October 11, 2006
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The Ethiopian wolf will greatly benefit from the rabies vaccination of as few as 30% of their population. Story in the UK Independent. 10/12/06. Here is the abstact of the article, “Low-coverage vaccination strategies for the conservation of endangered species.”
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In recent years, mange has grown as a problem for wolves of the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, both in Montana and Wyoming, although none has been seen inside Yellowstone Park itself. A recent query posted to this blog asked about current conditions, so I contacted Mike Jimenez of USFWS and Carolyn Sime, Jon Trapp, and Liz…
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Cindy Knight posted a very interesting comment a day ago about her recent observations (early October) of the Agates and Sloughs on the Northern Range. She consented to have it made into a post. It follows. “I watched the Slough Creek and the Agate Creek Packs all last week and had some of the best…
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The Jonah gas field is huge. It sits in the Green River Basin between the two splendid mountains ranges, the Wind Rivers and the Wyoming Range. It also damages winter range in the Basin. This area had pristine air just several years back, but the “in-fill,” i.e., filling in of Jonah, may push the air…