The Wildlife News

January 2008

  • Survival of bighorns in Tetons a mystery

    Ralph Maughan

    This is from the Jackson Hole News and Guide. It’s about how 100 bighorn sheep struggle to survive in the heights of the Tetons. It is a marginal existence, but the destruction of the bighorns of the Snake River Range and other mountain chains to the south and southeast, which would provide better habitat is…

  • USFWS spurns any plans for jaguar recovery in the United States

    Ralph Maughan

    Jaguar recovery efforts lack support from federal agency. By Staci Matlock. The New Mexican More from National Geographic News. Added 1-23-2008. U.S. Jaguar Plan Foiled by Border Fence, Critics Say. H. Josef Hebert. Associated Press 

  • Former Idaho governor on canned hunts

    Brian Ertz

    I got a kick out of this snippet from the Idaho Statesman and thought I’d share : “Those people that believe in shooting animals through a fence after enticing them to the fence with a bucket of grain ought to turn the rifle around the other way,” said Andrus, a Democratic former governor and U.S.…

  • Idaho Senate Resources and Environment committee meeting

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho Senate Resources & Environment committee meeting by BE. Perhaps just my feeling, but this tells us so much about the players and their priorities.

  • Wolves and elk population/hunting in the Upper Clearwater (N. Central Idaho)

    Ralph Maughan

    The supposed highly negative effect of wolves on the elk populations in the upper Clearwater River area of North Central Idaho has long been a talking point by Idaho Fish and Game and a number of local hunting organizations and public officials. I predicted wolves would be blamed when the elk population dropped off in…

  • Editorial: Guv [Bill Richardson] quickly returns to enviro-battlefield

    Ralph Maughan

    Governor Richardson is back in New Mexico after his failed bid for President and trying the repel the attack by Bush/Kempthorne and the oil companies. Editorial: Guv quickly returns to enviro-battlefield. The New Mexican.

  • No bears for oil

    Ralph Maughan

    “Why hasn’t the polar bear been granted federal protection? Maybe because the Bush administration plans a last-minute handout of oil leases on its habitat.” No Bears for Oil. By Katharine Mieszkowski. Salon Magazine (may require a subscription to read the full article on-line). In a related matter, there has been some loss of interest by…

  • 3 malnourished cougar kittens killed at Pocatello, Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    There are a fair number of mountain lions in the mountains around Pocatello (where I live) and nearby. There is a story like this about every 3 or 4 years. 3 malnourished cougar kittens killed in E. Idaho. AP Update Jan. 31. This action has not gone down well. There have been a lot of…

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