Wyoming

  • Death of whitebark pine results record number of WY grizzly captures this year

    Ralph Maughan

    Hungry grizzlies at lower elevations, find livestock, along with natural food- Although federal grizzly bear managers have been sanguine about the the death of whitebark pine in the Greater Yellowstone ecosystem, the effect on the grizzlies is obvious in Wyoming. They have come down from the subalpine where the whitebark pine will never again have…

  • Wyoming not apologetic for thwarting wolf plans

    Ralph Maughan

    Though Wyoming caused relisting of the wolf twice, they have no plans to change- The article interestingly enough says that Idaho’s Butch Otter and and Montana’s Brian Schweitzer haven’t bothered to ask Wyoming’s retiring Governor Freudenthal whether Wyoming intends to reconsider.” I’m not sure what to make of that. Wyoming not apologetic for thwarting wolf…

  • The awful Spread Creek Dam in Grand Teton NP to be removed

    Ralph Maughan

    Gradual purchase of private lands made the dam pointless- You have probably crossed Spread Creek if you visited Grand Teton National Park. It is a broad swath of gravel with a tiny stream running through the sun-baked rocks. I didn’t know the cause of this for many years. Finally I was shown the crumbling old…

  • 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…

  • Wyoming officials not inclined to act on wolves

    Ken Cole

    Delisting depends on Wyoming Well, if anyone was uncertain about Wyoming’s comfort with Federal management of wolves in Wyoming then they need to look no farther. Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal isn’t going to budge on the State’s management plan and it is unlikely that a new governor or legislature will either. EarthJustice attorney Doug Honnold…

  • 2010 Wyoming big game hunting prospects look great

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Mountains Elk Foundation’s CEO David Allen’s annoying hysteria about wolves causing the “biggest wildlife management disaster since the 19 Century buffalo slaughter” is discredited- 2010 Big Game hunting forecast. By Christine Peterson. Casper Star-Tribune staff writer trib.com. Posted at the trib: Thursday, August 26

  • Montana’s Plan to Haul Gold on the Chief Joe Highway Riles Wyoming Officials

    Ralph Maughan

    Giant oil machinery on U.S. Highway 12 not the only such issue in the northern rockies- Folks will recognize that Cody Coyote has posted a number of comments here about this Montana and by geography, Wyoming, issue. Now there is a full length article. Montana’s Plan to Haul Gold on the Chief Joe Highway Riles…

  • Lastest WY wolf news from USFWS

    Ralph Maughan

    August 20, 2010 update– Here is the latest wolf news latest wolf news from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Wyoming where the feds still officially manage wolves. There are links to other resources. I converted their news from .doc to a pdf file in an effort to make it readable here. Unfortunately the…

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