The Wildlife News

August 2007

  • Kayaker fights off hungry wolf on B.C. coast

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is story from heaven for anti-wolf folks. Kayaker fights off hungry wolf on B.C. coast. By Larry Pynn, CanWest News Service

  • Fires tax crews to the limit

    Ralph Maughan

    Managers say no teams have all the people or equipment they need to battle wildfires in today’s hotter, drier world. By Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman. Rocky Barker has written a story that gives little support for the Craig/Crapo/Otter position that too many regulations on grazing and protection for the environmental have played a major role…

  • IDFG considering whether to kill off Phantom Hill wolf pack

    Ralph Maughan

    This wolf pack has become a favorite for folks traveling up and down Idaho Highway 75 between Galena Summit and North Fork because they are seen near by the highway. On one side of the road is the grazing allotment of Lava Lake Sheep and Livestock, run by Mike Stevens, a very progressive outfit that…

  • Research: Good pine nut years help grizzly bears

    Ralph Maughan

    Research: Good pine nut years help bears. By Brodie Farquhar. Casper Star Tribune. With all the discussion on the blog about pine bark beetles, the importance of whitebark pine for grizzly bear nutrition and safety from human conflicts stands out. Whitebarks and grizzlies [and bear politics]. By Brodie Farquhar. Casper Star Tribune. post 1399

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

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.”

Raveena Tandon

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