Idaho
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Two Programs and an interview. Tonight (Thursday, October 15th) Idaho Public Television will focus on wolves in Idaho. They will start off the night with an episode of Outdoor Idaho and open up discussion about wolves following the program on Dialogue where you can call in to ask questions of the panelists. Panelists include: Jon…
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Ruling protects bighorn sheep in the Salmon River Canyon. The BLM Partridge Creek Allotment has been closed to sheep grazing to protect bighorn sheep from domestic sheep disease. This is a big victory for bighorn sheep in the Salmon River Canyon. These sheep are native sheep and have seen drastic declines over the years due…
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Will there be a similar flight for opponents of the mining? No. A state owned plane carrying Lt. Gov. Brad Little, Attorney General Lawrence Wasden, House Assistant Majority Leader Scott Bedke, deputy Attorney General Clive Strong, and mining lobbyist Jack Lyman for a tour of eastern Idaho phosphate mining areas was paid for by mining…
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Like the undead, there was movement to rebuild the disastrous Teton Dam in Eastern Idaho. Maybe now it will stop- Idaho Department of Water Resources director, a big supporter of rebuilding the Teton Dam, retires. Salt Lake Tribune If you are not old enough to have heard of, or remember the Teton Dam, here is…
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I’ve been traveling for the last week but while I was in Nevada I was contacted by John Miller about this story. On September 29th the meetings of the Bighorn Sheep/Domestic Sheep Advisory Board restarted after a several month hiatus. They will continue to meet into the future. UI questions prof’s attendance at bighorn meeting…
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Long time private feeding by Wood River Elk Trust terminated- It looks like some wisdom has seeped in. Feeding elk on the edge of town disrupts elk natural patterns and attracts wolves, cougars, coyotes into town. This problem will not be resolved immediately, however, because the elk now expect food. They will come to the…
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Comparison photos are fun!
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The first of Idaho’s only, sort of, semi-protected only by private money, wolf pack is shot in the wolf hunt- Lynne Stone reported this earlier in a comment Phantom Hill wolf killed. 29 33 wolves shot in Idaho this season. By Jon Duval. Idaho Mountain Express Staff Writer. Protecting this locally popular wolf pack has…