Montana

  • Just one bison was killed in Montana's bison hunt

    Ralph Maughan

    State hunt relies solely on bison migration from Yellowstone Park. Few migrated- Single bison shot in state’s winter hunt. By  Matthew Brown. Associated Press | Now, however, Montana’s Department of Livetock is completely out of control and wants to kill any bison that leave the Park even in cattle free areas, in violation of the…

  • Researchers turn up the noise to battle bark beetles

    Ralph Maughan

    Is artificial bark beetle noise a silver bullet? Except at great expense and on a small scale, insecticides, logging or pheromone traps haven’t touched this beetle epidemic that extends from the Yukon to New Mexico.  Here is some thinking outside the box that might work. Of course, it too might only work over small areas.…

  • Opinion: Tester logging bill proposes a calamitous precedent

    Ralph Maughan

    Key player in passage of the ’64 Wilderness Act blast Tester’s Wilderness/logging bill- This is an opinion in the Billings Gazette by Stewart Brandborg who was executive director of the Wilderness Society when the Wilderness Act became law. – – – – – My take on Tester’s bill is that is very much the stuff…

  • PBS program on wolves, bears, bison and the ESA

    Ralph Maughan

    This is a good national television treatment of the issue- Salle put this link on the “have run across any good stories” page, but it should be a full post. Hunting Wolves, Saving Wolves. PBS Salle. I know you tried to call me about this, but I was out in the hills most of the…

  • Details on Canadian Flathead mining ban short – for now

    Ralph Maughan

    The devil could be in the details- Some think the mining ban could have been to cut off growing provincial demands for a park in the area to complement Waterton NP in Alberta and Glacier in the United States. Details on Canadian Flathead mining ban short – for now. By Rob Chaney. Missoulian. Earlier on…

  • Tester makes changes for the worse in his "Wilderness Bill"

    Ralph Maughan

    Rather than providing for possible elimination of grazing in these areas, he locks it in- Now I think it is a number one priority to kill this awful bill. We don’t need more cattle stomped “wilderness areas” because they aren’t really wilderness. Tester Makes Some Changes to Wilderness Bill, Refuses Others. “In response to feedback,…

  • DOL looks at stemming bison migration out of Yellowstone

    Ralph Maughan

    Montana DOL throws cold water on several years of progress- This was to be a year when bison could legally migrate freely out of Yellowstone into the area west of the Park, especially Horse Butte where they are welcome.  All the cattle are gone from area.  The Gallatin  National Forest approved of the migration. Now…

  • More on the beleaguered bighorn

    Ralph Maughan

    Four Montana herds, two in Washington plagued by disease- Here is another update on the pneumonia killing  so many bighorn. The article also gives the total estimated bighorn populations of Idaho, Montana, and Washington. Hard times hit area bighorns. By Rich Landers. Spokesman-Review. “The Payette National Forest [in Western Idaho] recently released a draft proposal…

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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