April 2010
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Oral arguments set for June 15 Judge sets date to hear wolf-lawsuit arguments. EVE BYRON Independent Record
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Unsafe levels of livestock associated pathogens infest alpine waters Alpine lakes and streams of the Sierra Mountains are fouled with Giardia, E. coli, and other pathogens from livestock grazing on Forest Service Lands. Dr. Michael J. Connor, the California Director of Western Watersheds Project is one of the authors of the paper. You can read…
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Montanans for Trap Free Public Lands working to gather signatures for a Montana Ballot Initiative. Montanans for Trap Free Public Lands is out pounding the street to get signatures for its ballot initiative to ban trapping on public lands. They have gathered 6000+ signatures and they need 25,000 by June to get it on the…
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Big Hole Valley will be empty of wolves after control actions finish. The rancher who closed his land to public hunting will get his way once all of the wolves in the Big hole Valley are killed. 3 wolf packs in SW Montana to be eliminated. By Nick Gevock, Montana Standard
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Will the petrocracy — and greens — keep Wyoming from realizing its windy potential? Wind power is not a popular thing in Wyoming for some and very popular for others. It is very unpopular for advocates for sage grouse and other birds. Wind resistance. High Country News
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Is this going to result in a new power grab? This seems to be what is behind the attempt to put elk under the purview of the Montana Department of Livestock. The article indicates that brucellosis is more prevalent on private lands where hunting is limited and elk congregate. I think the real question that…
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The leaders in the war on wolves When was the last time you heard about Wildlife Services talking about non-lethal methods of preventing livestock losses to wolves? The only place in Idaho that this is practiced is with the sheep passing through the Wood River Valley each year and by Lava Lake Land and Livestock…
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APHIS putting residents of Horse Butte at risk for a pointless study From yesterday’s Buffalo Field Campaign Weekly Update [emphasis is mine]: Along Yellowstone’s western boundary, the Duck Creek, Cougar Creek and Madison River corridors are flowing with the migration of the country’s last wild buffalo. Buffalo families, solitary bulls, and bachelor bull groups beautifully…