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  • 2010 Wyoming big game hunting prospects look great

    Ralph Maughan

    Rocky Mountains Elk Foundation’s CEO David Allen’s annoying hysteria about wolves causing the “biggest wildlife management disaster since the 19 Century buffalo slaughter” is discredited- 2010 Big Game hunting forecast. By Christine Peterson. Casper Star-Tribune staff writer trib.com. Posted at the trib: Thursday, August 26

  • The Trappers’ Point Antelope Trail – A Precarious Wildlife Corridor

    Ralph Maughan

    One bottleneck is crucial to the continuation of the many thousand year seasonal migration from Jackson Hole to the Red Desert- We haven’t discussed this for a couple years. There is an especially good article on Trapper’s Point constriction in Wyofile.com The Trappers’ Point Antelope Trail – A Precarious Wildlife Corridor. By Emilene Ostlind. Wyofile.

  • Stimulus funds for Wyoming wildlife underpasses denied by feds

    Ralph Maughan

    Although proven to work, WY high value wildlife crossing projects failed to get funding- Ambitious Wyo big game underpass plan takes hit. By Jeff Gearino. Casper Star Tribune Southwest Wyoming bureau It is especially sad to see pronghorn crossing projects at Trapper’s Point near Pinedale denied. This bottleneck is a huge threat to the semi-annual,…

  • After study, NPS alters fencing for pronghorns in Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    Jackson Hole herd is not the only long pronghorn migration- Most people who follow wildlife news the West now know about the epic migration of the the pronghorn in Jackson Hole from summer to winter on desert south of Pinedale, WY and the big squeeze being put on this migration by the gas industry and…

  • Wyoming moose numbers are far below Game and Fish objective

    Ralph Maughan

    Deer and bighorn are down too. Pronghorn and elk doing well- Recently we ran the story how well Wyoming’s supposedly beleaguered elk population was doing. Every herd in the state was above Fish and Game objectives. It’s a different story for moose, which are only at 44% of objective. We ran a story how the…

  • Nevada deer herds down; other species doing well

    Ralph Maughan

    Loss of habitat and drought to blame, according to article- NV deer herds down; other species doing well. By Sandra Chereb. Associated Press Writer

  • Video on Utah big game transplants

    Ralph Maughan

    I think moose have been the biggest success story in Utah- This video is a 5-minute overview of big game transplants in Utah from the Salt Lake Tribune.

  • Good news. Sonoran pronghorn numbers show sign of bouncing back

    Ralph Maughan

    From the 20s to 124 animals of the endangered sub-species of pronghorn- Pronghorn numbers show sign of bouncing back. By Arthur H. Rotstein. Associated Press. The sonoran pronghorn became almost extinct due to recent drought. The article says possible new drought and border patrol activities are the primary threats.

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