March 2011
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Idaho’s fact free governor testifies about Idaho Wilderness- Clement “Butch” Otter has always made his way catering to most backward power groups in his unequal, economically poor, but wilderness rich state. The poorly paid teachers, educationally deprived students, overflowing prisons, and dispirited population are fine by him, but he has never liked wild backcountry, and…
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However, turns out there never was such an animal distinct from the Western cougar- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service this week said the eastern cougar was extinct, and said it should be taken off the endangered species. However, it turns out most think the Eastern cougar was a distinction that made no difference because…
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On February 28, 2011 Chief Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the United States District Court for Idaho agreed with Western Watersheds Project and reimposed an injunction stopping livestock grazing on 17 grazing allotments covering over 450,000 acres of public land in the Jarbidge Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management in southern Idaho. The…
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Wolfish romance on the Northern Range of Yellowstone Park- Kathie Lynch has a detailed report on amorous adventures of Yellowstone wolves observed during her recent trip to the Park. _____________________ By Kathie Lynch. Copyright 2011 Yellowstone’s February wolf breeding season gave us have high hopes for the arrival of new pups this April. Although only…
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Want to take action to cut funding for this agency that kills so much of our wildlife- This story is from Tri-state Livestock News. It is from trade publications like this that agencies often get cuts restored unbeknown to the public. American Sheep Industry: President’s budget cuts impact area Wildlife Services. Tri-state Livestock News.
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DeChristopher may get 10 years for unconventional method of protecting Utah’s beautiful canyonlands from oi companies- We have had many stories on this, but not for quite a while. Tim DeChristopher could be punished far more than the Wall Street investment bankers who stole billions. He bid against oil speculators at a Department of Interior…
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The most abundant of all Western pine falls at astounding rate- Every Western pine from the Yukon to New Mexico is suffering high mortality from unusually severe attack by native insects, diseases and direct mortality from drought and heat. Lodgepole pine, which often grows in vast almost monocultural stands, is dying too. Almost anyone who…