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  • Grizzly mauls sheepherder; kills dogs, sheep

    Ken Cole

    Are the wilds of the Upper Green a place for sheep? By Ken Cole and Ralph Maughan Grizzly mauls sheepherder; kills dogs, sheep. By Joy Ufford with Derek Farr. Sublette Examiner This is bad. A poor shepherd got seriously hurt. With all the media attention on sheep ranchers there is too little attention to the…

  • Rancher found guilty in sheep-dog case

    Ken Cole

    Sheep dog bit woman while riding her bike and attacked another person’s dog. The dog had not been vaccinated. It is not uncommon for people to come into contact with sheep guard dogs while recreating on public lands and I have been told many times that these dogs are trained to not attack people. This may be…

  • Jury finds agency, DuPont negligent in land case

    Ken Cole

    BLM and DuPont held accountable for killing crops which neighbor public lands by applying Oust in southern Idaho after wildfires. Jury finds agency, DuPont negligent in land case Associated Press

  • Mike Hudak's Podcast: Politics Trumps Science in Rangeland Management

    Ken Cole

    How they do it. In this 15-minute audio presentation, Mike Hudak explains how ranchers use politicians to intimidate land managers from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management into providing rancher-friendly livestock management that is often detrimental to wildlife. Hudak cites passages from his book Western Turf Wars: The Politics of Public Lands Ranching…

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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

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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