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More people are gathering antlers. The recession makes some of them desperate for money. The end result is trouble for wildlife- About a month ago I posted an article about this in Wyoming, but the issue is bigger than that. Overzealous antler gatherers face a new flurry of regulation by U.S. Western states trying to…
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Idaho Fish and Game lists the facts behind the kill order- There are a small number of livestock owners that run most of the cattle in the Stanley area, and not surprisingly it was because of losses of their cattle. All told, ten wolves were shot in the Basin Butte Pack over the course of…
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Western Watersheds Project wins appeal in Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest overturning a grazing decision for the Franklin Basin Allotment in northern Utah- Over the years the popular Franklin Basin area of the Cache National Forest in Bear River Range just south of the Idaho border has been increasingly pummeled by cattle and sheep. One result has…
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Smurfit-Stone to close and leave over 400 jobless- Two stories: Montana Wood products industry losing a big player. By Rob Cheney of the Missoulian. Western Montana forest fuel reduction projects will take a big hit. By Perry Backus. Ravalli Republic Events like this may make the mandatory logging goals in Senator Tester’s “wilderness bill” completely…
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Do you want to really put your $20 to $2-million to work? At this time of year every charity and conservation organization sends out pleas for a year end donation. Given the condition of the economy, most of them really need it. On the other hand, you want to make a cost/effective donation. Only a…
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They even resent wildlife guzzlers– “Members of the [Nevada] state Board of Agriculture argue that as their numbers increase, guzzlers are altering the landscape and taking precious resources, whether water or forage, from ranchers. They want to stop the Nevada Department of Wildlife from constructing any new guzzlers and are exploring possible legal challenges. Some…
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Idaho snowmobile interests “own” the Idaho side of the Centennial Mountains, yet still want Mt. Jefferson on the Montana side removed from bill- Conflicting Interests. Written by Mark Menlove. Backcountry Magazine. I see that conservation groups who support Senator Tester’s “Forest Jobs and Recreation Act (FJRA)” (a.k.a. “wilderness bill”) are waging a campaign to keep…
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Despite brucellosis and chronic wasting disease, they can’t seem to kick this bad habit- Wyoming group donates hay to feed elk this winter. AP in the Billings Gazette.