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  • Chasing the condor's shadow

    Ken Cole

    Could California Condors Soar the Skies of Oregon Again? David B. Moen is searching for evidence that might indicate that condors once inhabited Hells Canyon.  There is already evidence that they once bred in the Columbia Gorge and even farther north into British Columbia.  Is Oregon and Hells Canyon still suitable habitat for recovery? Chasing the…

  • Good news. Sonoran pronghorn numbers show sign of bouncing back

    Ralph Maughan

    From the 20s to 124 animals of the endangered sub-species of pronghorn- Pronghorn numbers show sign of bouncing back. By Arthur H. Rotstein. Associated Press. The sonoran pronghorn became almost extinct due to recent drought. The article says possible new drought and border patrol activities are the primary threats.

  • USFWS spurns any plans for jaguar recovery in the United States

    Ralph Maughan

    Jaguar recovery efforts lack support from federal agency. By Staci Matlock. The New Mexican More from National Geographic News. Added 1-23-2008. U.S. Jaguar Plan Foiled by Border Fence, Critics Say. H. Josef Hebert. Associated Press 

  • U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to do Status Review on the pygmy rabbit

    Ralph Maughan

    Conservation groups, alarmed at the decline in the pygmy rabbit, petitioned USFWS way back in 2003 that it be added to the endangered species list. In March 2006, the USFWS rejected their petition as “not warranted.” That is ESA legal language for “not needed.” Western Watersheds Project, Biodiversity Conservation Alliance, Center for Native Ecosystems, Oregon…

  • Judge Winmill: Government must reconsider giving the sage grouse protection under the ESA

    Ralph Maughan

    Talk about a blockbuster decision! Once again Julie MacDonald’s corrupt procedures at Interior have rebounded. The lawsuit was filed by Western Watersheds Project, and was represented by the conservation law firm, Advocates for the West. Story by Rocky Barker in the Idaho Statesman. Judge: Government must reconsider sage grouse I see where this is the…

  • Wolf kills Labrador in Ninemile [Valley]

    Ralph Maughan

    I made a brief note of this earlier, but the Missoulian did a full story on it. The Ninemile Wolf Pack goes way back to 1990, well before the wolf reintroduction. This has happened before there. Of course, as time goes by people forget. Most years the Ninemile Pack kills a few livestock or pets.…

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