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Arizona

  • Federal Criminal Investigation begins of Death of Last Known Jaguar in U.S.

    Ralph Maughan

    U.S. Opens Criminal Inquiry Into Death of Arizona Jaguar. By John Dougherty.NYTimes.com

  • Victory in Mexican wolf lawsuit

    Ralph Maughan

    Legal success is only a first step, however- Judge sides with environmentalists in wolf case. By Susan Montoya Bryan. Associated Press Writer. The victory was that the judge rejected the federal government’s motion to throw the case out.

  • Win on Jaguar Critical Habitat!

    Ralph Maughan

    Defenders of Wildlife and the Center for Biological Diversity score big victory for the big cat- This could mean that critical habitat for the jaguar will have to be established in the United States and even a reintroduction. U.S. District Court judge orders new review for jaguar habitat. By Arthur H. Rotstein. AP in the…

  • Obama signs the omnibus public lands bill

    Ralph Maughan

    Channels Bush and adds a presidential signing statement- Updates to 4-2. State specific information added at end of post There was much rejoicing as the President signed the Omnibus Public Lands Bill, usually and incorrectly called the giant new “wilderness bill.” It does add 2-million acres to the National Wilderness Preservation System, but it does…

  • They had to kill the jaguar to save the jaguar

    Ralph Maughan

    USFWS and Arizona Game and Fish in a sloppy screw-up? An interesting article today in Demarcated Landscapes. Update. Jaguar may have experienced ‘capture myopathy’. Necropsy by zoo inconclusive, two outside vets say. By Tim Steller. Arizona Daily Star Update 4/2. I baited jaguar trap, research worker says. Attorney general opens investigation into capture. Biologist denies…

  • Whither a recovery plan for the jaguar?

    Ralph Maughan

    Jaguar court fight centers on habitat. By Tony Davis. Arizona Daily Star Can the jaguar be recovered in the United States or must efforts be focused further to the south? – – – – – – Michael Robinson on the lawsuit for a recovery plan and critical habitat for the jaguar. Center for Biological Diversity…

  • Good news. Western Watersheds Project Wins Appeal Of Grazing Decision On 412,000 Acres Of Arizona Desert

    Ralph Maughan

    This helps makes up a bit for the bad news on wolves today- Tucson, Arizona Today, a federal judge reversed the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to allow livestock grazing on 412,000 acres of public land managed by the Bureau’s Kingman Field Office. Saying, “Cattle are not ghosts. They are bigger and heavier than any…

  • 2008 Mexican wolf count official — 52 wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    2008 was a year of no growth. It ended with 2 breeding pairs of wolves- Update (2/6/09) Feds: Killings hamper Mexican wolf population – AP Update (2/6/09) CBD Press Release – Mexican Wolf Breeding Pairs Drop to Two in 2008: Federal Trapping and Shooting Brings Reintroduced Population of Endangered Species to Brink of Collapse ~ be Here is the…

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