Wildlife Habitat
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Declining habitat the problem- Wyoming energy development is causing a big decline in Wyoming’s deer herds with subdivisions a weaker second cause. The long-term problem is discussed in this detailed article in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. By Shauna Stephenson I can’t help but think that a lot of ferocious anti-wolf talk by Wyoming politicians had…
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Montana judge’s ruling saves Lochsa River and local Idaho and Montana residents- Imperial Oil, Canadian spawn of ExxonMobil has announced they are going to try to break down the size of their tar sands-bound megaloads so that they won’t have to use narrow, winding, scenic U.S. Highway 12 through North Central Idaho and then Montana.…
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Some current cooperation with the Sierra Club suggests so- Solar companies need to do offsets to reduce harms, and hopefully at times they can improve wildlife habitat. Here is a recent hopeful story. Solar companies learn to play nice with environmentalists. By Ucilia Wang. Gigaom.
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Trevor Butterworth takes a look at the double-standard for wildlife protections Wind Developers are allowed to play by as compared to other energy industries. Regulations to prevent huge impacts to birds and wildlife are “voluntary” and often written by the Wind Industry itself. Op-Ed: A mighty wind – Trevor Butterworth – The Daily Imagine the U.S.…
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The National Wildlife Federation published a report demonstrating that Pronghorn and Mule Deer look to be in appreciable decline in Wyoming and Colorado. Looks like Sage-grouse are plummeting as well. Habitat concerns, as well as Oil & Gas impacts, look to be among the culprits but I find it particularly interesting that the report does…
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Humans, pets at increased risk of dangerous interactions- Texas is in a very severe drought and wild animals are getting desperate for water and will take big risks. Drought causing Texas wildlife to act out of character. By Shannon Tompkins. Houston Chronicle. Governor Rick Perry has a policy to deal with it and more, however.…
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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…
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Mike Hudak interviews Retired USDA researcher Steve Monsen about livestock grazing’s impact to weed and Pinion-Juniper spread in the western United States: Retired USDA researcher Steve Monsen explains how overgrazing by cattle and sheep throughout the Great Basin, beginning in the mid-19th century and continuing to the present day, has initiated a cascade of environmental…