Idaho
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Proposed Montana wolf hunt, now on hold, would have significantly reduced state’s wolf population- Scientists: Wolf Hunts More Deadly Than Previously Thought. By Virginia Morell. Science Insider. Link is now fixed! Here is the actual scientific paper. Meta-Analysis of Relationships between Human Offtake, Total Mortality and Population Dynamics of Gray Wolves (Canis lupus). By Scott…
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Rancher senators move to amend Endangered Species Act- Although most of the grass roots activity against wolves has come from elk and deer hunters, it has always been the ranchers at the core of wolf hatred. The reason is that the large ranchers have always believed it is their right to govern the rest of…
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I posted this at the end of August. It’s time to get your comments in. Don’t color outside the lines The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has released its Draft Bighorn Sheep Management Plan which essentially draws lines around existing bighorn sheep populations and prevents recovery to historical habitat. This is a big problem…
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This is a significant move of new support against the use of the highway to move giant tar sands modules- Supervisors of Lolo, Clearwater national forests oppose big rigs on Highway 12. AP in the Missoulian. Highway 12 winds along between these two national forests. – – – – – – Other recent news about…
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Rocky Barker reports on effort by Oregon Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio- DeFazio says tar sands over-sized shipments cost all American taxpayers. By Rocky Barker. Letters from the West. Idaho Statesman.
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Idaho Fish and Game will give their viewpoint on wolves. I understand they said they didn’t want any people with other views on the program. You can phone questions at 1-800-973-9800 (during the show). http://idahoptv.org/dialogue/diaShowPage.cfm?KeyNo=1264&versionID=216327
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No more hush, hush on who has grazing permits on your public lands- Most people are amazed that the BLM won’t tell them who holds the almost free grazing permits they issue on the public land of the United States, but Western Watersheds and Wild Earth Guardians, represented by Advocates for the West have just…
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Not so quick on handing over wolf management to Feds It seems that Butch has changed his mind or, rather, his staff has changed it for him. In a quick turnaround Otter’s staff says he wasn’t drawing a line in the sand. He was just frustrated. I can’t imagine the phone calls his office received…