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  • Moscow, Idaho man reports fighting with mountain lion near Elk River, Idaho

    Ralph Maughan

    Firewood gatherer said to be attacked. Stabbed cougar ran off- Idaho Mountain Lion attack. AP

  • Idaho Sockeye Returning at Record Numbers

    Ken Cole

    As of 7/13/09 914 sockeye salmon have crossed Lower Granite Dam. Last year was a record for modern times when 909 Sockeye Salmon passed over Lower Granite Dam and 450 plus 650 returned to the Sawtooth Valley. This year there have been 914 so far and the run is not over. There was a year…

  • Island Park Grizzly that Attacked Hound Hunter Found Alive and Well with Her 3 Cubs.

    Ken Cole

    Idaho Fish and Game Press Release Date: July 13, 2009 Contact: Ed Mitchell (208) 334-3700 Bear Who Bit Hunter Located DNA is a powerful tool. Preliminary results of saliva from one of the bite marks where a female grizzly bear bit a hunter on June 28 returned a match to a radio-collared grizzly with three…

  • More tests, show more mercury in Utah sport fish

    Ralph Maughan

    Idaho fish have a similar problem. The culprit is likely the same — Nevada gold mines- Below is an editorial from the Salt Lake Tribune on the rather shocking new findings about levels of mercury in Utah fish. In some cases the fish have so much mercury it isn’t safe to eat a single fish.…

  • Idaho F&G plan to kill pelicans hits obstacles

    Ken Cole

    The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dubs the plan an “eradication program”. The plan to kill pelicans by shooting or covering their eggs with oil to protect Yellowstone cutthroat trout in Blackfoot Reservoir has been rejected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service due to the requirements of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Idaho F&G…

  • Federal sage grouse listing may go to 2010

    Ken Cole

    Idaho population continues to plummet. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has received more time to make their decision about whether the greater sage grouse will be listed as a endangered or threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. If listing occurs there could be profound changes in how vast areas of public lands are…

  • Idaho ranks dead last in state legislature's accountability to its citizens

    Ralph Maughan

    This is one reason why livestock groups rule. The public doesn’t know what goes on- Link Fixed! Idaho, still without disclosure, ranks last again. The Associated Press

  • Barker: Death of celebrity wolf may be an omen

    Ralph Maughan

    Statesman environmental reporter writes confusing story about Wood River Valley and the wolf pack that lives there- Barker: Death of celebrity wolf may be an omen. Idaho Statesman Rocky Barker, who was written numerous books and articles about conservation, seems to have let some kind of barely suppressed animosity toward Idaho’s Wood River Valley motivate…

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