The Wildlife News

September 15, 2008

  • Bear that attacked man on Vancouver island was old and sick

    Ralph Maughan

    We reported this attack several days ago. Now comes a better explanation. Bear that attacked man on Vancouver island was diseased. CanWest news service

  • Judge throws out Yellowstone snowmobile plan

    Ralph Maughan

    Judge throws out Yellowstone snowmobile plan. AP Another round in the never-ending controversy! This link was suggested by a recent post to the wrong thread. Here, finally are a few details. Judge Discards Yellowstone National Park Plan for Snowmobile Use. By Lucia Stewart. New West.

  • A Western State of Mind

    Ralph Maughan

    With Sarah Palin on the ticket, all the old myths about the West are out there, especially the beauty, adventure, independent streak, self-reliance. These are contradictory of course. One very important competing myth that has actually been close to fact is the West as a ward of the federal government. It was largely true in…

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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.”

Raveena Tandon

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