September 2006

  • There is at least one wolf in NE Oregon

    Ralph Maughan

    Earlier I posted about one or more wolf sightings in the Wallowa Mtns. of NE Oregon. Now the presence of one black male wolf has been verified. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife say they are sure it is a wild wolf. Reporter Michael Milstein of the Oregonian has an article about it today.…

  • CIEDRA drama escalating in Stanley. Emergency meeting set for Sunday

    Ralph Maughan

    For those who haven’t followed it CIEDRA is “Central Idaho Economic Development and Recreation Act,” which some call the “Wilderness Bill” for the White Cloud Mountains, but it involves a lot more. It is sponsored by Idaho Republican US Representative Mike Simpson who crafted a bill that barely convinced diverse interests to support what might…

  • Jungle fire roars out of the Wilderness

    Ralph Maughan

    Jungle fire roars out of Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Gov’t photo. I’m taking down the earlier story on the Jungle Fire because since then it has since roared out the West Boulder River and the Wildeness area, and burned all the way to the main Boulder River road. Several structures have been lost. Two days ago it…

  • Likely wolf found dead in northern Utah coyote trap

    Ralph Maughan

    An adult male canid, probably a wolf, was found dead in a coyote trap in Box Elder County in northern Utah. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it today. They are doing a DNA test. Wolf biologists have hundreds of blood samples of Yellowstone and Yellowstone area wolves, so they can tell if it…

  • More on the controversy over the escaped domestic elk in Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    The Missoulian has an editorial. “Game-farm breakout highlights risks.” “SUMMARY: Montana clamped down on game farms, but risks persist right across the Idaho line.” So does the Idaho Statesman. “Our View: Elk escape shouldn’t tarnish industry.” The Stateman says most elk farms follow the rules and boost the economy, but the editorial says “canned hunts”…

  • Residents of Rock Creek, MT fight back against Oregon developer

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a microcosm of what is going on all over the West — out-of-state developer comes in; local residents are no longer passive, and they fight back. Read about the Rock Creek struggle (Rock Creek is one of the most famous fishing streams in the West). Unfortunately, and there has been little publicity so…

  • Warming Climate May Put Chill On Arctic Polar Bear Population

    Ralph Maughan

    Polar bears are getting skinnier and pushing inland as the polar ice continues to melt. Because they are inland longer and deeper, more people see them, giving the impression that the population is actually growing when the opposite is true. Read the article in Science Daily

  • Idaho F&G may open hunt for escaped [domestic] elk, but owner says animals pose no threat

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Barker has an article on the controversial elk escape in today’s Idaho Statesman. In Idaho when Barker writes a story, that means its big news. Story.

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