April 29, 2007
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Wild Bill has another insightful article on the ill effects of the “RAT.” FS Digging Its Own Grave. By Bill Schneider. New West. Being from SE Idaho, I don’t get hit with the RAT as much as most folks, but recently in Arizona I really felt its sting. I wanted to explore Oak Creek Canyon.…
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Rocky Barker has another story on the recent mauling near Tetonia, Idaho. He places it in the larger context of delisting, and the lack of preparation by Idaho to manage the Yellowstone area grizzlies, which, nevertheless, they are slated to do beginning May 1. Grizzly conflicts likely to rise: States take over management as bears,…
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On May 1, the grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone will lose their status as a “threatened species” protected by the Endangered Species Act. They were one of the first animals listed — way back in 1975. Conservation groups have already given the USFWS a 60-day notice that they will be sued if they delist.…