Western Watersheds Project wins initial court victory Western Watersheds Project (WWP) has won a federal court order overturning the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Resource Management Plans (RMPs) for the […]
Beetles chew down the forests of the west
This topic is not new here, but what about all those who blame the govmint? Pine forests, especially lodgepole pine and whitebark pine are being killed by bark beetles at […]
Conserving Carnivores Under State Management: Wolves as a Public Trust Resource
In the most recent issue of the journal, Science my colleagues and I argue that the wildlife trust doctrine (a branch of the broader public trust doctrine) may provide a […]
Group says that elk hunt inside Grand Teton National Park should be ended,
Controversial since 1950, critics make renewed effort to close this unique national park elk hunt- It was part of the deal that made Jackson Hole National Monument into a national […]
A well informed polemic on public lands and other cattle ranching.
“Why You Should Eat Yak Instead of Beef-“ Maybe folks ought not just “like” this on Facebook. Send it to your governors. Oregon’s governor could use a copy now. Why […]
Study: Yellowstone region records the hottest decade ever
Summer temperatures were up 2.3 degrees compared to the last century- A 9.7 degree rise in the mean temperature is predicted for the next century. Study: Yellowstone region records hottest […]
Oregon issues kill order for alpha male of state’s only breeding wolf pack (with an update)
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a kill order for the alpha male and the uncollared subadult wolf from the Imnaha Pack of wolves in eastern Oregon’s […]
Have you come across any interesting wildlife news? September 26, 2011
This replaces the 33rd edition.