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  • More on leaky oil pipelines

    Ralph Maughan

    Several articles are relevant- Oil spill into Montana river raises scrutiny about nation’s pipelines. By Matthew Brown and Garance Burke. Associated Press. It turns out there are many oil pipelines under our rivers, great and small. They are subject to many hazards, and I should add that the House Republicans are busily trying cut the…

  • The Predator’s Peak and Life Below It

    Ralph Maughan

    New York Times picks up and opines about the earlier story on the critical role of large predators- Earlier (July 14) we ran the story. Now the “gray lady” has written a welcome editorial. The Peak and Life Below It. New York Times editorial.

  • Idaho Fish and Game asks for public comment on wolf hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    Wolf season proposal includes an on-line survey- We have written a lot about Idaho’s proposed upcoming second wolf hunt, one that will have no statewide quota and a very long season coupled with trapping in northern Idaho. Here is the detailed information for the Idaho Fish and Game Department and an online survey you can…

  • Have you come across any interesting wildlife news? July 2, 2011

    Ralph Maughan

    This replaces the 30th edition. That old edition is now in the archives at May 29, 2011-  

  • All that snow, and now it’s ready to go

    Ralph Maughan

    Billings Gazette story only tells about Montana, but there is more- What a winter!  I should say “what a spring.” There wasn’t much of it. April and May just kept adding to the mountain snowpack. The article below tells about Montana, but Idaho, western Wyoming and Utah are not much different. All that snow, and…

  • Why Big Solar is a Colossally Bad Idea

    Ralph Maughan

    Ten reasons why decentralized solar is much better- And this is article does not even mention the negative effects of big solar on wildlife. Meanwhile, however, GE and others secure largest thermal solar project. Clean Technica

  • Welcome to the new Wildlife News!

    Ralph Maughan

    Well we finally did it. There will be bugs. In fact this is a test post. We are sorry that the comments you made today were probably lost in the transition. We plan to do a lot of new things now that we have the News on our own server. Ralph Maughan

  • Kathie Lynch on Yellowstone wolves: Cold April in Yellowstone

    Ralph Maughan

    Kathie Lynch has written her latest Yellowstone wolf report.  It is always a cheer when Kathie writes about this place where wolves can live, wild and free. Wolf watching in April this year sounds very cold, but the wolves love it! Ralph Maughan – – – – – – – – – April 2011 wolf…

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Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

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