The Wildlife News

August 20, 2007

  • Bears by the numbers

    Ralph Maughan

    Like wolves, grizzly bears that are captured at least once, are given numbers. And like some wolves, some of these grizzly bears become well known, even famous, or infamous when they cause trouble (as humans conceive trouble). Bears by the numbers. By Brodie Farquhar. Casper Star Tribune.

  • Three grizzly bears removed from the wild in Island Park, ID for bad behavior.

    Ralph Maughan

    Story by Idaho Fish and Game- Multi-agency effort nets three grizzlies Three grizzly bears that had been raising havoc in the Island Park Ranger District of the Caribou-Targhee National Forest have been captured. No humans were injured in the process, nor were any of the bears. But these bears will never be able to return…

  • BLM Sees Worsening Off-Road Crisis (Marauding bands of off-roaders now threaten the public)

    Ralph Maughan

    BLM Sees Worsening Off-Road Crisis Risking Visitor Safety. Ranger Ordered to Ignore Emergency in “Near Riot” at Utah’s Little Sahara. News Release form P.E.E.R. “Over last Easter Weekend at Little Sahara,  37 injuries, including a state Highway Patrol officer, and some 300 arrests and citations were tallied. More than 50 officers from state, federal and…

  • Fires cause evacuations near Ketchum, Idaho. Rain does not stop the central idaho fires.

    Ralph Maughan

    Fire burns close to Ketchum. Winds fan flames and smoke toward the resort town. Showers fail to quench Central Idaho fires, including the Cascade Complex. By Sandra Forester. Idaho Statesman. Governor Otter orders evacuation of Warm Springs (part of Ketchum, ID) By Gary Stivers. SunValleyOnline. Here is information at Inciweb on the Castle Rock fire,…

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Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

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