The Wildlife News

February 2011

  • Koch Brothers close to control of House Energy Committee

    Ralph Maughan

    Once too right wing for most right wingers, billionaire polluters now wield clout on Energy and Commerce Committee- Koch brothers now at heart of GOP power. “The billionaire brothers’ influence is most visible in the makeup of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, where members have vowed to undo restrictions on greenhouse gases.” By Tom…

  • Not much support for rebuilding the Teton Dam

    Ralph Maughan

    Survey of Eastern Idaho residents shows them generally against rebuilding- The deadly collapse of the Teton Dam east of Rexburg, Idaho, in June 1976 was one of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s worst moments. Conservationists had been fighting the dam as a waste of money and destruction of a beautiful fishing stream.  The canyon was…

  • Deer prions could jump to humans, study says

    Ralph Maughan

    Currently Chronic Wasting Disease does not infect humans, but . . . Chronic wasting disease is spreading more and more widely.  Our anti-conservation friends in the Department of Livestock and the various anti-wolf groups worry about brucellosis and dog tapeworms, but here is something that would be truly terrifying. Prions jumped from sheep probably to…

  • *NEWS: Conservationists Seek Emergency Injunction To Prevent Yellowstone Bison Slaughter

    Ken Cole

    Conservationists Seek Emergency Injunction To Prevent Slaughter of Yellowstone Bison Harsh Winter Conditions May Lead to Repeat of 2008 Slaughter Contacts: Tom Woodbury, Western Watersheds Project: (406) 830-3099 Dan Brister, Buffalo Field Campaign: (406) 726-5555 Mike Mease, Buffalo Field Campaign: (406) 646-0071 Glenn Hockett, Gallatin Wildlife Association: (406) 581-6352 HELENA, MONTANA – A coalition of…

  • Hunting versus animal rights

    Ralph Maughan

    Editorial. By Ralph Maughan I hate this argument.  It can’t be resolved and prevents people from discussing wildlife.  It just results in stereotyping and bad feelings. In the larger world, the argument is deliberately pushed by those who do not want to see any cooperation between hunters and those who don’t hunt. There are many…

  • Crowds follow megaload along U.S. Highway 12 in Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    If all went well, it should stopped at the town of Kooskia now- Crowds follow [first] megaload along U.S. Highway 12 in Idaho. By Kim Briggeman of the Missoulian missoulian.com

  • Niemeyer: Wolves didn't kill cow near Eagle last week

    Ken Cole

    It died of birthing problems Last week there was a big story about how wolves had killed a cow in the foothills above Eagle, Idaho, which most of you probably know is just west of Boise. Well, Carter Niemeyer, – the Montana western supervisor for Wildlife Services from 1975-1990 and the Wildlife Services Montana wolf…

  • Mexican wolf population finally increases a bit

    Ralph Maughan

    Grows from 42 to 50 in the year 2010- Finally there’s a little bit of good news about Mexican wolves. After the population stagnated well below the recovery figure of 100 wolves, I has declined in recent years.  In 2010, on the strength of wild born pups and a halt on government killing for livestock…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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