April 2011
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The Idaho Statesman has published an editorial about the recent “Wolf Disaster Declaration” recently passed by the Idaho House and sent to the floor for a vote in the state Senate: Our View: Beware: Legislative ‘scientists’ at work – Idaho Stateman Editorial Board Boyle says Idahoans feel physically and psychologically threatened by the wolves —…
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Some good news at a time of general craziness- A “Bison conservation area” will be established in the Gardiner Basin, and for the first time it looks like migrating bison that cross the Yellowstone Park boundary on the north end will be allowed to roam rather than be shot or trucked off to slaughter. Although…
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The Senate Resources and Environment Committee will be holding a hearing today at 2:00 pm on H343 in room WW02 of the Capitol building. There will likely be crowd present so be there early if you want to testify. This bill, which is likely to pass and be signed by the Governor, demonstrates exactly why…
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It Passed 64-5 Sometimes you have to wonder……. It doesn’t seem like a good move by those who want wolves to be delisted to me. House presses on with wolf disaster declaration. Associated Press Update: According to sources in the legislature, I’m guessing that this will likely pass the Senate and be signed by the Governor.…
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Meltwater Stonefly (Lednia tumana) The Meltwater Stonefly, an aquatic insect scientists consider can be “ideal early warning indicators of climate warming in mountain ecosystems” is the latest in the long list of species abandoned by the Obama Administration using the “Warranted But Precluded” determination to deny meaningful protections under the Endangered Species Act. Rare fly won’t…
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Language of the “Wolf Disaster Declaration” published. Bill Status: H0343. It is not the same language as contained in the legislation we posted in February. It essentially provides for a disaster declaration if there are more than 100 wolves in Idaho. “[T]he legislature finds that public safety has been compromised, economic activity has been disrupted…
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Outrageous Reactionary Politics – Lies – Need To Be Confronted Head-On The outright absurdity of the extreme reactionism that continues to threaten wolves can often seem too outrageous to be real. We hope that it’s just some marginal voice and that maybe by ignoring it, it will go away. Wolf management in the Rockies is…
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Predators help disperse salmon, nutrient on streambanks This article describes the results of a study suggesting another “trophic cascade” mechanism by which predators and salmon interact, enriching the diversity of plant-life in the world’s largest old-growth temperate rainforest: Pacific salmon run helps shape Canada’s ecosystems – BBC News The annual migration sees salmon return to western Canada…