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We hear a lot about ranchers, cattle and sheep. They are given aide and comfort by many politicians. The life of a cow hand (cowboy) and the sheepherder are ignored (except in cultural celebration). It my writint about the subsidies given sheep operators, both direct and indirect from the government, plus the environmental subsidies (uncompensated…
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Robert Hoskins wrote an interesting essay on the origins, evolution, and contradictions in wildlife law. He emailed it to me for consideration as a post. I think folks will find it very interesting. ______________ “The Curious Legal History of the Original Outlaws” by Robert Hoskins [Note: I originally published this essay in the May 1998…
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Despite the continuing hype, ethanol from corn is neither environmentally friendly, nor economically friendly. Ethanol from plant material that is not grown with such energy intensity may have a bright future, but technology needs to advance. Ethanol plants struggle. Idaho State Journal. AP
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This is an editorial in the Idaho Mountain Express. Clear thinking and biology should drive wolf management. View of the Idaho Mountain Express. Idaho influential decision-makers are not alone in their self-centered thinking. Other Western States that have wolves, or may have migratiing wolves arrive, consistently make statements warning of disaster if wolves show up,…
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Predation does more than affect ecosystem dynamics, it also shapes the evolution of prey species. Predators Do More Than Kill Prey. Science Daily.
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The Christian Science Monitor is a major newspaper, but the disjunct between the headline and the text on an article about predatory control issues is classic. This kind of contradiction between headline and text is one reason I often rewrite the headline on linked story. “With predator populations rising, more calls for control. Western states…
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Border fence raises concerns about wildlife. Environmentalists say barrier will do a better job stopping animals than undocumented workers. By Arthur H. Rotstein. AP.
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Rocky Barker writes about it again today in his blog in the Idaho Statesman. New mercury reports pile on more data that dangerous toxin is spread all over. Rocky Barker. Idaho Statesman.