November 2008
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A guest opinion by Rick Bass says Terry Tempest Williams for Dept. of Interior- Bass, a well know writer about the western landscape and wildlife makes an unusual suggestion. Break the Cycle: Bring Interior Back to its Roots. By Rick Bass. Guest opinion. New West.
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Blood levels of toxic lead are elevated in grizzlies eating the remains of the hunt in the Greater Yellowstone- Lead in grizzly blood during hunt season. Researcher wonders if preliminary results show a danger to bruins from hunters’ bullets. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.
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Pacific NW political retirement and defeats may break 20-year logjam on saving the salmon- Rocky Barker points out that the election outcome may have removed the obstacles to the conservationists’ solution of the sorry condition of salmon runs into Idaho, but breaching the navigation dams on the lower Snake River in Washington is still far…
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Maybe we won’t have to wait for Obama- This would be incredible! Dems eye midnight regulations reversal. By Eria Lovely and Ryan Gram. Politico.
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25- 100 bison to be allowed to wander north of YNP this winter- Most folks will remember this, but if not, last winter a very expensive deal with made to allow a limited number of bison to leave Yellowstone near Gardiner to wander northward. The female bison will be fitted with vaginal transmitters to warm…
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Grist Magazine compiles a list based on “wild rumors”- It might be based on wild rumors, but I have heard many of them from other sources. Ralph Maughan A roundup of possible Cabinet picks for environment-related positions. Grist
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The EPA’s Stalin era- “It’s absolutely shocking what’s going on,” say insiders. Secretive changes have diluted science and jeopardized public health. Will Obama overcome Bush’s toxic legacy? . . . Salon Magazine The EPA’s Stalin Era. By Rebecca Clarren
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Grizzly bear managers are the largest source of bear mortality in NW Montana- ‘Management removals’ top cause of NW bear deaths. AP. Bozeman Chronicle. One third of the deaths came at the hands of the managers. In second place was illegal shootings, about 15% of the deaths. – – – – – Other Montana bear…