November 2010
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This is important, and there is a story. Usually we don’t hear (read of) the really important stuff, and this is. Idaho lobbyist to lead campaign for Conoco. AP in Magicvalley.com
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U.S. District Judge Alan Johnson Rules that USFWS was not justified in rejecting Wyoming’s woefully inadequate wolf management plan. Recall that Judge Molloy ruled in 2008 that the USFWS arbitrarily accepted Wyoming’s wolf management plan without justification after initially rejecting it. Specifically Molloy said that the USFWS “acted arbitrarily and capriciously when it approved Wyoming’s…
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What does wolves close up mean? If a wolf approaches you, you should certainly not assume it wants to eat you. On the other hand, watch it closely, it isn’t necessary benign. Some people can “read” dogs, cats, horses, and other animals. People who can’t fill in the blanks with their hopes, fears, and generalizations…
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A wolf encounter Tim Lydon, who works in Alaska, writes of an encounter he had with a wolf there during the late summer that was very calm and seemed motivated out of curiosity more than anything. Calm of the wild. by Tim Lydon – Missoula Independent This is similar to all of the “close encounters”…
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WTF? It’s just a sick game to some people : Anonymous Poacher Taunts Idaho Wildlife Agents From Everett – KOMO News via KXLY The letter reads in part: “Here is a picture of the nice buck I poached up in northern Idaho this year. & I plan to do all my Idaho hunting like this…
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This is nothing new, but most people don’t know about it- Wolf attack numbers and details are always controversial, and much of the information people find is very poor. This is one large study on-line (pdf), however, that is often missed. It dates from 2002. It is The Fear of Wolves: A review of wolf…
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A reason for the decline in mule deer in Oregon? The study that found this wasn’t looking for poaching per se. It simply emerged as a very major cause of death. Good to get this out there before wolves are blamed. There are only about 20 wolves in Oregon so far. Already the article mentioned…
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DDT breakdown products and lead poisoning still threaten this high profile endangered species- New Hurdle for California Condors May Be DDT From Years Ago. By John Moir. New York Times.