The Wildlife News

March 7, 2007

  • Record number of arrests in Yellowstone NP in 2006

    Ralph Maughan

    Record number for arrests in Yellowstone. Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • Conservationists issue Western energy agenda

    Ralph Maughan

    Conservationists issue Western energy agenda. By Judith Kohler. Associated Press writer. We know the agenda for the West from the Republicans — fossil fuel development forever, but the Western governors, especially the Democrats have had a lot to say lately about a new kind of energy development, and it could be pretty unfriendly to the…

  • Forest Guardians issue: Wildlands for Wildlife, not Cows

    Ralph Maughan

    I thought folks would be interested in this because of the focus on the Southwest. I know a lot of people are celbrating the recent victory keeping oil and gas out of the famed Valles Caldera in northern New Mexico, but what they don’t know it that the public is excluded and this exclusionary semi-public…

  • Hibernation is ending for Yellowstone area bears

    Ralph Maughan

    There have been several very warm days, and the snow is melting fast. The first grizzly tracks were spotted on February 28. Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch. Update: I have been told by a local observer that the bears are out in the Madison Valley (near West Yellowstone) and…

  • Winter's bad air still choking Utah: Logan, Salt Lake City pollution levels among highest nationwide

    Ralph Maughan

    Because I mostly grew up in Logan, Utah, the fact that often has the dirtiest air in America (in the winter) is most discouraging. The immediate problem is a strong inversion layer. The nearby valleys are snow-free and warm and Cache Valley (Logan) remains with snow and still air that allows the auto exhaust to…

  • The Idaho hearing on wolf delisting plan draws wolf friends, foes

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is the story on the Boise hearing from the Idaho Statesman. Hearing on delisting plan draws wolf friends, foes: Activists fear money, will to protect predators are lacking, but state vows to manage responsibly. By Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman. There are other versions of the story appearing on-line. Tonight will be the Oregon…

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