The Wildlife News

A Project of Sage Steppe Wild

June 1, 2010

  • June 2. Wolf hearings in Montana.

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana could double or triple wolf quota. Please attend- Montana, Fish, Wildlife and Parks will be holding them.  The meetings will be held at the following locations on June 2 from 7-9 p.m.: * Billings—FWP Headquarters; 2300 Lake Elmo Dr. * Bozeman—Holiday Inn; 5 E. Baxter Lane * Glasgow—Valley County Court House; 501 Court Square…

  • Tis the season for hantavirus, tick fevers

    Ralph Maughan

    Forget the manufactured scare about tapeworms, it’s time to be alert for real disease dangers if you are outdoors- I got my first tick the other day while hiking the foothills in the Deep Creeks SW of Pocatello. Despite numerous forays this year, I haven’t seen many ticks — luck? Nevertheless, this is the time…

  • Imnaha pack's breeding pair to be protected in Oregon control action

    Ralph Maughan

    Wildlife Services authorized to kill only two uncollared wolves after pack kills 5 head of livestock- The state of Oregon seems to be to be taking a reasonable, measured bit of action after that state’s only confirmed wolf pack killed a handful of livestock in the upper Wallowa Valley. According to Oregon Department of Fish…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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