Wyoming

  • Bighorns transplanted to WY Seminoe Mountains doing well

    Ralph Maughan

    . . . and another transplant to this obscure mountain range planned- We’ve been following this for about a year now, and it’s good to hear good news on bighorn sheep because so much has been bad. Article on the transplants. By Jeff Gearino. Casper Star-Tribune in the Billings Gazette. Seminoe Mountains BLM photo

  • Wyoming Water Development Commission against proposed Green River dam

    Ralph Maughan

    Commission calls it “too expensive, unnecessary and bad for recreation and the environment”- This proposal is so obnoxious I couldn’t believe it was real the first time I heard about it. This is a world class fishing river and the reservoir would cut off the famed pronghorn migration route from the Red Desert to Grand…

  • Wyoming Wolf News from USFWS, Oct. 29, 2010

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming Weekly Wolf News Report Oct 18-29, 2010 Nine Yellowstone Park wolf packs had pups this year: Agate, Black Tail, Delta, Canyon, 636 group, Lamar, Madison, Molly, Bechler My other comment is to notice the small number of livestock losses in Wyoming this year.

  • Greater Yellowstone grizzly numbers top 600 for first time

    Ralph Maughan

    Record population is reached amidst a year of bear food stress and many mortalities- This is a replacement of the original article (it’s more complete). Grizzly numbers hit new high in Yellowstone region. By Matthew Brown. AP Because of the late spring, just average berry crop, and failure of the whitebark pine nut crop (there…

  • Earthquake hits Wyoming; landslide reported

    Ralph Maughan

    Epicenter of this moderate quake appears to be in Gros Ventre River valley upstream from Jackson Hole- Earthquake hits Wyoming; landslide reported. Associated Press Here is more detailed information from USGS. Update. 4.4 earthquake jiggles valley. By Angus M. Thuermer Jr.. Jackson Hole Daily

  • Wyoming Gray Wolf Recovery Status Report. 9-27 through 10-1

    Ralph Maughan

    Latest report shows NO association between number of wolves in Wyoming and the number of livestock depredations- Wyoming Gray Wolf Recovery Status Report. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Sept. 27 through Oct. 1, 2010 Although the report makes no mention of this, the report includes detailed graphs of wolf population and livestock losses to wolves…

  • Fires in northwest Wyoming

    Ralph Maughan

    Both prescribed and wildfires are burning- I think the Antelope Fire on Mt. Washburn is reburning the burn from 1988 or at least some spots immediately nearby that were missed by the big fire. I took many photos of the 1988 burn on the mountain, during and after. Fires grab attention. Jackson Hole Daily. By…

  • Yellowstone Park visits soar in August

    Ralph Maughan

    All time visitation record for a month- With the sorry economy it is surely good we have Yellowstone Park in our area. Visit are also up at Grand Teton NP. Yellowstone visits soar. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole Daily.

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