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  • Idaho Mountain Express’ news story on the wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    The Mountain Express is central Idaho’s major weekly newspaper. It is published in the Wood River Valley, where a fair number of fairly rich people live amongst the larger population. This makes the area a target for “populist conservatives” who think that wealth means liberalism. At any rate, here is their local look at the…

  • Sandpoint, Idaho protesters decry wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    Seems to have been a fairly successful demonstration in this far northern Idaho town- Sandpoint, Idaho protesters decry wolf hunt. Bonner County Daily Bee

  • Feds To Consider Tortoise for Endangered Species Act Listing

    Brian Ertz

    Groups Applaud Finding for Rapidly Declining Desert Icon Desert tortoise advocates have been waiting for this good news for a very long time.  Should a listing take place, many human intrusions into the desert tortoise’s southwest desert habitat, including livestock grazing and excessive development, will be largely halted.  The benefit of such will be enjoyed…

  • Montana Gov: State would fight injunction on wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    This is hardly news. I won’t bother to put a link, but has anyone thought of this . . .? What if Judge Molloy allows the hunt, but puts the wolf back on the endangered species list? This doesn’t have to be an all or nothing kind of decision. The judge could allow the hunt…

  • Conservation Groups Challenge Wolf Hunting

    Brian Ertz

    A coalition of 13 wolf advocate groups have submitted a motion to Judge Molloy’s court asking for a preliminary injunction to stop the Idaho and Montana wolf hunts. Memorandum in Support of Motion For Preliminary Injunction (41 pages) The above memorandum in support of the Preliminary Injunction request is a phenomanal effort – those interested…

  • News stories on setting the Idaho wolf quota

    Ralph Maughan

    Links to stories on the Idaho Fish and Game decisions to allow the hunt to kill up to 220 wolves- Idaho sets a limit of 220 for wolf hunt. If hunters harvest that many, the state’s population of wolves could drop almost 25%. By Rodger Phillips. Idaho Statesman. This headline is a bit misleading because…

  • Analysis: 2007 legal opinion is a threat to imperiled species

    Brian Ertz

    The Endangered Species Act Under Threat A Bush Administration interpretation of “range” that restricts protections for imperiled species to their current range, precluding protections for historic range could weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Analysis: 2007 legal opinion is a threat to imperiled species – ScienceBlog researchers say such an interpretation sets the stage for…

  • Editorial opinion: Let science lift number of Mexican gray wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    As a note, David Parsons was director of the Mexican wolf recovery program in its early and more successful years. His Bush boss fired him. Several years ago, he won our “Alpha Award” (awarded by the Wolf Recovery Foundation). Let science lift number of Mexican gray wolves. By Rich Fredrickson and David Parsons. The Arizona…

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