Please comment on beaver trapping- Mike Settel in Pocatello asked us to post an alert to The Wildlife News regarding beaver trapping. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is […]
Fast moving fire hits south end of Pocatello – 2 updates
Mink Creek-Gibson Jack Creek juniper, sagebrush and grass fire burns houses and winter range- At about 3 PM today, a fire suddenly erupted near Charlotte Drive just off of Mink […]
Two new wildfires at Pocatello today
Pocatello, Idaho. There was a lot of lightning early this morning 2 – 6AM. Now there is a rapidly growing fire (see photo) north of Pocatello Creek on the southern […]
Fire season finally hits Idaho.
Despite long wet spring, cool summer rangefires take hold- Pocatello, Idaho. Unlike the U.S. Southwest, Idaho has had a very cool and wet last 6 months in most parts. The […]
Conservation groups want Forest Service land near Pocatello closed to livestock grazing
Now, your opportunity to comment on the Pocatello, Midnight, and Michaud grazing allotments- Comments are due Jan. 4, 2011- An opportunity like this only comes along every ten years or […]
Exposure of "predator derby" goes viral, Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife takes down dead coyote photos
Photography web site gives exposure to killing contest, provokes big reaction- The “predator derby” held annually by Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife is not well known outside of its participants. […]
How sagebrush steppe should look
This area hasn’t been grazed by cattle for many years- I took this photo in late May on Pocatello’s West Bench at the base of the Bannock Mountain Range. Because […]
A cougar again on Idaho State University campus (Pocatello, ID)
This winter begins like last with cougars on campus- The cougars haven’t harmed anyone, but, of course, their presence on campus worries people. The following announcement came over Idaho State […]