The Wildlife News

March 2009

  • Raser ready to flip the switch on Beaver, Utah geothermal plant

    Ralph Maughan

    New geothermal plant in Utah will send 7 megawatts of power to California- This is what should not be done. Seven megawatts, relatively speaking, is nothing. Most coal and nuclear plants are built in 300 to 1000 megawatt units. At any rate, small sources like this should be used locally. One good thing about this…

  • Idaho mulls shorter elk hunting season

    Ken Cole

    Weather plays biggest role in elk populations Idaho mulls shorter elk hunting season Associated Press “Hunters have blamed growing numbers of wolves. Hayden acknowledged that wolves are a factor, but he said the winter of 2007-08, which was colder and longer than normal, was the primary reason for the low calf numbers.”

  • Obama's Memorandum on "Scientific Integrity"

    Ralph Maughan

    Read it directly, rather than just commentary about it- – – – – – – – – THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _________________________________________ For Immediate Release March 9, 2009 MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES SUBJECT: Scientific Integrity Science and the scientific process must inform and guide decisions of…

  • House Votes Down Omnibus Public Lands Bill

    Ralph Maughan

    Its consideration under the “suspension of the rules” procedure was its downfall. A 2/3 vote is required- House Votes Down Omnibus Public Lands Bill. House rules requiring a two-thirds vote proved to be its undoing. By Bill Schneider. New West The vote was 282 in favor and 144 against. I still don’t know why they…

  • Hear The Buffalo

    Brian Ertz

    [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2201527&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D3449724%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A974193%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] more about “Hear The Buffalo“

  • Yellowstone bears emerging from slumber

    Ken Cole

    It’s that time of year again. Yellowstone bears emerging from slumber Associated Press

  • Yellowstone Alga Found To Detoxify Arsenic

    Ken Cole

    Biodiversity anyone? Yellowstone Alga Found To Detoxify Arsenic Science Daily

  • Wolf mating season on the greatly reconfigured Yellowstone northern range

    Ralph Maughan

    The Druids are the only northern range pack still intact. New packs and groups abound- Due to the complexity of the changes on the northern range, I know it took Kathie several weeks to write this. Ralph Maughan – – – – – – – – – – Yellowstone wolf report. Feb. 15-22, 2009. By…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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