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  • Chronic Wasting Disease found in elk

    Brian Ertz

    Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has spread from white-tailed deer to wild elk and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment makes no press release. Wasting Disease found in Sask. wild elk – The Edmonton Journal That CWD has crossed from white-tailed deer to wild elk is alarming enough, but it also raises concern about the potential for…

  • World's wildlife populations have dropped by 1/4 since 1970s

    Brian Ertz

    A sobering idea : The World Wildlife Fund estimates that the worlds wildlife populations have been cut to 3/4 what they were just 3 decades ago : Wildlife numbers plummet globally : WWF – AFP Local resolve is warranted. A link to a report is featured on the bottom of the page.

  • Kempthorne makes tough call on polar bear listing

    Brian Ertz

    By now you’ve likely heard that the Bush Administration has listed polar bears in Kempthorne’s first listing since taking his position : Kempthorne makes tough call on polar bear listing – Idaho Statesman Call me a cynic, but it seems to me likely the Bush Administration decides to list the bear now rather than kick…

  • Presidential politics and wildlife

    Brian Ertz

    Imagine that !  A presidential candidate willing to speak up about wildlife ! Clinton  Reports on Washington Wildlife – Wall Street Journal Blog Hey, it’s more than has been said by anyone else… To be fair: Green Evangelical Applauds McCain’s Environment Speech –  The Christian Post Why Obama is Winning the West – NewWest Somebody…

  • Cambridge Wolf Kill

    Brian Ertz

    From what I understand, agencies discourage the photography of permitted ‘control’ actions – especially among private individuals permitted to kill the predators. As we see here and from what we have seen in the past, it appears that sometimes folk just can’t help themselves. WWPblog has posted these photos of a wolf apparently legally killed…

  • Wyoming Elk Feedlots kept open a month longer than average

    Brian Ertz

    Wyoming’s Elk feedlots were kept open a month longer than usual. Managers of the National Elk Refuge are looking to expand the hunt and irrigate the feedlot saying that doing so will disperse the animals, reducing the disease potential. No mention of natural predators or preservation/restoration of the herds’ natural winter range. Alfalfa pellets. Winter…

  • Upper Green River Valley air pollution blamed on drilling industry

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is more on the striking decline in air quality in the Pinedale, Wyoming area. Pollution blamed on drilling industry. Associated Press More on May 12. Once-idyllic Pinedale is ground zero in debate over energy quest, quality of life By Brandon Griggs. The Salt Lake Tribune

  • Owyhee Country public lands bill passes key U.S. Senate committee

    Ralph Maughan

    Yesterday I posted about the passage of the bill to protect the vast Wyoming Mountain range from oil and gas — a big matter for Wyoming. The same committee also passed Idaho Senator Mike Crapo’s “Owyhee bill,” which failed at the last minute at the end of the last Congress. This has been very controversial…

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