The Wildlife News

July 2009

  • Western Lands Project monitors public land privatization

    Ralph Maughan

    Privatization does not always happen directly. Western Lands Project looks at the sneaky ways- Wilderness Dedux. From the Goat Blog in High Country News. In recent years we have seen the emergence of “quid pro quo” Wilderness, where Wilderness is designated only if some developors are authorized to do something bad in exchange. This was…

  • Bridger-Teton National Forest to map beetle-killed whitebark pine

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s critical for grizzly bear management to see where pine bark beetles have not killed this extremely valuable, bear food source in the Greater Yellowstone- Bridger-Teton to map beetle-killed whitebark. Forest Service partners with conservation group to quantify the damage. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide.

  • July 4th and freedom

    Ralph Maughan

    Lest we forget the loss of our freedom that comes with the privatization of our public lands- Copyright © Ralph Maughan 2009

  • Leadbelt Creek Watershed, Central Idaho

    Brian Ertz

    The rain has brought a rich suite of greens to obscure western public landscapes.

  • Sarah Palin Resigns As Governor, Wolves Everywhere Celebrate

    Brian Ertz

    Someone must have told Palin she’s a contender for a presidential run in 2012 ? Good luck with that ex-Governor Palin … If you think you can handle it, there’s the video of Sarah Palin’s resignation speech on the Huffington Post link : Sarah Palin Resigning as Alaska’s Governor – Huffington Post And a great…

  • Ethics concerns raised at NV wildlife commission

    Brian Ertz

    Killing predators to “conserve” other more “desirable” wildlife has been a consistent topic of conversation on this forum.  It’s ugly enough in it’s own right in my mind – single-species conservation runs into such ethical dilemmas, especially when most wildlife managers don’t see a problem at all.  It appears one wildlife manager in Nevada doesn’t…

  • United Nations Will Study Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Finally some international pressure on the coal pit/coalbed methane proposals just northwest of Glacier (and Waterton) National Parks- United Nations Will Study Threats to Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. By Dan Testa, Flathead Beacon (in New West)

  • Judge Tosses Bush-Era National Forest Management Regulations

    Ralph Maughan

    Does this third court rejection of Bush national forest rules put a stake through its heart? The 2005 Bush revision of the rules for national forest planning were especially aimed at ignoring wildlife even though the law — the National Forest Management Act of 1976 — required plans to provide for species viability. That meant…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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