Conflict of interest results in suppressed study ? Note: a more robust story than initially has been linked to below Marie Bulgin is Coordinator of the University of Idaho’s Caine Veterinary Teaching and Research Center, a prominent research facility that has investigated potential links between domestic sheep disease and bighorn die-offs. At the same time…
New state law on bighorn undermines the working group process, tribe says- This is good news about the sorry situation. Everyone should quit this group set up to make it appear that the Otter Administration gives a damn about bighorn. Bad news! And on top of this a bighorn mixed with domestic sheep (on private…
Now it’s up to the Governor. This bill is not just going to affect bighorn sheep in Hell’s Canyon, it affects bighorn sheep throughout the state. It is political game management which can be changed at the whim of livestock industry pressure. It does not address important issues regarding disease transmission and basically writes off…
Will this save the collaborative group? The new bill, SB1232, passed the Senate but will it save the Bighorn Sheep Domestic Sheep Advisory Group? Some of the members of the advisory group are saying the new bill interferes with what the group was formed to do and is still bad for bighorn sheep. Will the…
Nez Perce National Forest will write a new EIS to reconsider sheep grazing in the Salmon River Canyon. The Allison-Berg Allotment, which lies east of Riggins, is in occupied bighorn sheep habitat where disease is a real concern. It appears that the Nez Perce Forest may follow the Payette National Forest’s lead on how to…
The Governor has vetoed SB1175 leaving SB1232 in its place. Presumably SB1232 will pass the legislature and the Governor will sign it into law. How much valuable time has been spent on this issue by the legislature, state and Federal agencies, interest groups and the Governor? Is this the best use of time in this…
Is SB1175 a way to stall so that “research” can be done? More bighorn ‘the Earth is flat’ madness : Otter must decide bighorn issue by Saturday – Rocky Barker – Letters from the West, Idaho Statesman What he and other sheep ranchers really want is more research to determine not only if disease is spread from…
If Otter signs the bill, many think it will kill more than bighorn sheep- It seems the preponderance of views in this forum is against collaboration in the Northern Rockies because it doesn’t work to really protect the outdoors and wildlife. Nevertheless, sitting down, holding hands, and talking has a lot or verbal support among…