March 2010
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It might have been a coywolf- See this story in the Chicago Tribune. Was it a wolf? State wildlife biologists think it was a real wolf
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Note that this replaces the 4th edition. That edition can be found slowly moving down into the depths of the blog. Please don’t post entire articles here, just the link, title and your comments about the article. Most of these violate copyright law. They also take up too much space.
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Awful and unlikely “energy source” might soon break ground in Eastern Utah- Because of its tremendous environmental impacts and poor quality energy (little to no net energy is produced), I haven’t considered oil shale/tar sands mining much of an environmental threat in the desert of Utah. I suppose most others have felt the way. As…
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For years Senator McCain has posed as a friend of restoring quiet over the Grand Canyon- It’s not true, and on Monday the U.S. Senate will vote on his amendment that would lock in the noise for a lot more time, according to the Sierra Club. Of course you would be wise to do your…
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Editorial by the Casper Star Tribune- Tribune editorial says wolves not decimating NW Wyoming elk, wolves were introduced in fact so they would affect elk, but wolf management is needed. Here is today’s editorial on the day before the anti-wolf rally in Jackson, Wyoming.
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Both elk and bison currently stable- Yesterday I did a long post on the stabilization of the elk population on Yellowstone’s northern range, but I didn’t mention another important development, the recovery of the bison population to a bit over 3000 animals. Growth between 2008 and 9 has been slow. In the past years, the…
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How did a (probable) Idaho wolverine end up in the Sierra of California? Lone, lovelorn wolverine baffles scientists. By Peter Fimrite, San Francisco Chronicle Staff Writer
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Stability not unexpected as wolf numbers fall and hunting permits just north of Park are reduced- In January I heard there would be no elk count this year because the lack of snow made counting pretty much impossible. I’m glad the amount of snow increased because these numbers are important. Gaps in the data are…