The Wildlife News

March 29, 2010

  • Judge Molloy blocks mine beneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness

    Ralph Maughan

    Is this a final victory in 23 year fight against the mine? It probably isn’t because Judge Molloy both ruled for and against conservationists on their variety of claims, but it does send the Forest Service’s decision to approve the mine back to square one. Molloy blocks mine beneath Cabinet Mountains Wilderness. By Michael Jamison.…

  • Wolves Reported on Michigan's Northern Lower Peninsula

    Ken Cole

    A group of up to three wolves may be living on the Lower Peninsula For many years there have been lone wolves reported on the Lower Peninsula but this is the first confirmation of more than one. The wolves may have crossed the frozen lake near Mackinac Bridge to get there from the Upper Peninsula…

  • WAFWA report summarizes pneumonia outbreaks in bighorn sheep

    Ken Cole

    A report, dated March 16, 2010, by the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Wild Sheep Working Group, summarizes the recent outbreaks of pneumonia in bighorn sheep that have occurred in Montana, Nevada, Washington, Utah, Wyoming, and South Dakota.  Domestic sheep and goats are also known to be in close proximity to, and are…

  • As feared, the Montana wolf damage mitigation board is just a rancher slush fund

    Ralph Maughan

    Defenders’ handover to Montana fails to initiate a single proactive project in its first year- When the wolf was delisted, Defenders of  Wildlife stopped paying compensation for the loss of livestock to wolves in Montana. However, Defenders gave the state $100,000 to get the “Montana Livestock Loss Reduction and Mitigation Board” started. It was to…

  • Day in the life of Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist

    Ralph Maughan

    Feature on Yellowstone’s lead wolf biologist- Dr. Smith has run the Park’s wolf program for about 14 of the 15 years since wolves were restored to the Park. He helped me learn much of what I know about wolves, especially in the early years. Day in the life of Doug Smith, Yellowstone wolf biologist. By…

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Edward Abbey

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

Jim Fowler

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