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  • World's wildlife populations have dropped by 1/4 since 1970s

    Brian Ertz

    A sobering idea : The World Wildlife Fund estimates that the worlds wildlife populations have been cut to 3/4 what they were just 3 decades ago : Wildlife numbers plummet globally : WWF – AFP Local resolve is warranted. A link to a report is featured on the bottom of the page.

  • Many things contribute to big game deaths

    Brian Ertz

    Ticks, starvation – lots of things kill ungulates in Idaho : Biologists track carcases in  E. Idaho river – The Olympian It will be interesting to see whether any anti-predator group sends out an alert about the vicious ticks devastating game species in Idaho.  Perhaps we’ll see some grandstanding about the need to control the…

  • Imperiled California Desert Tortoise ‘Under Siege’

    Ralph Maughan

    Posted on the Western Watersheds blog. Imperiled California Desert Tortoise ‘Under Siege’

  • Key U.S. Senate Committee passes bill to protect the Wyoming Range mountains

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is some good news. The U. S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee yesterday passed a bill closing 1.2 million (!!) acres of the Wyoming Range mountains to natural gas exploration and production. This highly scenic, unstable, and wildlife rich mountain range is west of Big Piney and Daniel and south of Jackson, Wyoming.…

  • In the West, mining's return faces resistance

    Ralph Maughan

    In the West, mining’s return faces resistance. The region’s newcomers, who came for high-tech jobs and scenery, worry about ecological costs. By Ben Arnoldy. Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor. – – – – While there is an economic need for more copper, nickel, tin, etc, there is no need for more gold. Gold…

  • Sublette County, Wyoming – A peaceful protest on the Pinedale Anticline

    Ralph Maughan

    In a county that as gone from just a few gas well to one with more wells than residents, there is a protest demonstration scheduled today, Sunday. The Casper Star Tribune reports that a “retired high school science teacher Elaine Crumpley has helped organize what she’s calling a ‘peaceful protest.’ ” It will be from…

  • On Energy Development, Hunters and Anglers Push Back

    Ralph Maughan

    On Energy Development, Hunters and Anglers Push Back. By Chris Hunt. New West. Hunt also introduces us to a new group, Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development.

  • Arizona starts building wildlife-friendly roads

    Ralph Maughan

    State starts building wildlife-friendly roads. Sheep overpasses, elk collars: Call it road ecology. By Glen Creno. The Arizona Republic. There have been quite a few similar stories in recent years. What I’d like to see is a study (other than Banff National Park where there have been a number) showing the magnitude of these improvements…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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