From the daily archives: Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Griz Expert Says ‘Mountain Bikes Are A Grave Threat To Bears’

On May 22, 2019 By

WHEN IT COMES TO SAFEGUARDING BEARS, SCIENTISTS SAY WILDERNESS-CALIBER LANDS, FREE OF RIDERS, ARE IMPORTANT TO BRUIN PERSISTENCE

Reposted from Mountain Journal with permission of the author, Todd Wilkinson (click at original link for photos)

— Does mountain biking impact wildlife, any more than hikers and horseback riders do? More specifically: could rapidly-growing […]

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Potential For Wolf Restoration In Oregon

On May 22, 2019 By

I wrote this review of the potential for wolf restoration in Oregon back in 1998. It is interesting to see that many of the predictions I made have materialized.

Author: George Wuerthner

ABSTRACT: Wolves (Canis lupus) were native to Oregon, and reported from throughout the state. Like much of the West, wolves were persecuted and […]

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‎"At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour."

~ Edward Abbey