April 2007
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Man who survived mauling by grizzly recounts ordeal. Despite the brutality of the attack, Timothy Henderson says he doesn’t blame the bear. By Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman This story gives us valuable information about what happened. The man who was mauled is a good guy and the newspaper tells how you can help him…
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Bush still poses a great threat to our air, water, land and wildlife. Increasingly, however, the courts block his Administration’s efforts to rewrite regulations and anti-conservation zealots now longer control key committees in Congress. Scandal too has slowed down the Administration’s efforts. In general I’d say this Administration has a real problem with obeying the…
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Last week I posted an article how the Idaho National Guard was taking incoming fire at its training grounds at the Birds of Prey area near Boise. A lot of people read the article probably because we figure incoming fire comes from hostile military units. There was also the odd statement from the rancher who…
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This is a follow-up to the story yesterday on the mauling of a man adjacent to his home in a rural subdivision in grizzly habitat near the Idaho/Wyoming border. E. Idaho neighbors disagree on response to bear attack. Residents acknowledge bears come with the territory, but some still want the grizzly killed. By Rocky Barker…
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They are going to reconstruct the roads at Canyon Village and the access roads to the trails leading to the views of the falls. Story in the Billings Gazette. Post 1005
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From New West. Montana stream access issue becomes a three-front war. By Dan Testa; and from the Missoulian. Legal questions surface about governor’s stream access move By Charles S. Johnson. Missoulian State Bureau Here is an earlier story on the issue from early April 1 that I posted. Update. April 18. Editorial in the Missoulian.…
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There aren’t a lot of grizzly bears in Idaho, but other than the rare northern Idaho Selkirk grizzly, the hot spot is the Targhee National Forest vicinity, immediately south and south by southwest of Yellowstone, generally between Yellowstone Park and the west slope of the Teton Range.* In recent years, subdivisions have been growing in…
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Moose and wolves have been studied on Isle Royale for 50 years now. It is of great scientific interest because the number of variables affecting predator and prey are much smaller than on the mainland (Isle Royale is a large island in Lake Superior, and a national park). Wolves are the only large predator and…