Madison and most of the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers to close- The Gibbon River is above 73 degrees F. and the Firehole is 78 degrees. This is too high for […]
Hybrid polar/grizzly bears seem to be on the increase
Is this likely response to global warming beneficial or detrimental? In 2006, Jim Martell from Idaho, was hunting in the high arctic and shot the first confirmed grizzly bear – polar […]
Number of believers in Climate Change is back up. Will it last?
Increase since March probably due to unusual and destructive weather- After a period of general decline in belief among the general public that climate change is taking place, polls show […]
Second bull bison reported killed in Idaho
Unfortunately, the last story on the killing of a bison bull in Idaho got diverted by an incorrect, unfortunate discussion of the Nature Conservancy who was blameless in the matter. […]
Scenic, much-loved Idaho canyon spared from another dam
Idaho Water Board probably ends 10 year battle over Oneida Narrows dam- Oneida Narrows is a scenic canyon on the Bear River in SE Idaho. It is already partially filled […]
Nature Conservancy Statement Regarding Bison Killing in Idaho
The Wildlife News got it wrong and wishes to issue a retraction of the story published yesterday about the incident where a bison was killed by the State of Idaho yesterday. […]
Evidence is that wolves are protecting pronghorn with their hostility to coyotes
Presence of wolves helps survival of pronghorn fawn, normally a major prey item for coyotes- Wolves have a complicated relationship to their prey and to competing carnivores and omnivores such […]
Creator of the Olaus J. Murie Award bemoans the degeneration of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
David Stalling worked for Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for a number of years. For 10 years he was conservation editor of Bugle, their magazine. He was also President for two […]