Brian Ertz
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The state of Montana is considering expanding the area around Yellowstone where livestock must be vaccinated and tested for the livestock disease brucellosis after several elk tested positive for the disease in the Ruby Mountains. Montana animal disease zone could expand – AP What this may mean for wildlife in the area is still uncertain.…
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President Obama’s recent nominee for assistant secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks for the Department of the Interior is catching criticism from some of the industry groups she would be charged with regulating. Rebecca Wodder, CEO of American Rivers and former Wilderness Society official would be Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s second in command. As head…
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To Convene a ‘Wildlife Congress’ in 2012 Some in the state (see: groups like Sportsman for Fish and Wild[sic]life) like to suggest that the Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) operations are paid for exclusively by sale of hunting and fishing licenses and tags and so, the logic goes, hunters and anglers ought have…
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The Campbell-DeFazio amendment, which would have cut Wildlife Services’ “Livestock Protection” program by $11 Million, failed 132-287. Only 30 Republican’s voted for it.
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Obama willing to waste billions of dollars to destroy the natural environment, less willing to spend a pittance to conserve it In a recent email from Vice President Joe Biden, the White House chose, among the umpteen thousand examples of government waste, a federally funded Desert Tortoise website as its whipping-boy to highlight what it…
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State parks explore deal with The North Face, other companies, to ease budget crunch You’ve probably seen it at a public school near you; Coca Cola score boards, exclusive to Pepsi product vending machines in the hallways between class. Now, Idaho managers are seeking to find ways to commercialize state parks in an effort to raise…
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It took an establishment voice to elevate the massive shortcomings of the Obama Administration‘s failures to stand up for wilderness, wildlife, and other conservation values that so significantly contribute to the character of our country – but the message seems to be gaining steam. It’s about time. LA Times Editorial: Obama lukewarm on conservation It’s…
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Living with Wolves‘ Jim and Jamie Dutcher have written and published seven stories about the Sawtooth Pack of central Idaho. A great read ! Seven Stories of The Sawtooth Pack – by Jim and Jamie Dutcher, Living with Wolves These stories are about the years we spent filming, observing and living with wolves. They are…