Western Democrats want to gut the Endangered Species Act
Jon Tester, the Democratic Senator for Montana, is facing a tough re-election battle in 2012 which may hinge on the wolf issue. He is desperate to find a solution which allows the State of Montana to manage wolves and wants to get something passed in the […]
Continue Reading →Salazar can’t just change the rules without an open, public process under NEPA.
The governors of Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana are meeting with Ken Salazar in Denver on Monday to talk about wolves. It will be interesting to see what comes of this. Really, there are very few options for the Department of Interior short […]
Continue Reading →Hearing judge recommends that Highway 12 residents should be allowed to intervene against movement of giant oil equipment-
What a pleasant Thanksgiving surprise!
Hearing officer sides with foes of megaloads. By Todd Dvorak. Associated Press.
Continue Reading →A sorry decision that will threaten all kinds of wildlife-
A result of this will be state agencies killing wildlife and closing campgrounds when a theoretically dangerous animal is seen within five miles of them.
Continue Reading →Slow progress for Oregon’s wolves
Oregon Field Guide recently broadcast a special about Oregon’s wolves and how they are dealing with people and how people are dealing with them. It has been a tough road for the wolves there and many wolves have been killed by the government on behalf of livestock interests and by […]
Continue Reading →Russian leader gives big boost to the International Tiger Forum-
Vladimir Putin has been making quite a name for himself in recent years as a man of outdoor activity, and one not afraid of large carnivores. He hopes to save the tiger from extinction. The International Tiger Forum hopes to raise an astonishing $350-million for […]
Continue Reading →George Wuerthner nails it again, questioning the chief assumption that informs livestock-wolf conflict management.
Do ranchers have a right to predator free landscape? – George Wuethner, NewWest
One of the unquestioned and unspoken assumptions heard across the West is that ranchers have a right to a predator free environment. Even environmental groups like Defenders […]
Continue Reading →Will they emerge in the next Congress?
Due to the gridlock in Congress, the bills to sidestep the endangered species act seem to be dead in the current lame duck session of Congress.
Wolf bills unlikely to advance this Congress. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press
On […]
Continue Reading →Compared to the Utah legislature, members of Congress raise much more from their local constituents-
Only 5% of the campaign money spent by candidates for the Utah legislature came from the folks in the candidates’ home legislative district.
Special interests are Utah politicians’ […]
Continue Reading →Hearing officer limits testimony he will consider to small matters-
The much awaited hearing on giant oil machinery on Highway 12 was held today in Boise. It sounds like the Idaho Dept. of Transportation hearing officer will oil the way for the movement of the giant oil modules.
The hearing officer said he would only […]
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