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  • Drought is wolves' ally in hunt for park elk.

    Ralph Maughan

    Drought is wolves’ ally in hunt for park elk. Lack of precipitation is a big factor in Yellowstone’s declining wapiti numbers. By Cory Hatch. Jackson Hole News and Guide. “The range [condition] in Yellowstone going into this winter is the worst I’ve ever seen,” Smith said.

  • Where the bison could roam

    Ralph Maughan

    JB suggested I make a map based on Google Earth showing the topographic boundaries that would be natural choke points to keep free ranging outside-Yellowstone-Park bison confined so that they don’t keep continually expanding their range. Within this area, outside the Park, there would be a bison hunt to keep the population approximately stable. Additional…

  • Coyote bites two in Yellowstone

    Ralph Maughan

    A “scrawny” coyote bit two people at Old Faithful within 15 minutes. It was later shot. Story: Coyote killed in park after biting 2. by The Billings Gazette Staff. How come wolves seem to be the only predatory large animal that don’t bite anyone? – – – – – – Update: I was surprised to…

  • Guest Opinion: Public, private property lost to brucellosis policy

    Ralph Maughan

    Finally an essay how Montana and Wyoming’s brucellosis policy tramples on private property rights. By Glenn Hockett. Billings Gazette. Guest Opinion: Public, private property lost to brucellosis policy. He also points out the continuing frenzy over brucellosis  amidst the lackadaisical approach to other livestock diseases.

  • Sun Ranch Slates 11,000 Acres for Conservation Easement

    Ralph Maughan

    Sun Ranch Slates 11,000 Acres for Conservation Easement. New West. By David Nolt. The Sun Ranch, which is at the base of the high scenic Madison Range, has played a major role in keeping this long, beautiful valley, not far from Yellowstone, from subdivision ruin.

  • Agencies that manage Yellowstone bison plan public meeting in Bozeman Dec. 4

    Ralph Maughan

    The National Park Service, the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service [APHIS],  Forest Service, Montana Department of Livestock and Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks will hold this meeting. Story.

  • Outdated approach used to fight [Greater Yellowstone] brucellosis

    Ralph Maughan

    Billings Gazette. Guest opinion by Don Woerner.  Outdated approach used to fight brucellosis. This veterinarian pretty much demolishes the agencies’ approach to brucellosis in elk and bison in the greater Yellowstone area as well as demolishes myths such as that the Greater Yellowstone bison and elk are the last reservoir of brucellosis in the United…

  • Yellowstone Volcano Inflating With Molten Rock At Record Rate

    Ralph Maughan

    For the last 3 years the floor of much of the Yellowstone caldera has been rising at 3 inches a year, much faster than previous uplifts. In the past, of course, the uplift has always stopped and then fallen. This time will probably be the same. There have been many versions of the story the…

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