March 2015

Controversy in Idaho Legislature over the threat posed by the meningeal worm to elk, mule deer, and moose

March 2, 2015

Ralph Maughan

Elk breeders push to relax rules. Legislature close to rejecting the breeders- White-tailed deer and the parasitic meningeal worm (Parelaphostrongylus tenuis) coexist fairly well. They have fought each other to a near standstill in evolutionary conflict spanning perhaps a million years. The whitetails rarely get sick from these adult nematode type worms that live in…
Washington state grizzly bear reintroduction meetings begin March 3

March 1, 2015

Ralph Maughan

The sides, unfortunately that is the way it appears, are getting ready for the public meetings for the restoration of a grizzly bear population in Washington’s North Cascades Ecosystem. The first one is March 3 in Winthrop, WA. Here is the complete list. Tuesday, March 3rd in Winthrop from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Red Barn Upper…

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March 2015

Controversy in Idaho Legislature over the threat posed by the meningeal worm to elk, mule deer, and moose

Washington state grizzly bear reintroduction meetings begin March 3

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