Law
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More grizzlies than thought in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem The grizzly bear DNA study that Senator John McCain often ridiculed out of ignorance has shown that there are many more grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem than previously estimated. The technique is effective enough that individual bears can be recognized and the…
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The Giant Palouse Earthworm persists. The significance of this discovery could be pretty great. The earthworm has been the subject of a petition to list it as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act but it was denied protection because too little was known and there hadn’t been a specimen seen for many years.…
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Oral arguments set for June 15 Judge sets date to hear wolf-lawsuit arguments. EVE BYRON Independent Record
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The federal authorization for each state to reduce wolves to 100-150 animals puts northern Rockies wolves on a spiral toward extinction. Interesting opinion piece about the inadequacies of the States’ wolf management plans. Montana, Idaho and Wyoming Wolf Policies Foreshadow Extinction By Michael J. Robinson, Guest Writer for New West
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May be reintroduced to Alaska as an experimental, non-essential population. Alaska wants to reintroduce wood bison from Canada but they are currently listed as an endangered species by the USFWS. In response there is an effort to classify them as an experimental, non-essential population under the 10(j) rule so that there will be less protection…
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Mixed strategy recommended by independent panel for 2010 NOAA Fisheries wanted to barge all of the salmon from the Snake River around the dams and not spill any water over them because of the low water year that is predicted to be 54% of the normal flow. An independent panel said no and suggested that…
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Was Macho B intentionally caught? The question about whether or not jaguar scat was placed at the trap site or not is the focus of the article. One former employee says she placed the scat at the trap site on the orders of her boss while the employee who was fired recently says she is…
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Status Review is a result of a lawsuit Wolverines are very rare in the Lower 48 but there have been a few notable confirmations of them in Colorado where there is one being tracked by a gps collar and another in California which has been photographed with a remote camera for three consecutive years. They…