dead forests, hauling them off and burning them to make steam for electricity is […]
Continue Reading →State Parks Dept. to stay. No parks will close. They will cost more-
Otter suffered a big defeat on his plan to hand the parks over to the State Lands Department. Nevertheless, things won’t be the same in the Idaho Parks Dept. or inside the Parks.
Here is the editorial view of the Idaho Statesman […]
Continue Reading →Panthera, devoted to conserving wildcats, not thrilled by decision to set aside “critical habitat” for jaguar-
In his NYT op-ed piece yesterday, “Jaguars Don’t Live Here Anymore,” Alan Rabinowitz, head of Panthera, is not thrilled that USFWS has finally decided to start the ESA process of designating critical habitat for the […]
Continue Reading →Various players reflect on the recent listing of the plant, the ESA, conservationists, and the government-
I think this is a big issue for Governor Otter because the plant grows where a lot of his pals graze.
I wish so much attention was paid to Idaho’s staggering education education system and all the unemployed people. […]
Continue Reading →Does this mean they deliberately killed the state’s last jaguar?
Arizona Intentionally Snared Last Jaguar, Inquiry Finds. By Leslie Kaufman. New York Times.
Continue Reading →U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has now filed their brief-
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, conservation groups file briefs in wolf lawsuit. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian
Conservation groups filed their brief (set of or arguments) on Dec. 31. There are other briefs that have been filed as ” friend of the court” (amicus curiae) […]
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