The Wildlife News

March 2009

  • Coal plants checked by enviro campaigns, costs

    Ralph Maughan

    Good news for energy and wildlife- It is increasingly clear that the building of new coal plants is collapsing as this article indicates as a followup to my post of yesterday, Companies rethink coal plants. While planning and some actual construction of wind, solar and geothermal plants in remote locations continues, with plenty of hype…

  • Tools That Leave Wildlife Unbothered Widen Research Horizons

    Ken Cole

    Non-invasive techniques such as hair traps, camera traps, and scat samples can tell biologists a lot about habitat use and population size Tools That Leave Wildlife Unbothered Widen Research Horizons. By Jim Robbins. New York Times There has been a lot of discussion on this blog about radio collars and other invasive techniques used to…

  • Disabled. YOU CAN NOW MAKE THREADS ON COMMENTS

    Ralph Maughan

    Based on your comments, I just disabled this “feature.”  I kind of liked it, but WordPress needs to do a lot of work on it before I will try it again. Please please keep this reversion in your mind because you might want to make it more evident in your comments exactly who you are…

  • "Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep" video – Colorado Division of Wildlife

    Brian Ertz

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  • Companies rethink coal plants

    Ralph Maughan

    Many planned coal plants are now being scrapped- Companies rethink coal plants. By Traci Watson, USA Today. Planned new coal plants are dropping by the scores. However, the majority of electricity in the U.S. is produced by coal, and many by old, and therefore more polluting plants like the one below. On my recent trip…

  • Judge faults gov't plan to save Pacific NW salmon

    Ken Cole

    U.S. District Court Judge James A. Redden tells Federal Government to come up with backup plan to breach dams. Judge faults gov’t plan to save Pacific NW salmon Associated Press The four dams on the lower Snake River, Lower Granite Dam, Little Goose Dam, Lower Monumental Dam, and Ice Harbor Dam, were originally built for…

  • Worlds of trappers, pet owners collide in Boise area

    Ralph Maughan

    Here’s a place where Footloose.org could do some new work- Worlds of trappers, pet owners collide. Reports to the Idaho Statesman of injured dogs are three times higher this year. By Pete Zimowsky. Idaho Statesman – – – – – Because I mentioned Footloose, and Footloose’s E.D’s comment kind of got buried, I am moving…

  • Montana Sportsmen Support Wilderness for Scotchman Peaks and West Cabinets

    Ralph Maughan

    These rugged areas are high in fishing and hunting opportunities- Sportsmen Support Wilderness. The River Guide. I haven’t been to these roadless areas, but the relief of the Scotchman Peaks is some of the greatest in Montana.

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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