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  • Global Warming Is Killing Frogs And Salamanders In Yellowstone Park, Researchers Say

    Ralph Maughan

    Disappearance of ponds in Yellowstone lead to great loss of frogs and salamanders in Yellowstone- I guess we would call them “old-timers” now — folks like myself — but I remember there used to be many more ponds on the Northern Range of the Park. From the road the loss is especially apparent near Junction…

  • How did moose get CWD? Star Valley deer, elk likely have the disease as well.

    Ralph Maughan

    Damn!! In the Greater Yellowstone and on the Idaho border- How did moose get CWD? Star Valley deer, elk likely have the disease as well. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole News and Guide. Maybe Idaho should sue Wyoming for wildlife malpractice?

  • The Story of Bob the Rancher

    Brian Ertz

    George Wuerthner asks:  Is Ranching Sustainable ?  (As featured on Red State Rebels) In case you didn’t guess; it’s a rhetorical question.  The article also appears in Western Watersheds Project’s Fall ’08 Watersheds Messenger be

  • Yellowstone Park sees major loss of wolf pups, adults this year

    Ralph Maughan

    Yellowstone wolf population is hit hard this year. Reasons not certain- Back in 2005 after years of major population growth tapering off to stability, the Yellowstone wolf population suddenly crashed when all but 20% of that year’s wolf pups died. While the cause was not determined for sure, most think it was due to canine…

  • Chronic Wasting Disease issue heats up in Wyoming

    Ralph Maughan

    Infected moose in SW of Jackson, plus Forest Service renewal of elk feedgrounds and doubledealing stoke the issue- Wildlife disease debate heats up. By Chris Merrill.  Casper Star-Tribune environment reporter. I have this feeling that the Forest Service and Wyoming Game and Fish are about as trusty as sub-prime mortgage investments. Update. Oct. 22, 2008. Groups…

  • Trust for Public Land helps the Forest Service buy up old mining claims

    Ralph Maughan

    Restoring old mining claims to the public- Old mining claims have a nasty tendency to become remote, jarring, difficult-to-service trophy homes. For years the Trust for Public Lands has helped move old mining claims (federal lands that were privatized and perhaps mined at one time) back into the public estate. John Miller of the Associated…

  • Bush, Kempthorne up to last minute mischief

    Ralph Maughan

    Beware, the long nightmare is not over yet- The New York Times describes and warns of anti-public land and anti-conservation actions underway or contemplated by the worst Administration in American history (my view) in their last 2 1/2 months in office. Last-Minute Mischief. Editorial by the New York Times. – – – – – Examples…

  • Terrible news !! Moose in Star Valley, Wyoming tests positive for chronic wasting disease

    Ralph Maughan

    First case of “mad elk” (chronic wasting disease) in the Greater Yellowstone area- Not surprisingly there a several Wyoming Game and Fish winter feedlots in this valley near the Idaho border for keeping elk like livestock and feeding them in the winter. Moose in Star Valley tests positive for chronic wasting disease. By Cory Hatch.…

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