Yellowstone
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People want to be proud to live in such great country, but they need to be inspired- It’s a sad day when a small economic activity can such as running cattle on the range can trump wild buffalo, elk, trout, grizzly bears, and can continue to dominate and desecrate the Yellowstone country’s great mountains, rivers,…
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Groups cite harm to habitat occupied by grizzly bears- Groups sue to stop timber sale on shore of Hebgen Lake. Billings Gazette. AP
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$5,000 and up to six months in jail possible- Given the difficulty of detecting the more serious violations like these, I think it would be nice to see them get the max. Story: 4 snowmobilers caught. Billings Gazette.
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Op-Ed. By Stephany J. Seay. Buffalo Field Campaign. West Yellowstone, Montana GNF Supervisor Mary Erickson’s morbid sense of humor claims renewal of the Department of Livestock’s permit for the Horse Butte bison trap is a “tool of tolerance.” It certainly fits with Governor Schweitzer’s interpretation of “more tolerance” for wild bison; all we’ve seen from…
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Scientific study pretty much says Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP) is a waste of money- For those of us not connected with the cattle industry the results of this paper coming out in the Journal of Applied Ecology are hardly surprising, but for the cattle bureaucrats it should be a real wake up call. Study:…
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Park wolf population declines by 27%- This is no surprise because everyone who followed the Park wolves this year knew that with the high wolf pup mortality from some disease the population would decline. I am skeptical that the Park wolf population will ever regain the high points reached twice in the last 5 years…
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Alarmist web site uses a fake USGS logo and tells people to evacuate- USGS to fight fake Yellowstone warning. By Brett French. Billings Gazette.
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Earthquakes were small, but it was an energetic swarm, expert says- Although the quake swarm seems to be over, it might signify more changes with a small probability of dramatic stuff. Story in the Jackson Hole News and Guide. By Cory Hatch. – – – – – The late Rick Hutcheson, the Park’s geyser expect,…