September 2007
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As folks know, including the government of Wyoming, which fears a sage grouse listing under the ESA, large continuous areas of sagebrush steppe are in big trouble. It is fascinating how they blame wolves wolves for too few elk and then say there are too many antelope and deer and they need to have a…
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Rocky Barker’s blog: Another elk rancher angers neighbors in eastern Idaho. Rocky Barker – Idaho Statesman Update Oct 5. Elk Ranch Owner Cleared Of Wrongdoing. Local News 8. KPVI.
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Wildlife services has killed five wolves in the past 2 days in Montana. The language of the article is interesting to note . 5 wolves for 2 calves, four were gunned down from a helicopter. – – – – Update from RM Sept. 29. Ed Bangs has sent out the Grey Wolf Recovery Weekly Progress…
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BE posted about this earlier. Here we have yet another livestock disease threatening wildlife. Bluetongue hit north central Idaho deer hard a couple years ago. Hard frost will kill the insects that spread it. Waiting for Frost: Bluetongue Appears in Montana Livestock and Wildlife. New West. Kisha Lewellyn Schlege
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With the drought and the Castle Rock Fire, wildlife may have a hard time surviving the winter due to poor food availability during the summer and burned winter range. This is true too in many places beyond the vicinity of Sun Vally, Hailey, and Ketchum, Idaho. Story in the Idaho Mountain Express. Drought leads to…
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Given the recent query in comments about feeding the hungry bears, Randy Hampton from the Colorado Division of Wildlife sent me this. – – – Why Feeding Stations for Bears Won’t Work By Perry Will and Randy Hampton Recent media reports have highlighted the challenges facing black bears this year. A late frost that eliminated…
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Bear Cub Wanders Into Driggs [Idaho] Airport. KIFI Local News 8. Black bear family stops traffic on Greenough Drive in Missoula. By Chelsi Moy. The Missoulian. Bear managers capture 10 grizzlies in northwest Montana. Daily InterLake (Kalispell, MT)
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As autumn begins, for the first time not only are all of the packs on the Yellowstone Park northern range large, they are all almost equal in size. The Park pup count for the year is quite accurate and pup survival was high, but it is harder keep track of the adults, so with the…