Politics
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One of the easiest ways to get rid of bad policies is ignored by the new Administration- Passing new laws is hard, and it is controversial. Issuing executive orders is less so, but still difficult. Settling suits against laws and regulations you don’t really support anyway is below the radar screen. It hard for conservationists…
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Statesman environmental reporter writes confusing story about Wood River Valley and the wolf pack that lives there- Barker: Death of celebrity wolf may be an omen. Idaho Statesman Rocky Barker, who was written numerous books and articles about conservation, seems to have let some kind of barely suppressed animosity toward Idaho’s Wood River Valley motivate…
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How they do it. In this 15-minute audio presentation, Mike Hudak explains how ranchers use politicians to intimidate land managers from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management into providing rancher-friendly livestock management that is often detrimental to wildlife. Hudak cites passages from his book Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching…
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Buffalo Field Campaign Yellowstone Bison Update from the Field June 18, 2009 —————————— —————————— In this issue: * Update from the Field – Four Bulls Killed by Agents * Our Friend Frog: BFC Celebrates His Life, Mourns His Passing * Last Words * Kill Tally
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Senators’ attack on federal agents dangerous in these times of wingnut extremism- Political pandering. Hatch and Bennett out of line. Salt Lake Tribune Editorial. Destruction of archelogical valuable artifacts is a well known practice in Southern Utah. Time for a federal crackdown was way past, and finally a well planned raid was carried, arresting 23…
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Wild Sheep Foundation speaks out. The Wild Sheep Foundation, for many years, has been raffling off a sheep hunting tag which often times generates more than $100,000 that is partially used to fund research conducted at the Caine Veterinary Teaching Center. According to an article in the Lewiston Morning Tribune (subscription only) they are questioning…
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Appointment of new Forest Service Chief is always important to conservationists- The Forest Service Chief is appointed and does not have to be ratified by the U.S. Senate, yet he or she exercises great power over the National Forest System. When Bush appointed Kimbell, there was a lot of complaint from the environmental community. Tom…
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Controversy continues- Nez Perce concerned about UI vet center, leader. The Associated Press in the Idaho Statesman. The Tribe says that it is losing credibility in the University of Idaho Caine Veterinary center when it comes to the accurate reporting of the outcome of tests of bighorn sheep and domestic sheep tissues. The Tribe has…