March 2011

  • Penned Yellowstone National Park bison eat a lot of hay

    Ralph Maughan

    The 600 temporarily captured bison eat about 6 tons of hay a day- For whatever the real reason Montana’s Governor Schweitzer spared the bison captured at the northern boundary of Yellowstone Park, most folks on this forum were pleased. The bison do eat a lot of hay and, of course, the feeding increases the chance…

  • A chance to participate in a new study on carnivore conservation and management

    Ralph Maughan

    We are posting this intriguing research effort by Dr. Jeremy Bruskotter. You are invited to participate. Readers of the Wildlife News: My colleagues and I are preparing a nationwide survey to help us better understand people’s preferences for large carnivore conservation and management.  In particular, we are interested in understanding the attitudes and policy preferences…

  • Tester’s wolf rider is bad policy

    Ralph Maughan

    Op ed. Tester’s ban on judicial review violates our First Amendment rights- No doubt Senator Jon Tester faces stiff competition from one of most loathsome politicians of The West — a poser who claims to be a cattle and goat rancher but somehow became the 14th most wealthy member of Congress, Dennis Rehberg. Keeping Tester…

  • Grizzly’s threatened status heard before Ninth Circuit

    Ken Cole

    Grizzly’s threatened status appealed in 9th Circuit court. Washington Post Update added on March 14: Audio of hearing before the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. I listened to most of this. The government attorney seemed to perform weakly in response to questions, IMO. I didn’t think the National Wildlife Federation did well intervening on behalf…

  • Poll Finds Strong Public Support for ESA… and Wolves

    Ken Cole

    With all of the vitriol surrounding wolves in the Northern Rockies you would think that more and more people are opposed to wolf recovery and the Endangered Species Act. Not so fast according to a recent poll which found that Americans strongly support the Endangered Species Act and wolf recovery.  They also feel that scientists,…

  • 2010 Northern Rockies Wolf Report released.

    Ken Cole

    NRM population estimate down from 1731 to 1651. Minimum population estimate down significantly in Idaho from 870 to 705. The 2010 Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf Reports are out and they show a decrease in the overall wolf population. Wyoming and Montana saw slight increases while Idaho accounted the decline seen in the overall population.  It…

  • When Elk Fly

    Ken Cole

  • Idaho bill to protect CAFOs from family farms, residents, local officials

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho bill would protect farms CAFOs from nuisance suits- There hardly worse news for a small farm, village, residential, or wildlife area than a giant confined animal feeding operation is coming in. Can it be stopped? In almost every state, but Idaho especially, this happens again and again. Usually the CAFO, flush with money and…

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