The Wildlife News

August 2008

  • Wolves. A tale of two valleys

    Ralph Maughan

    This article is about the difference between the Big Wood River Valley and the adjacent Sawtooth Valley. Regarding the large effort being made so keep the Phantom Hill Pack out of trouble, I want to add that our organization, the Wolf Recovery Foundation, is a financial supporter of this project. “A tale of two valleys.…

  • Congress should pass a roadless area law

    Ralph Maughan

    Protecting the remaining roadless areas on the national forests is not nearly as controversial as designating Wilderness areas, but these areas have no real protection under the Bush Administration, or before until the executive order by President Clinton. The New York Times says “There Ought to be a Law” to protect them. – – –…

  • McCain addresses a truly Western issue and threatens to start a water war

    Ralph Maughan

    Open up the 1922 Colorado River Compact? Fighting words! This is probably the best piece on the implications of McCain;s statement. Diary of a Mad Voter: Joan McCarter McCain’s Water Woes “For a Senator from a Western state, John McCain is showing some serious disconnectedness from the issues that matter out here. Is he really…

  • Montana air is now dirty from Idaho wildfires

    Ralph Maughan

    All last summer Montana’s air was filthy from forest fires in Idaho.  This year has been much better, but enough fires have now been started by lightning in central Idaho and central Oregon that Montana is getting pretty hazy. Smoke from wildfires turns air ‘unhealthy’ in region. By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian You can…

  • Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades in Idaho's Sawtooth country

    Ralph Maughan

    This is very good news!! They were almost extinct 15 years ago. Sockeye numbers reach highest level in decades. A total of 386 sockeye salmon had arrived in the Sawtooth Valley by Tuesday [August 19]. By JASON KAUFFMAN, Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer

  • 20 years after Yellowstone fires: Black Saturday's lessons still debated

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Barker has written extensively about the Yellowstone fires and fire policy in general with a book (Scorched Earth) on the role of forest fires fighting and the history of the public lands. Today he has a feature article on how the lessons from ’88 have been learned and applied and also not learned or…

  • How wildlife fared in the Yellowstone fires of 1988

    Ralph Maughan

    There have been a number of retrospectives on the great fires of ’88 on their 20th anniversary.  Here is one from the Salt Lake Tribune summarizing the effect on wildlife. How wildlife fared in the Yellowstone fires.

  • Ron Gillett to stand trial Friday

    Ralph Maughan

    Ron Gillett to stand trial Friday. Stanley man accused of attacking pro-wolf activist. By Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express.

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