From Mark Collinge “The attached report summarizes information regarding wolf management activities conducted by the Idaho Wildlife Services (WS) program in Federal fiscal year 2009, covering the period from October1, […]
Pika decision could have far-reaching effects
Could be the first animal listed as threatened or endangered because of climate change Decision expected tomorrow. Two previous stories on the pika listing process: Formal Protection For Pika Due […]
More Groups Join & Motions Filed in Frank Church Wilderness/Helicopter Landing Litigation
“Wilderness Wolf Watchers” Act to Protect Wolves & Wilderness The Wolf Recovery Foundation and Western Watersheds Project recently filed suit to end the Idaho Department of Fish & Game’s (IDF&G) […]
Idaho Legislators approve OK new state land grazing lease rules
They were approved after some concessions to the Idaho Cattle Association- Since I haven’t seen the actual text, I don’t know if the concessions to the ICA are cosmetic, technical, […]
A nearly complete reversal on idea to close Idaho State Parks System
There was almost no political support for the governor’s original plan- Idaho Parks and Recreation Board reverses park closures. Shuttering parks ‘is not the direction the state should be headed,’ […]
Protection from drilling proposed by Forest Service for 44,000 more acres in Wyoming Range
It looks like the last bit of the Wyoming Range is going to be withdrawn from natural gas drilling- 1.2 million acres were protected in 2009 in the Omnibus Public […]