The Wildlife News

December 2009

  • Bacteria Engineered to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel

    Ralph Maughan

    This is much better (on paper) than other biofuels or hydrogen gas- This is an amazing development. Hopefully it won’t be difficult to move it from the lab to sources of carbon dioxide gas such as coal, oil and natural gas fired power plants. Bacteria Engineered to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel. ScienceDaily

  • Open forum

    Ralph Maughan

    This is for open discussion.

  • One more British Columbia threat to Glacier National Park

    Ralph Maughan

    Gold deposit discovered on ridge visible from Glacier in the North Fork Flathead River- First it was coal mining, then coal bed methane, now gold; and all the pollution runs into the United States. Canadian company claims rich gold find north of Glacier National Park, raising concerns. By Michael Jamison. Missoulian

  • Official: Montana Wolf hunt was effective

    Ralph Maughan

    The real story is that 40% of the wolves in Montana were killed this year- Official: Wolf hunt was effective. By Matthew Brown. Associated Press The rule of thumb is that wolves can withstand annual mortality of about 30 per cent of the adult wolves, and the population will remain stable. The article below indicates…

  • Bighorn reintroduced to central Wyoming's Seminoe Mountains

    Ralph Maughan

    Reintroduction a generation ago slowly failed- I haven’t been to these low, but rugged, little known mountains. The bighorn are coming from Oregon rather than the more alpine stock in the Wind River Range of Wyoming. More sheep, more hunting? By Jeff Gearino. Casper Star-Tribune.

  • Forest Service finally closes Horse Butte to livetock grazing

    Ralph Maughan

    There haven’t been cattle on it for 8 years, but now it is officially closed to grazing- Despite the absence of cattle on the butte, its official status as a grazing allotment allows Montana Department of Livestock and the Montana Stockgrowers Assn. to bleat about the dangers of brucellosis from the bison that migrate out…

  • Two Views of the Tester Forest Jobs and Recreation Bill, a.k.a., "Wilderness Bill'

    Ralph Maughan

    Prominent Montana economist discusses bill on Montana public radio- Tester Forest Bill. Two Views of the Tester Forest Jobs and Recreation Bill. By Dr. Tom Power. Montana Public Radio. I’m not sure what to think about the logging part of Tester’s bill either. If you look at it one way, it represents the worst top…

  • Yellowstone hotspot's giant magma plume slowly eats its way northeast

    Ralph Maughan

    Scientists confirm 500-mile finger of molten rock under Yellowstone- Park’s giant magma plume eating up mountains. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily. Actually the hot spot is probably stationary. The apparent surface movement is due to the North American plate drifting to the southwest over the spot. The new information (at least to me) that…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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