Montana

  • "Elusive, destructive wolf killed"

    Ralph Maughan

    If this is as bad as it gets, wolves are not much of a problem- Over a number of months a pair or wolves killed $5-6 thousand worth of sheep and goats owned by farmer near Reeds Point, Montana. The story is mostly interesting because it was so hard for Wildlife Services to get these…

  • Gov. Schweitzer urges conservation groups on against that "row of vultures."

    Ralph Maughan

    Schweitzer, however, doesn’t promise any explicit help- The “vultures” are the corporate lobbyists, according to the governor, but he says that his involvement could “complicate things.” AP story on conservation group priorities, the governor, Republicans and corporate lobbyists.

  • MT Stockgrowers ask Court to stop new more generous bison arrangement

    Ralph Maughan

    The Stockgrowers want to stop decision to let bison wanderly freely outside Park near Horse Butte- In the comments today people are already discussing this lawsuit. So here is the AP article by Matthew Brown. Court asked to stop Yellowstone bison arrangement. Billings Gazette. By Matthew Brown. AP

  • Forest Service OKs bison fence leading north of Yellowstone Park

    Ralph Maughan

    It’s a four-foot high, seven-mile long electric fence- Forest Service OKs a long bison fence. Bozeman Chronicle.

  • Impacts have hunters howling

    Ralph Maughan

    Articles like this spread misperception- Impacts have hunters howling. Rapid growth of packs, observers say, mirror decline in deer numbers. By Jim Mann, Northwest Daily InterLake. In fact the number of wolves in Montana, including this area are down this year. The number of wolves in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming is no longer growing. For…

  • Killing of Hog Heaven pack draws cries of protest

    Ralph Maughan

    Fortunately the Hog Heaven Pack’s slaughter is not going away. You can bet more of this is planned- Killing of Pack Draws Cries of Protest. By Jim Mann. Northwest Montana Daily InterLake. In the article, it reads “Laudon [of MT Fish, Wildlife, Parks] said he can imagine what it would be like if the state…

  • Montana hunters say they had a close encounter with wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    What really happened was probably a matter of interpretation. The hunters were not injured or even touched- Story on the close encounter. Helena Independent Record. By Eve Byron. “The idea of them charging people — I’ve never heard of that,” Bangs said on Tuesday. “But that doesn’t mean this guy doesn’t think he was charged.…

  • Slaughter of Hog Heaven Pack condemned by Montanans and wildlife groups

    Ralph Maughan

    State and feds’ behavior called “outrageous” “unnecessary”– Story: “Montanans, wildlife groups condemn state, feds for wolf pack slaughter.” Missoulian. The coalition (Wildlife Watchers and Big Wildlife) issuing this statement also said the action left many questions unanswered and that the public must be given specific formation about the killing of so many wolves.

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

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