The Wildlife News

May 2010

  • Buffalo Roam Into Controversy

    Brian Ertz

    The privatization of public bison has spurred quite the controversy in Montana The insanity of bison mis-management in and around Yellowstone National Park has prompted the privatization of this iconic wildlife species. Buffalo Roam Into Controversy ~ (Audio) ~ NPR – On Point Bison from the park have been hazed and quarantined for ‘study’ under the…

  • Montana wolf weekly, May 15-21

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is the latest official news on wolves from the State of Montana- There is quite a bit of news on their next hunting season, and I think it is still open for comment. Montana Wolf Weekly-2010-05-21

  • Mangy Druid wolf shot south of Butte, MT

    Ralph Maughan

    Druid 690F shot by rancher south of Butte- She was sick and beaten up by attacks from other wolves. She was trying for some livestock. Butte, of course, is quite a distance from Yellowstone Park. Yellowstone Park wolf killed near Butte. By Nick Gevock. Montana Standard

  • Buffalo Field Campaign – A Buffalo's Trail Of Tears

    Ken Cole

    Here is a presentation on the annual hazing of the last wild and free buffalo. Buffalo Field Campaign – A Buffalo’s Trail Of Tears.

  • Biomass Energy Juggernaut Threatens Human and Forest Health

    Ken Cole

    George Wuerthner challenges biomass energy. If biomass energy production were fully implemented, it would become the single largest human impact to land in the country, requiring the near full utilization of all the U.S. forests and much of its agricultural lands for fuel production, contributing to what one TNC scientist has termed “energy sprawl.” Biomass…

  • Nature Conservancy faces potential backlash from ties with BP

    Ken Cole

    This isn’t the first time TNC has faced controversy over ties to big energy. Over the years TNC has been accused of “greenwashing” because of their ties to big energy companies.  Of course they claim that the relationships have been productive ones that help conserve more land but their ties to BP are really hurting…

  • Official disagreement whether Interagency Bison Management Plan is worthwhile

    Ralph Maughan

    In fact, the Montana state veterinarian and MT Dept. of Livestock are the only ones who think it has worked- Interagency Bison Management Plan or IBMP is the controversial bison management plan adopted in 2000 to keep brucellosis from spreading from Yellowstone Park bison to cattle outside the Park.   No brucellosis has spread from bison,…

  • Feds: No major changes for Columbia Basin salmon

    Ken Cole

    Judge Redden said the Bush Plan for salmon wasn’t good enough, Obama thinks it is. Well, here is another example of how the Obama Administration has followed the lead of the Bush Administration on environmental issues. As we can see from the Gulf Oil Spill those policies are literally a disaster. While salmon returns have…

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