Park hopes to reduce invasive trout species The only native trout in Yellowstone National Park are Yellowstone and Westslope Cutthroat, and Arctic Grayling. Over the years those species have been […]
Hyenas' Laughter Signals Deciphered
The laugh tells other hyenas the animal’s social status, age, health, and just plain identity- It also has many other uses such as the recruitment of allies and warning. Hyenas’ […]
At U.S. dinner tables, food may be a fraud
Food and Drug Administration pressured to combat rising ‘food fraud’- This is a little bit marginal to what we usually discuss (well maybe not), but it is certainly irritating to […]
"Wolves at the door: Wallowa County [Oregon] ranchers face their worst fears"
Terrible! Terrible! The vicious beasts actually dug up the carcass of a dead cow- Wolves at the door: Wallowa County [Oregon] ranchers face their worst fears. By Kathleen Ellyn. Wallowa […]
Protected Forest Areas May Be Critical Strategy for Slowing Climate Change
This may be one of the most cost-effective ways of slowing climate change- I should add, however, that I think we will find that treating areas with other kinds of […]
Judge Molloy blocks mine beneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness
Is this a final victory in 23 year fight against the mine? It probably isn’t because Judge Molloy both ruled for and against conservationists on their variety of claims, but […]
Wolves Reported on Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula
A group of up to three wolves may be living on the Lower Peninsula For many years there have been lone wolves reported on the Lower Peninsula but this is […]
WAFWA report summarizes pneumonia outbreaks in bighorn sheep
A report, dated March 16, 2010, by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Wild Sheep Working Group, summarizes the recent outbreaks of pneumonia in bighorn sheep that have […]