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  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog

    Brian Ertz

  • NRDC petitions to list whitebark pine as endangered

    Ralph Maughan

    Action by major group taken on the critical habitat pine tree we have discussed so much- A Petition To List The Whiteibark Pine, Pinus Albicaulis, As An Endangered Species Under The Endangered Species Act. Dec. 8, 2008. pdf file Sylvia Fallon’s blog from NRDC. The Reign of Whitebark Pine- – – – – – more…

  • Oil lays waste to the West

    Ralph Maughan

    An opinion in the LA Times by Terry Tempest Williams- Oil lays waste to the West. The greed, speed and scale of development in wild lands is an open wound on America. By Terry Tempest Williams. Opinion. Los Angeles Times. December 7, 2008. – – – – – My comment. The lease sale set for…

  • Most bears around Jackson Hole have denned

    Ralph Maughan

    Two faces on the bear situation in NW Wyoming for 2008- 2008 was good for Jackson Hole bears, and there were few conflicts; but grizzlies took a big mortality hit in NW Wyoming overall. Nevertheless, the total grizzly population grew slightly . . . kind of complicated. Story in Jackson Hole News and Guide. Bears…

  • Man building fence for WDFW paralyzed in fall

    Brian Ertz

    Washington governor’s program to put cows on state wildlife areas results in a second serious injury- A second man has taken a fall while building fence for the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife. Family asks for help after man is paralyzed in canyon fall – klewtv.com Susan Perez said she had been fearful for…

  • Wyoming wolf report – Nov. 10, through Nov. 21, 2008

    Ralph Maughan

    Latest report says mange too is now hitting the Yellowstone Park Wolves- Ed Bangs just sent out the Wyoming wolf report. It is below. I cut off the redundant “blah, blah” about delisting, etc. that is at the outset of every report. The key is news is that mange it now hitting Yellowstone Park wolves.…

  • Do you remember the chant Drill, Drill, Drill?

    Ralph Maughan

    It was important to drill everywhere even if it would only reduce gas prices by a penny or two over 20 years- That’s were the Republicans were saying just a couple months ago. It was the only solution, they said. In Pocatello, Idaho the price of gasoline is $1.89/gal. $1.75 (11/25). This summer it hit…

  • T. Boone Pickens spouse has plan to prevent killing of wild horses rounded up by the BLM

    Ralph Maughan

    Plans to buy a big Nevada ranch as “retirement” for the horses- This is quite a proposal . . . perhaps a million acre ranch in Nevada where these to-be-gelded horses and burros. Unfortunately, while such large ranches are available, Nevada is so arid; and the ranches generally so devastated from years of cattle grazing,…

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Edward Abbey

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

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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