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  • More moose on the loose in Kootenai County, Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    High moose density has developed in Idaho’s Panhandle area- More moose on the loose in Kootenai County. Becky Kramer The Spokesman-Review. It is good to point out stories like this one because they offset the much publicized stories that “all” the moose have been killed (by wolves) or whatever.  Truth is their distribution changes as…

  • Opponents ask IDOT to reject megaloads despite hearing officer's recommendation

    Ralph Maughan

    It seems like local opposition to the movement of oil equipment megaloads is growing- Foes of megaloads to continue fighting shipments. By Jessie L. Bonner.  By the Associated Press in Bloomberg.

  • Federal Judge Edward Lodge slaps BLM on Pahsimeroi grazing allotment decision

    Ralph Maughan

    Total victory for Western Watersheds Project and Advocates for the West in four grazing allotments- Idaho’ federal judge Ed Lodge rarely rules in favor of conservation groups, but the defective job the BLM did on these 4 grazing allotments provoked a complete victory for WWP and an strong rebuke to the manager of the BLM’s…

  • Wildlife Services revises Idaho Wolf Environmental Assessment

    Ken Cole

    Drops gassing of pups in their dens and sterilization but continues heavy handed killing of wolves. Public Comments accepted until January 3, 2011 In anticipation of Monday’s federal court hearing of a case brought by Western Watersheds Project, Wildlife Services has revised its Idaho Wolf Environmental Assessment. While the new EA drops gassing of wolf…

  • Idahoans plan next moves against big oil's megaloads

    Ralph Maughan

    With first, 4 megaloads likely to get go ahead, how can the next 200+ be stopped? ” ‘In some respects it would be nice to get the four loads off the table so we could talk about the real issues,’ said [Linwood] Laughy, who lives along the federal scenic byway in Kooskia, Idaho.” Laughy is…

  • Hearing officer says "yes" to first 4 oil megaloads

    Ralph Maughan

    The next 200 or so loads are still on the table- Boise attorney Merlyn Clark, hearing officer on the oil megaloads that will use U.S. Highway 12 across north central Idaho into Montana has ruled that the first 4 megaloads could be transported safely with “minimum inconvenience” up narrow U.S. Highway 12 to the Montana…

  • Oil company megaloads to stay at port in Lewiston for Christmas

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho activists successfully delay megaloads into 2011- Hearing officer does not issue a decision on the international oil company megaloads sitting at the Port of Lewiston, Idaho. Decision will be coming out at an undefined future date. No ruling before Christmas on megaloads. Lewiston (ID) Tribune on-line

  • Idaho senators fail in bid to remove federal protection for wolves.

    Ken Cole

    The wolf bills are probably dead I’ve rewritten this post as it appears that there is still a chance for a bill to move in the Senate. The bill that would have removed wolves from the Endangered Species Act has failed and the bill which would have removed protections for wolves in Idaho and Montana…

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