Freudenthal should be remembered for his use of anti-wolf hysteria-
There are differences between Democrat Freudenthal and Republican Mead. However, on wolves it will probably be slight. Freudenthal, however, was a pioneer of sorts in using wild, irresponsible exaggeration of the impacts of wolves. Five years ago he was claiming that the then much smaller […]
Continue Reading →The Governor of Wyoming killed water regulations passed by a citizen board aimed at curtailing negative effects of coalbed methane water surges in the state. The board insisted the the methane-water increase in quanitity not implicate the quality of the water. Freudenthal claims the board over-reached. Some folks get upset when judges legislate, how about […]
Continue Reading →People can file the lawsuits in Idaho, Montana or Wyoming. It depends on where it is convenient for the group. Why should an Idaho group have to file in Wyoming? This is a federal issue and there is a federal court in Idaho, one in Montana, and one in Wyoming. It’s plainly obvious there are […]
Continue Reading →Except for the uninterested, and there a quite a few of them, the 21-year old controversy over wolf restoration in the West is not really about wolves. Unfortunately instead, it has become another “values” contest. To some degree it has also become another red versus blue dispute.
When wolves were first reintroduced in 1995, with […]
Continue Reading →Wolf controversy is personal and cultural, not over biology-
Except for the few people “on the fence” — those who have not chosen sides — the controversy over wolf restoration in the West is not really about wolves.
When the wolves were first reintroduced beginning in 1995, there was some genuine debate over whether it […]
Continue Reading →Yesterday the Desert Independent reported that on Election Day, after being asked about the treatment of wild horses and allegations made in a recent ProPublica article about the illegal sale of wild horses to a slaughter facility in Mexico, Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar turned to the reporter and said “If you set me up like […]
Continue Reading →Conservation groups angry; Wyoming wolf population delisted-
Wyoming politicians were the ones most opposed to the restoration of wolves to the American Northern Rocky mountains. They filed numerous lawsuits against the program, which they generally lost. Now they have won. The Obama Administration has delisted wolves in Wyoming, and a hunting season beginning Oct. 1 will begin […]
Continue Reading →On December 1st, at a presentation given by Bob Budd about the Wyoming Core Habitat Plan for sage grouse, it was pretty obvious that the livestock industry has things pretty much locked up with the agencies and politicians. The presentation was given in one of the big, new hearing rooms in the basement of the […]
Continue Reading →Delisting depends on Wyoming
Well, if anyone was uncertain about Wyoming’s comfort with Federal management of wolves in Wyoming then they need to look no farther. Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal isn’t going to budge on the State’s management plan and it is unlikely that a new governor or legislature will either.
EarthJustice attorney Doug Honnold […]
Continue Reading →Wyo-fed wolf talks fail. By Whitney Royster. Casper Star Tribune.
Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Wolf Decision ‘Political’
The US Fish and Wildlife Service has refused to let Wyoming kill wolves just because the governor says the wolves are “hurting big game herds.” Governor Dave Freudenthal (Dem.) has given many […]
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