May 12, 2010

  • Salazar claims he will solve problems by dividing the oil leasing/revenue collecting agency- It’s an obscure agency in the Dept of Interior to some, but not to the oil companies or the federal treasury. It collects more money than any federal agency except the IRS. It has been the seat of a number a scandals…

  • I assume this replaces “Wolves: Behavior, Ecology and Conservation”, ed. by Mech and Botiani- The above is a very important book that I consult often and learned a great deal from. It is time for an update given all the recent research. The new book is The World of Wolves: New Perspectives on Ecology, Behavior…

  • I think the studies show Jackson Hole moose are slowly starving- There is a story in today’s Jackson Hole News and Guide. Moose declines puzzling. Habitat, malnutrition, predators play roles. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, WY I don’t see much evidence of direct population depression from predation, especially wolf predation, here.  Predators do disproportionately take…

  • Politics still reigns supreme in the Interior Department A new report outlines how very little has changed under Obama and Salazar. Science is being ignored and managers manipulate it to support predetermined political outcomes. In my experience, I would say that the Interior Department under Obama and Salazar is as bad or worse than under…

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