March 2009
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Demarcated Landscapes has this post concerning the death of an Arizona jaguar that was recently collared in an effort to track its movement. They killed “euthanized” Macho B – DL This is a particularly saddening loss – there have been only 4 jaguars known to have visited north of the border in recent years. Macho…
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Some exciting news in central Idaho today – The Phantom Hill wolf pack made an appearance over the weekend igniting excitement from valley residents and wolf watchers. Update 3/4/09: Predators clash above Elkhorn – Idaho Mountain Express The Phantoms were in view – word got around and it was a wolf jam at the best viewing…
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Officials will seek federal permission to kill wolves to protect Clearwater elk herd- Story by Jason Kauffman. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. The story says this will be a multi-year effort because new wolves will quickly move in to replace the wolves killed. This raises the question, why would this happen if wolves have killed…
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Western lands: Obama should pick Hahn for BLM. From Daniel’s News and Views. – – – – Note: Daniel Patterson is in the Arizona legislature, and he keeps a worthwhile blog.
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They’ve been saying the same thing for years. How many times can elk be wiped out and their numbers stay generally the same? 😉 Wolves in the sights: Hunters complain predators are wiping out elk. By Michael Jamison of the Missoulian
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Pete Zimowsky, of the Idaho Statesman, speaks out against the anti-bighorn sheep bills. “In my 40 or so years of hunting and fishing in the West and covering wildlife issues, I have never seen such anti-wildlife bills. I think hunters, wildlife photographers, jet-boat and rafting outfitters and conservationists should be outraged by these bills and…
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West-central Idaho resort to close due to judges decision. This resort was first conceived as Valbois then Westrock, and now Tamarack. From the beginning people questioned whether there was funding to back up the plans. At the time it was being proposed Governor, and now former Secretary of the Interior, Dirk Kempthorne, along with other…
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Again, it’s not about disease, it’s about control over land, wildlife and people. Bison in quarantine near Gardiner. Photo © Kim Acheson, Buffalo Field Campaign Used with permission. While I think that the quarantine plan is misguided I do believe that those bison in the program should be allowed to roam freely as wildlife. This…