Threats
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Appeals court reopens long quieted Jarbidge road fight. Rocky Barker. Letters from the West. Idaho Statesman. Significantly Mother Nature sent a huge boulder crashing down on road the other day. Hopefully that is a good omen for the future. Copyright © Katie Fite
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This news release was just issued by Buffalo Allies of Bozeman. – – – – – Contact: Chris Klatt 406-599-3629 lodgepole@riseup.net June 12, 2008 Buffalo Allies of Bozeman Calls on Governor Schweitzer to Withdraw from Interagency Bison Management Plan. Brucellosis outbreak where there are no bison shows that IBMP is not working for buffalo or…
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Oil and gas leases on Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front pulled from auction. AP A tremendous effort has been made by conservationists, the state, even oil companies to keep drilling off of Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front. So it only makes sense for the Montana Lands Department not to auction the small acreage of state land, especially because it…
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We’ve talked about Mary Rey before. He is under secretary for natural resources and environment in USDA, and thus oversees the U.S. Forest Service. Before that he learned the ropes from none other than Larry Craig and became a lobbyist for the timber industry. In the past, he has barely escaped jail for defying court…
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This is an insightful look at the implications of the recent U.S. Climate Change Science Program’s report by one of Wyoming’s leading rangeland experts. High Noon On The Range. By Deb Donahue. Wyomingfile.com
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Another cow has been found to be infected with brucellosis costing the state of Montana its brucellosis-free status : Sick Cow Costs Montana Its Brucellosis-Free Status – Mathew Brown – AP The cow in question was among a herd in Paradise Valley south of Livingston. NewWest’s coverage reveals the state’s astonishment : Montana veterinarian Marty…
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Rescue may be on the way to the threatened wild country just north of the U.S. border in British Columbia. It depends on the outcome of the U.S. election. Some folks on this forum, including myself, have complained about the failure by the candidates to talk about specific conservation issues. Obama’s positiion was announced when…
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The Wyoming Range’s deer herd is not doing well. A lot of deer are killed on the highway. This is an fairly ambitious effort to reduce highway mortality. I’ve had some close calls on U.S. 30, and I don’t drive it very often. Taking the low road. By JEFF GEARINO. Southwest Wyoming bureau. Casper Star…