December 2006
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This time it’s from the Southwest. Wolves circle some people and they decide the wolves were about to attack. As the recent postings on the Yellowstone photographers, the bow hunter who said he was trapped in his tent, and the several cases of wolves “following people” in the last year in Idaho, what is being…
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Perhaps the worst of the crop of “wilderness with side payment” bills is dead, although this one is a more straight forward development and privatization bill with a thin veneer of wilderness. I won’t give the details because they have been hashed out earlier in this blog. US House blocks Washington County [Utah] lands bill.…
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Residents: Curb oil drilling. Comments gathered at workshop raise concerns over wildlife, air quality. Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch.
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Randy Stapilus is a keen observer of Idaho and Pacific Northwest politics. His blog has a view on the prospects for CIEDRA in the next Congress. Tougher odds next time? Ridenbaugh Press It should be noted that it was Idaho’s Senator Larry Craig who ended up killing the bill, as I predicted he would some…
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Here is an interesting post on the Western Watersheds Project blog. Grace at Carrizo Plain?
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Both CIEDRA and the Owyhee Initiative are probably stuck and will die in this Congress due to the failure of the current “lame duck” session to take them up in the short period of time available. Both bills have been very controversial with many conservation groups calling them “too weak” and with too many “giveaways.”…
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Yes, they are killing more wolves after livestock attacks. This will not reduce the wolf population unless, other things being unchanged, the mortality rate reaches 30 to 40% a year. A more significant question is “does this do any good and is it cost-effective?” Does it make economic sense to call out the Wildlife Services…
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The large canid that killed sheep for over a year in northeast central Montana and which was finally shot about a month ago, might not have been a wolf afterall, but the possibility that it was a wolf has not been ruled out. As in life, controversy continues over the animal’s nature and origin even…