The Wildlife News

December 2008

  • Teton County, Idaho "Old Guard" goes down in election

    Ralph Maughan

    Old Guard refused to deal with sprawl in a beautiful place- A clear mandate. By Ben Cannon. Planet Jackson Hole. Don’t confuse Teton County, Idaho with Teton County, WY (opposite sides of the Tetons)

  • Exotic cat killed in Pennsylvania

    Ralph Maughan

    A serval was shot killing chickens- Notebook: Exotic cat killed in Pennsylvania. By John Hayes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Sighting of cougars and black panthers in the East may often be real cats, but not of North American origin. One the posts on this blog that has had the most comments over time is the one about…

  • Next on Obama's Dance Card, Mother Nature

    Ralph Maughan

    Next on Obama’s Dance Card, Mother Nature Here is the latest speculation on USFA, DOE, DOI, and EPA. By Al Kamen. Washington Post. Thompson does have a 92% rating by the League of Conservation Voters. I found this on Thompson. It is from his campaign, so what he thinks would help him get reelected. Mike…

  • Papiroflexia

    Brian Ertz

    Papiroflexia (Spanish for “Origami”) is the animated tale of Fred, a skilful paper folder who could shape the world with his hands.

  • Bush's BLM tries to sidestep Grijalva's block of uranium mining near the Grand Canyon

    Brian Ertz

    The BLM issued a rule-change today in an attempt to sidestep a rarely used provision Raul Grijalva employed to prevent uranium mining near the Grand Canyon. Bush rule limits Congress on drilling, mining – AP : “I will continue to fight this rule change and all midnight regulations to roll back protections for our environment…

  • Don't forget the Secretary of Agriculture

    Ralph Maughan

    USDA has important wildlife, forestry, land and food safety jurisdiction- Most of our concern has been about the secretary of Interior, but the Secretary of Agriculture is equally important and almost always goes to some minion of industrial ag. So far the names floated by Obama don’t look good. Originally Obama was considering the industrial…

  • Scientist spends days delving into carnivores' decomposition

    Ralph Maughan

    The study is for the forensic pathology of wildlife poaching- Story. Scientist spends days delving into carnivores’ decomposition. By Rob Cheny. Missoulian. Oddly the hiker that stubbled onto this study site (described the the article) reported it to a regular poster to this blog.

  • Grijalva gets Hispanic groups' backing for Interior chief

    Ralph Maughan

    Article suggests the choice will be Thompson- Grijalva gets Hispanic groups’ backing for Interior chief. By Tony Davis. Arizona Daily Star. Thompson would do little for Obama. He’s from the wrong state. Obama needs a Hispanic. Appointment of a secretary for favors the issues of sportsmen groups will not drag many away from bogus issues…

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