The Wildlife News

January 2010

  • Ravens ‘boom’ around county

    Ralph Maughan

    Article shows typical livestock owners hatred of any non-commercial animal- Crows, ravens and magpies (corvids) in large populations are often the result of a disturbed environment. They are the smartest of birds. Like humans, they learn fast and thrive in changed circumstances, pushing out species that need a more stable environment. This article in the…

  • Southern Mountains Idaho wolf hunt zone closes

    Ralph Maughan

    The quota of ten wolves has been met. Five hunting zones now closed- Here is the Idaho wolf hunt map data. 139 wolves have been legally shot. 81 remain in the total state quota.

  • Yakima Bighorn Sheep are Experiencing an All Age Die-off

    Ken Cole

    Source of disease is unclear. The bighorn sheep in Central Washington’s Yakima River Canyon are dying of pneumonia. It appears likely that ODFW officials will try to stop the epidemic by killing the infected animals so that they won’t infect healthy bighorns. Two Stories Big decision on bighorns Scientists may have to thin the herd…

  • Jamie Rappaport Clark: Wolf delisting imperils the ESA and wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    Clark was the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1997 to 2001- “If the president’s pledge to restore scientific integrity to the Endangered Species Act, and to improve the law, is to be fulfilled, action must be taken immediately. The interior secretary should withdraw the flawed legal opinion on which his delisting…

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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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