October 2009
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Friend of the Toklat pack in Denali National Park thought dead in air crash- Gordon Haber feared dead. By Craig Medred. Alaska Dispatch. “Biologist Gordon Haber loved wolves. Most of all, he loved the wolves of the Toklat pack in Denali National Park, and it now it appears that love has cost him his life.”
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23 wolves in pack killed for some reason- So far 12 wolves have been killed in Montana’s wolf hunt. It has generated a lot of controversy because most were taken in a small area just north of Yellowstone Park. Montana’s wolf hunt quota is 75. I read in the latest Montana Wolf Weekly Report today…
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Up to 318 snowmobiles and 78 snow coaches allowed into the Park each day Yellowstone plan sharply curtails snowmobiles Associated Press
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2009 third-smallest fire season since 1970. By Todd Adams. The Challis Messenger.
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South Saskatchewan is the most threatened- Canadian rivers in trouble, study warns. By Mike De Souza, Canwest News Service Detailed Report. Canada’s Rivers at Risk. pdf file with lots of photos and charts
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The focus has been on the bighorn sheep versus domestic sheep case, but Greta Anderson of the WWP’s Arizona office won an case before an administratrive law judge today — Western Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Management and intervener Byner Cattle Corporation. Here is the order. Byner Complex Order October 2009
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Two Programs and an interview. Tonight (Thursday, October 15th) Idaho Public Television will focus on wolves in Idaho. They will start off the night with an episode of Outdoor Idaho and open up discussion about wolves following the program on Dialogue where you can call in to ask questions of the panelists. Panelists include: Jon…
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Ruling protects bighorn sheep in the Salmon River Canyon. The BLM Partridge Creek Allotment has been closed to sheep grazing to protect bighorn sheep from domestic sheep disease. This is a big victory for bighorn sheep in the Salmon River Canyon. These sheep are native sheep and have seen drastic declines over the years due…