Idaho

  • Big Fuel Spill from Rig on U.S. 12 (Lochsa River)

    Ralph Maughan

    Even before the big oil modules, the river has been greatly threatened. This happened just before the big Idaho Supreme Court hearing on the judge’s order stopping the oil module transport- Big Fuel Spill from Rig on U.S. 12. By George Prentice. Boise Weekly. Tanker crashes and spills fuel along US Highway 12. Associated Press…

  • Reminder: Comments Due on IDFG's Bighorn Sheep Plan Tomorrow

    Ken Cole

    I posted this at the end of August. It’s time to get your comments in. Don’t color outside the lines The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has released its Draft Bighorn Sheep Management Plan which essentially draws lines around existing bighorn sheep populations and prevents recovery to historical habitat. This is a big problem…

  • Idaho county declares disaster over wolves

    Ken Cole

    Trouble is, there’s no disaster of any kind- Idaho County declares disaster over wolves. By Jessie Bonner and John Miller. Associated Press Writers This backcountry county wants the governor to declare a disaster, but they seem to have no information about anything terrible going on. Seems to me like a gross misuse of the process…

  • Otter's Staff Backtracks on Wolf Deadline

    Ken Cole

    Not so quick on handing over wolf management to Feds It seems that Butch has changed his mind or, rather, his staff has changed it for him. In a quick turnaround Otter’s staff says he wasn’t drawing a line in the sand. He was just frustrated. I can’t imagine the phone calls his office received…

  • Otter sets one-month deadline for Idaho’s participation in wolf management

    Ken Cole

    Will Otter’s tantrum backfire? If there is a faster way of getting the State of Idaho out of wolf management I can’t think of one. It appears likely that Idaho will no longer have management authority over wolves beginning October 7 if all goes well. I can’t think of a worse way to regain management…

  • Tone down the rhetoric: Ranchers will still get money for livestock losses

    Ralph Maughan

    Defenders of Wildlife answers Butch Otter’s “political grandstanding”- The writer of the Defender’s response is Rodger Schlickeisen, president of Defenders of Wildlife. Ranchers will still get money for livestock losses. Rodger Schlickeisen guest editorial in the Idaho Statesman. I can’t help but compare Otter’s red-faced response on this relatively small amount of money to his…

  • Pilot and two biologists killed in helicopter crash in Kamiah

    Ken Cole

    They had been conducting salmon redd counts on the Selway River Sad news. I met Larry once or twice while working for IDFG. My condolences. Pilot and two biologists killed in helicopter crash in Kamiah KREM 2 News

  • Defenders ends wolf depredation payments

    Ralph Maughan

    All Defenders payments for dead livestock ends in September- It really seemed like a good idea.  Wolves will kill some livestock, but a public spirited conservation group will pay generously for all verified losses and even 50% for unverified, but probable losses to wolves. Defenders has been paying these claims for well over 15 years…

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