June 2010
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Sheep tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Bighorn sheep in Montana and elsewhere suffered severe losses this winter at the hands of pneumonia. In the East Fork herd bighorn were seen interacting with domestic sheep near Sula, Montana. Those domestic sheep were relocated earlier this year and another herd has been removed from the area to…
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No wolf DNA found in suspected wolf scat. The claims that a wolf pack has been living on a large ranch have been seen with skepticism by some. It appears evidence, other than sightings of an individual, indicates that there is no pack present. It doesn’t help that every wolf that ventures to the southern…
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Wants livestock industry to use antibiotics just for the health of the animals and to remove from general livestock feed Not only does the livestock industry foul waters with livestock waste, destroy public lands and habitat, and contribute the greatest to greenhouse gas emissions, it also threatens the health of humans by feeding antibiotics to…
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More on the recent killing of pups in Wyoming The USFWS is effectively keeping wolves from dispersing into Colorado and Utah with its heavy-handed approach. Wolf pups slain after packs kill livestock. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole News & Guide
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I recently attended a gathering of activists engaged in curtailing CAFOs/Feedlots and their many crimes against our common water and air. With the success of California activists at bringing health and environmental regulation to the massive feedlots in their state, many other western states not so apt to test the water or otherwise regulate are…
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Not all, but most pollution comes from nearby agriculture- Studies Confirm Presence, Severity of Pollution in US National Parks. Science Daily The worst of the problems is pesticides.
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Twenty pound Asian carp caught- An Invader, Near the Great Lakes. By Monica Dave. New York Times. ” ‘Asian carp are like cockroaches; when you see one, you know it’s accompanied by many more you don’t see,’ said Henry Henderson, of the Natural Resources Defense Council.”
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Two adult wolves and six pups killed by Wildlife Services in an area with just one confirmed wolf depredation, a mere lamb- The state of Wyoming wants to confine wolves to 13% of the state, and Judge Molloy struck that plan down back in 2008. Currently under federal wolf management wolves are allowed to inhabit…