Habitat and hunting play big role in declines
I don’t think this is news to many people here but wolves haven’t had the effect many people claim and their role in the ecosystem is much more complex than many would like you to believe.
The IDFG has issued a public report that explains that wolves […]
Continue Reading →NEPA process could take several months
Wildlife Services has agreed to conduct an Environmental Assessment as required by the National Environmental Policy Act. This could take several months and the August 12th hearing would be cancelled.
BREAKING: Feds Call Off Oregon Wolf Hunt.
Natural Oregon
USFWS arbitrarily failed to include vast acreage of lynx habitat as “critical habitat”
This is a very important decision for the future of the lynx, which had been added to ESA protection.
Molloy rules lynx plan arbitrarily excluded possible ‘critical habitat‘. By Michael Jamison. Missoulian.
This is the second go round on the size […]
Continue Reading →Researchers can’t find Lookout Pack’s mother wolf
By K.C. Mehaffey
Wenatchee World staff writer
Governor Richardson Issues Trapping Restrictions in Lobo Country
Governor Stands Up For Mexican Wolves .
WildEarth Guardians – Press Release
Despite full court press by Idaho woolgrowers, reason prevails-
Payette supervisor decides to end sheep grazing in bighorn country. Submitted by Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman.
By email I learned about 30,000 acres will still be open, but this is a big victory for Idaho bighorn over an very entrenched political interest.
Continue Reading →Reports show one dead after bear mauling at Cooke City campground. Reports are still sketchy of a
Update on attack. Bear attack leaves one dead near Yellowstone. By Laura Zuckerman. Reuters
Update no 2. (July 29). Male dies in bear attack at campground near Yellowstone. By Brett French. Billings Gazette.
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Much delayed forest fire season now upon us-
Although there have been a few large range fires, such as the 110,000 acre Jefferson fire on the Arco Desert (INL) in Eastern Idaho, now forest fires are quickly emerging in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, etc.
Wildfire breaks out in Packer Meadows, atop […]
About $15-million on Yellowstone-
My opinion.
Anyone who has traveled extensively will find many Park and public land projects were originally built with stimulus funds from the Great Depression. You will often find a cabin, amphitheater, trail, etc. was built by the New Deal’s CCC or WPA. Despite the controversy over the stimulus […]
Continue Reading →There have been many large scale changes to the land in recent years, including wolf restoration , but not just wolves-
Predator puzzle. Study raises questions over what’s killing Bitterroot elk. By Alex Sakariassen. Missoula Independent.
People tend to approach these questions with their minds made up. What I see when I visit compared […]
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