April 2008

  • Mike Jimenez goes to work for Wyoming on wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Added 4-26. Federal wolf official taking top role in Wyoming. By Matt Joyce.  Associated Press Writer Mike Jimenez, who managed wolves in Wyoming for many years for the federal government under Ed Bangs in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has taken over the role of wolf coordinator for the state of Wyoming, it was…

  • Jackson Hole Bears are searching for food near homes

    Ralph Maughan

    Bears in Jackson Hole are searching for food near homes. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily. A “group of bears” (probably a sow and three large cubs) has been near homes around the east boundary of Grand Teton National Park.  They are also quite far south for Jackson Hole, and they are especially hungry because…

  • Open Thread: Why Protect Wildlife ?

    Brian Ertz

    Readers of the blog have expressed interest in a space to explore ‘Why ?’ and ‘How best ?’ wildlife advocacy might happen.  Academics might call this inquiry “Environmental Ethics”. There are many flavors to choose from, as many as there are people talking about it. This space asks why you value wildlife/the wild, how do…

  • Hank Fischer: Royal Teton Ranch Deal Critical for Yellowstone Bison

    Ralph Maughan

    Hank Fischer: Royal Teton Ranch Deal Critical for Yellowstone Bison. Guest commentary. New West. I wish I could agree with Fischer, and we do know the world can’t be changed in one step. However, if this is “a template” for future deals, as he says, then we won’t see much improvement in a lifetime.

  • Denali wolves wearing snares. Animals are roaming free with devices caught on necks

    Ralph Maughan

    Denali wolves wearing snares. Animals are roaming free with devices caught on necks. By Mary Pemberton.  Associated Press. Under Wyoming’s wolf plan this could happen inside Yellowstone Park because most of the packs leave the Park from time to time.

  • This web site now third most influential political blog in Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    Here are the data. It varies from week to week, of course. One week it was number one, and almost always in the top ten. Lately, visits per weekday have been averaging well over 4000. It drops off a bit every weekend. Thanks for your support and so many excellent comments (to put it mildly).…

  • Another essay on wolf 253. Video

    Ralph Maughan

    The Delisting of wolf 253– Brian Connolly wrote “recently I sent out a few EarthDay e-cards with the statement: If enough of us speak up for the universe, It will tilt in our direction. I borrowed ‘speak up for the universe’ from Norman Maclean’s father.” “Mike O’Connell and I and some wonderful photographers are doing…

  • Idaho anti-wolf petition is falling short

    Ralph Maughan

    Anti-Wolf Petition Drive Falling Short. From Huckleberries Online.

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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.”

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