It’s been a bad year for bighorn sheep in Montana. Spread of Bighorn Sheep Pneumonia Continues – New West While we see an increasing amount of media attention that bighorns […]
Long Butte fire in southern Idaho burns 215,000 acres in one day
Fire moved up to 30 miles an hour at times Southern Idaho experienced quite a wind storm Saturday night with lightning and little rain. Boise was hit hard with power […]
Grizzly Managers Spin Whitebark Pine Woes: Just How Important is Whitebark to Yellowstone Bears?
Very important. Interesting post by NRDC’s Louisa Wilcox about how the science shows how critical whitebark pine nuts are for grizzlies and how the managers talk out of both sides […]
Lastest WY wolf news from USFWS
August 20, 2010 update– Here is the latest wolf news latest wolf news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Wyoming where the feds still officially manage wolves. There […]
Idaho judge halts wide loads on Highway 12
Well, at least a delay on the oil company monopolization of U.S. Highway 12 across north central Idaho. The suit was brought by aggrieved local residents such as Peter Grubb, […]
The overreach on wolves begins
Settlement, legislation, or legal challenges? I expect an overreach by the people who are angry about the relisting of wolves. There are many who are pinning their hopes on legislative […]
Have you come across some interesting Wildlife News? Aug. 18, 2010
Note that this replaces the 14th edition. That edition will now move slowly into the depths of the blog. Please don’t post entire articles here, just the link, title and […]
Yellowstone National Park – Summer 2010 Bison Population Estimate Released
Bison Population estimated to be 3900 Yellowstone National Park – Summer 2010 Bison Population Estimate Released. U.S. National Park Service Press Release