The Wildlife News

December 23, 2007

  • Wolves aggressively trail dogs with owners near Elmendorf, Alaska

    Ralph Maughan

    This video is making the rounds. It seems that a wolf pack near Elmendorf, Alaska has become very aggressive toward local dogs; and this means the wolves have gotten very close to people in their effort to attack the dogs. http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2007/12/22/alaska.wolf.attack.cnn I can’t understand why this wolf pack has not been shot by local Game…

  • "Bullshit" Gazette op-ed from Stockgrowers

    Ralph Maughan

    The headline came from an email sent my one of the folks who reads this blog. Below is a guest opinion from the Montana Stockgrowers who recently sacrificed their friends in the Montana Cattle Association on the false god of brucellosis control. Guest Opinion to the Gazette: Brucellosis policy must protect ranchers. By Steve Roth…

  • Montana wolf hunt gets preliminary approval

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has set up a framework for a Montana wolf hunt once the wolves are delisted. Story. Montana wolf hunt gets preliminary approval. Great Falls Tribune. Montana’s wildlife commission has been proceeding somewhat more cautiously than Idaho’s. With 40 breeding pairs (“37” according to this story), it might seem Montana can…

  • Forest Service is writing rules to help privatize your lands in favor of outfitters

    Ralph Maughan

    We could see it in the Idaho wolf population management plan, and now we see in the rules the Forest Service is developing regarding allocation of recreation on public lands. Story in the Casper Star Tribune. Sweet deal for outfitters? By Brodie Farquhar. Ever since the Pombo-Gibbons bill to give away our public lands to…

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