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The BLM issued a rule-change today in an attempt to sidestep a rarely used provision Raul Grijalva employed to prevent uranium mining near the Grand Canyon. Bush rule limits Congress on drilling, mining – AP : “I will continue to fight this rule change and all midnight regulations to roll back protections for our environment…
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The study is for the forensic pathology of wildlife poaching- Story. Scientist spends days delving into carnivores’ decomposition. By Rob Cheny. Missoulian. Oddly the hiker that stubbled onto this study site (described the the article) reported it to a regular poster to this blog.
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BLM dropped routine consultation to rush sales- Bureau of Land Management didn’t alert agency to drilling bids near national park. By Patty Henetz. The Salt Lake Tribune. U.S. to Open Public Land Near Parks for Drilling. By Felicity Barranger. New York Times. The sales are set for Dec. 19. The BLM refuses to move the…
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Good News- Critically Endangered Fruit Bat Make Dramatic Return From Brink Of Extinction. Science News.
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Demarcated Landscapes features a compelling photograph of a mountain lion stuck along a wall in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge: Mountain lion stuck at border wall – Demarcated Landscapes The wall between America and Mexico is having a significant impact on wildlife migration.
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Wyoming governor Fruedenthal doesn’t know what to think of the federal government’s reversal on wolf delisting. Wolf decision surprised Fruedenthal – Casper Star-Tribune: “It’s difficult to work in a partnership with a federal government who can change directions as quickly as these folks do. And particularly when they don’t tell you,” Freudenthal said. “There’s clearly…
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High Country News, BSU host the Sept. 18 conference in Boise on the state of Idaho’s environmental politics. This should be interesting.
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The other day Ken Cole sent me a remarkable piece of work of his. He had taken the data I have put up since 1995 and added some additional data and made a file showing every wolf that was radio-collared in the Yellowstone Park from 1995-2008. It was a very large Excel file, which I…