August 2011
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Neal . . . Die-off is so great that GYE grizzlies won’t even bother to look for whitebark pine nuts anymore- Famed grizzly bear ecologist Chuck Neal gave his views on the future of grizzlies in and around Yellowstone Park during a hike into the North Absaroka Wilderness (just east of the Park). Grizzlies of…
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Despite long wet spring, cool summer rangefires take hold- Pocatello, Idaho. Unlike the U.S. Southwest, Idaho has had a very cool and wet last 6 months in most parts. The result has been almost no wildfires, especially forest fires; but the rangelands are now dry in many places, especially where too many livestock have degraded…
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Declining habitat the problem- Wyoming energy development is causing a big decline in Wyoming’s deer herds with subdivisions a weaker second cause. The long-term problem is discussed in this detailed article in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. By Shauna Stephenson I can’t help but think that a lot of ferocious anti-wolf talk by Wyoming politicians had…
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Federal government still doing WY wolf reports- Although the state of Wyoming seems almost guaranteed to take over wolf management in Wyoming in the future, the federal government still manages wolves in the state and the population remains healthy at 19 packs (adult wolves with 2+ pups), and they cause little trouble with livestock. The…
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Climbers warn they cause ice falls and avalanches during summer climbing season- The usual complaint is that these rouge pilots hurt wildlife. The can also injure or kill mountain climbers Opinion by Jason Robertson. Missoulian.
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Montana judge’s ruling saves Lochsa River and local Idaho and Montana residents- Imperial Oil, Canadian spawn of ExxonMobil has announced they are going to try to break down the size of their tar sands-bound megaloads so that they won’t have to use narrow, winding, scenic U.S. Highway 12 through North Central Idaho and then Montana.…
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Some current cooperation with the Sierra Club suggests so- Solar companies need to do offsets to reduce harms, and hopefully at times they can improve wildlife habitat. Here is a recent hopeful story. Solar companies learn to play nice with environmentalists. By Ucilia Wang. Gigaom.
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Good news for the tiny grizzly population hard up against the Idaho/B.C. border in extreme NW Montana- Conservation group buys land for grizzly migration. Helena Independent Record. AP The private land was purchased by Vital Ground, a Missoula, Montana foundation.