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Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials say rules on PTHV permits must be tightened up- I’ve seen it most of my adult life — perfectly healthy folks competing with one another to claim a handicap so they won’t have to walk. Whether it is access to a good parking place, or using a vehicle on…
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For many years I’ve heard rumors of photographs of a Wildlife Services plane stationed in Rexburg, Idaho with wolf footprint stickers on it for each wolf the crew had killed. Here they are. No other words needed.
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The authors of the Wildlife News encourage thoughtful debate about the issues described herein. We strongly believe that through such discourse and information-sharing people become more knowledgeable about the issues–and thus–better advocates for wildlife, wild lands and the environment. However, while thoughtful discourse encourages a shared understanding of the issues, vitriolic argument leads to entrenchment…
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Photos of giant wolves or huge wolf packs near where you live? It’s not so- By now people are familiar seeing photos of dead cattle, sheep, elk, horses, whatever, all supposedly by killed voracious wolves. Some are eaten, some not. Either way the amount eaten is put forward as evidence that wolves are incredibly hungry…
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Wolf 692f illegally shot outside Yellowstone Park- While there is no evidence any Yellowstone Park wolves have been killed inside the Park, in November a dispersed member of the Blacktail pack was shot near Gardiner, MT outside the Park about 4 weeks after the legal hunting in that zone closed. Wolf 692F, who wore a…
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At The Wildlife News, we get quite a few comments from people who enter a fake email addresses. It is time to ask them to read the rules how to comment in this forum. You are free to use an alias as a name, but we want a real email, no exceptions! That prevents people…
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Very bad news from just outside of Yellowstone National Park. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks :: Pneumonia Confirmed in Cinnabar Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks :: Pneumonia Confirmed in Cinnabar Mountain Bighorn Sheep Friday, December 09, 2011 Fish & Wildlife – Region 3 Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks confirms the discovery of…
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Idaho Fish and Games issues warning about pretty exotic evergreen- A news release with picture of two dead moose leads an important warning about the Japanese yew, an low evergreen with a red berry popular with people during the holidays and as a landscape plant. The landscape part of the warning is becoming more relevant…