The Wildlife News

March 2010

  • Lead in Grand Teton NP ravens drops with copper bullets

    Ralph Maughan

    Researchers hope to distribute nonlead ammunition to more hunters next year- No doubt it dropped in other animals too. Of course, it dropped in the target — elk. Lead in ravens drops with copper bullets. “Researchers hope to distribute nonlead ammunition to more hunters next year”. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • Idaho Fish and Game completes Lolo zone elk survey

    Ralph Maughan

    No surprise. Elk numbers decline further. No surprise Fish and Game says it’s almost all due to wolves- News Release– Idaho Fish and Game. Here is a graph the department did. Let’s analyze the graph. This decline was predicted, but not its depth.  Wolves were reintroduced in 1995, but their number was trivial in the…

  • Pneumonia now killing bighorn in NE Utah too

    Ralph Maughan

    Disease Kills NE Utah Bighorn. AmmoLand.com

  • Return of the Sagebrush Rebellion

    Ralph Maughan

    Fake outrage over memo on national monuments being used to gin up grab of our public lands- I’ve been meaning to write something about this because it is as plain as day that they are up to this. However, RLMiller did it first on the Daily Kos, so here it is. Return of the Sagebrush…

  • Wolves Lose Their Predatory Edge In Mid-life, Study Shows

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolves are at the “top of their game” for only about a quarter of their life- Wolves Lose Their Predatory Edge In Mid-life, Study Shows. Trent Consultants News. ASMSU Exponent. Cougar are much better evolved for predation than wolves.

  • Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly

    Ralph Maughan

    Polar bears are a geologically very new species- This is quite relevant because we have been discussing how grizzly bears are displacing polar bears in the Arctic.  We already knew brown bears were polar bears’ ancestors. Ancient DNA from Rare Fossil Reveals That Polar Bears Evolved Recently and Adapted Quickly. Science Daily.

  • Mexican drug lords "supersize" pot growing on public lands

    Ralph Maughan

    Secret marijuana farms are bigger, more numerous and more sophisticated- It amazes me that it is still illegal, and this is the ever worsening result on our public lands.  I wouldn’t be surprised if the drug cartels are illegally lobbying members of Congress (bribe) to keep it illegal so to maintain profits. There has to…

  • Have you seen any interesting wildife news? March 1 to March 15

    Ralph Maughan

    Note that this replaces the Third edition. That edition can be found slowly moving down into the “bowels” of the blog. Please don’t post entire articles here, just the link, title and your comments about the article. It violates copyright law.

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