November 2010
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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 of…
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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 the surface it would seem like the reactionary* new…
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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’ cash cows. Salt Lake Tribune. By Lee Davidson This is important because…
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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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Family concerns! We always know that sounds suspicious. Nevertheless, if he does have an sick relative, I wish them the best recovering. Bud Fazio to move to Albuquerque to work on fish. AP – – – – – I will go out on a limb and say this was not voluntary!
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Wildlife migration routes protected near this “working ranch”- It was a wonderful thing when the Nature Conservancy purchased most of Henry’s Lake Flat in the 1970s to protect Henry’s Lake Outlet (stream), which is a major component of the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River headwaters. This also protected much of the sometimes beautiful flat…
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Veteran guide gets a big fine for illegal deer hunting with clients- Outfitter fined nearly $40,000 for illegal hunting. By The Denver Post. Does anyone have much knowledge of the “Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact” mentioned in the article?
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More salmon but more of them are of hatchery origin The proportion of hatchery versus wild Pacific salmon has risen to 1 in 5 with an overall production of 5 billion smolts produced annually, up from just 500 million in 1970. There are problems which stem from this. For imperiled salmon, the competition and genetic…