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  • Winter ticks invade Yukon elk herds

    Ralph Maughan

    The Yukon Environment Department believes the infestation may be due to the warming climate. The winter tick doesn’t hurt elk much, but often greatly weakens moose. Story Winter ticks invade Yukon elk herds. CBC News. post 1037

  • Western Watersheds Project files federal lawsuit to protect bighorn sheep in Hells Canyon.

    Ralph Maughan

    A couple weeks ago I posted a news release from the Nez Perce Tribe how the Forest Service was not living up to their committment (mandated by an earlier court ruling) to keep domestic and bighorn sheep apart in Hells Canyon. Now the Western Watersheds Project has gone to court. Here is their news release.…

  • Slim Pickings for Wolves on Isle Royale

    Ralph Maughan

    Moose and wolves have been studied on Isle Royale for 50 years now. It is of great scientific interest because the number of variables affecting predator and prey are much smaller than on the mainland (Isle Royale is a large island in Lake Superior, and a national park). Wolves are the only large predator and…

  • Moose pop. collaspses in Northern Minn, likely due to indirect effects of global warming

    Ralph Maughan

    Parasites and disease have greatly reduced northern Minnesota moose population. Studies indicate its not hunting or predation, but parasites, disease and malnutrition. These are probably due to the change to a warmer climate. Outdoors: Scientists look for moose clues. By Glen Schmitt. St. Cloud Times outdoors writer

  • Jones Has Two Weeks to Get Wildlife Off Blackfoot Ranch

    Ralph Maughan

    The photo in this New West article is worth a thousand words about the problems posed by elk farming and elk shooting enclosures. This is the n-teenth article about Jones’ shooter bull operation controversy.  Jones Has Two Weeks to Get Wildlife Off Blackfoot [elk] Ranch. By Nathaniel Hoffman. New West.

  • Congress Looks at Solutions to Yellowstone Bison Debate

    Ralph Maughan

    Yesterday in Congress the first hearings in many years were held over bison management in and near Yellowstone Park. The hearing showed that pressure is building to -change the many years of bison harassment and slaughter by the state of Montana and stance of the federal government agency APHIS which uses the club of losing…

  • Deal on migrating Yellowstone bison close. Park herd would have safe passage through CUT ranch

    Ralph Maughan

    My, but the bison hearing set in Washington for tomorrow is already having positive results in Montana. What a different a change in the control of a congressional committee can make! Is a bison solution finally in sight after 13 years of slaughter and confinement to the Park? Story- Deal on bison travel close. Park…

  • Idaho's domestic elk industry avoids all regulation as even weak bill fails.

    Ralph Maughan

    Sportsmen, conservationists, and the average Idahoan seemed outraged at nearly unregulated proliferation of “elk farms” and “shooter bull” operations in Idaho. Many bills were introduced into the Legislature in January, but they all died. Given the weak bill left, perhaps it is best that it was finally shot down by a bi-partisan coalition of Republicans…

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