The Wildlife News

September 2013

  • Greater Yellowstone griz to seek food in lower elevations this autumn

    Ralph Maughan

    Poor whitebark pine crop but a good berry crop brings bears lower and closer to people- This year as the Yellowstone country grizzly bears enter their time of peak appetite to prepare for hibernation they have a good berry crop to fatten on. However, there is a poor crop of the oil and protein rich…

  • Time of the year when grizzlies get very hungry is here

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s called “hyperphagia” Grizzly bears get a serious case of the “munchies” this time of the year. “Ravenous” is more the word. It is overwhelming and not a matter of personal character, but genetic programming to prepare for the winter hibernation. News media articles, agency warmings, and word of mouth tells people that the bears…

  • Mountain goats introduced to La Sal Mountains in Southeast Utah

    Ralph Maughan

    Trend of introducing mountain goats outside historic range continues- Utah’s Division of Wildlife has captured about 50 mountain goats from its thriving herd in the high Tushar Mountains of Southern Central Utah and released some of them into the photographically famous La Sal Mountains, east of Moab, near the Colorado border. Seeing and hunting the…

  • Federal Judge Winmill issues temporary block to further megaloads on U.S.12

    Ralph Maughan

    Federal judge blocks megaloads from Clearwater-Lochsa Wild and Scenic corridor BOISE — A federal judge this morning temporarily blocked additional megaload shipments through the Clearwater National Forest, America’s first Wild and Scenic River corridor and the homeland of the Nez Perce people. Federal Judge B. Lynn Winmill’s injunction was issued as part of a lawsuit…

  • Open range laws, legal and illegal abuse by livestock interests

    Ralph Maughan

    They have a right to trample your property rights. Some say they take even more than that- Urban folks have rarely heard of open range laws, but people who own land outside town in “open range” areas certainly have.  It is a long time and contentious issue that is heating up as more people own…

  • Yellowstone Wolf Update, September 2013

    Kathie Lynch

    Kathie Lynch’s Yellowstone wolf report Slow wolf watching in the smoky air is giving way to excitement as crisp and clean autumn arrives- By Kathie Lynch, Copyright 2013 Yellowstone National Park. Crisp mornings, afternoon thunderstorms, smoky skies, and scarce wolf sightings all tell you that fall is right around the corner in Yellowstone National Park. As…

  • So whatever happened to wolf OR-7

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf that went to California seems to have new home- After many stories about Oregon wolf 7 (OR-7) in the Golden State, last spring he finally returned to Oregon . . . though not to his faraway birthplace in NE Oregon. We haven’t heard about him for some time now, but his location has stabilized…

  • Deer, motorists to benefit from deer overpass on I-80 at Utah-Nevada border

    Ralph Maughan

    This is one of a number of crossing overpasses that have gone up- Building overpasses over busy highways in notable spots where animals cross make a lot of sense in terms of safety of people and the animals.  We have seen several near Wells, Nevada and reported on them. Now one is nearing completion over…

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