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  • 10 lynx kittens found in 5 dens in Colorado

    Ralph Maughan

    These are third generation kittens from the original reintroduction- Third-generation cats mark milestone for state wildlife program. Bob Berwyn. Aspen Times. This is a happy uptake in the number of lynx kittens.

  • Conservation groups not satisfied with new critical habitat boundaries for lynx

    Ralph Maughan

    Sierra Club and others file lawsuit- The recent designation of more critical habitat for the recovery of the lynx was another response to Julie MacDonald’s political meddling during the Bush Administration. The major remaining point of contention is the desired addition of Colorado where a state-funded lynx restoration project that brought lynx in from Canada,…

  • As hunters age, do they support allowing ATVs in more places?

    Ralph Maughan

    White River National Forest, Colorado offers new travel plan that would restrict ATVs- In interesting question is, is ATV use a generational thing or is it related to aging? If Bob Elderkin (in the article below) is in the majority, it is a generational thing, with older forest users, including hunters, being less, not more…

  • Wolf sightings renew Colorado debate

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf sightings renew Colorado debate. By Charlie Meyers.  Denver Post Outdoors Editor.

  • Plan to dewater SW Wyoming to fuel growth in Colorado a bad idea

    Ralph Maughan

    NYT Times thinks so. It should be obvious to everyone- That’s what we need, more urban sprawl on the front range of the Rockies in Colorado; and the water to fuel it will by pumped in from far away — SW Wyoming — the upper Green River. This kind of thinking is so pre-recession, and…

  • 'Colorado cabal' takes Interior's reins

    Ralph Maughan

    Dept. of Interior is usually quite unrepresentative of the country, but this is extraordinary- ‘Colorado cabal’ takes Interior’s reins. By NOELLE STRAUB. New York Times. Still, I’d say its better than the industry-minded bunch Dirk Kempthorne brought in Idaho.

  • Montana wolf that made it to Colorado is back in Wyoming

    Ralph Maughan

    Things too lonely in Colorado? Wandering wolf back in Wyoming. by David Frey, Aspen Daily News Correspondent. Monday, March 23, 2009 – – – – – 3/24. This article was premature. Now she is back in Colorado

  • Another Coloradoan to Interior

    Ralph Maughan

    Salazar fills most Interior slots with fellow Coloradoans- His predecessor, Dirk Kempthorne, former Idaho governor, filled DOI with Idaho people, most of them long time foes of conservation, with scores to settle with Idaho conservationists. Secretary Salazar’s people certainly have a different policy perspective, but almost all are coming from just one state — not…

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