Nevada
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Nevada ‘Carp Rodeo’ aims to cull invasive species. Associated Press
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NDoW opposes killing of predators says habitat is the issue. There is a battle raging in Nevada about predator control under the guise of helping deer and sage grouse. As it turns out the problem isn’t about predators but about habitat quality. For years the BLM and the ranchers have colluded in an effort to…
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More worried about protecting industry than wildlife. The Mono Basin sage grouse received a higher priority rating, a 3 on a scale of 1-12, as a candidate species than the larger populations elsewhere which received an 8 rating. Unbelievably the Chief of the Nevada Division of wildlife expressed greater concern about the industries that would…
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Legislation from 2003 had a hidden flaw- The small oversight that threatens the valley’s big pipeline proposal. Nevada Supreme court cites a wording error in ’03 legislation. By Emily Green and Tom Gorman, Las Vegas Sun. The seemingly unstoppable “water witch of the West” made an early mistake. I hope it is truly dead, but…
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The “Ruby pipeline” is to be bad news for pristine desert, scenic canyons, wildlife- In typical single-minded engineering mentality, this pipeline will be built cross-country with little regard for anything else. Reno Gazette-Journal on the Ruby Pipeline. By Susan Voyles. This pipeline is one reason why Western Watersheds giant sage-grouse lawsuit is so important.
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BLM roundup of wild horses in Nevada is heated- Los Angeles Times on the Nevada “roundup” My view on wild or “feral” horses and burros is that they are non-natives species that, like cattle, damage the range and harm native wildlife. The BLM’s preoccupation with them, rather than making sure the land barons properly manage…
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They even resent wildlife guzzlers– “Members of the [Nevada] state Board of Agriculture argue that as their numbers increase, guzzlers are altering the landscape and taking precious resources, whether water or forage, from ranchers. They want to stop the Nevada Department of Wildlife from constructing any new guzzlers and are exploring possible legal challenges. Some…