wildlife

  • Lessons From Wolves

    Ralph Maughan

    The survival or defeat of the wolf symbolizes the way people are able to access the land according to their culture- Lessons From Wolves by Jami Wright. Izilwane . Ms. Wright is a graduate student completing her thesis for a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology at Western Washington University. Her thesis focuses on human-human conflicts…

  • Oregon Field Guide — Wind and Bats

    Ken Cole

    17,000 dead bats/year in Oregon before a proposed 15-fold increase in wind energy. The drumbeat behind the “green energy” movement is beating louder for wind farms across the landscape, especially on public lands. At the rate that things are going there may be huge effects on bats and birds of many types. Oregon Field Guide…

  • Opinion: Wolf is unique in maintaining ecosystem health

    Ralph Maughan

    “There were 16 percent more elk in the northern Rockies in 2009 than there were in 1995 when wolves were reintroduced.” Kirk Robinson. Western Wildlife Conservancy. This is an interesting opinion piece. Wolf is unique in maintaining ecosystem health.  By Kirk Robinson. Salt Lake Tribune.

  • Wyoming Wolf News from USFWS, Oct. 29, 2010

    Ralph Maughan

    Wyoming Weekly Wolf News Report Oct 18-29, 2010 Nine Yellowstone Park wolf packs had pups this year: Agate, Black Tail, Delta, Canyon, 636 group, Lamar, Madison, Molly, Bechler My other comment is to notice the small number of livestock losses in Wyoming this year.

  • Bitterroot: Where have all the elk gone?

    Ralph Maughan

    Elk pop. of West Fork of Bitterroot has dropped 21 % in four years. Wolves live there too. Therefore wolves must be responsible? This seems to be the current argument of Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks. They used to have other explanations.  More properly this new logic would be one hypothesis (one of a number…

  • Have you seen some interesting wildlife news? Sept. 12, 2010

    Ralph Maughan

    Note that this replaces the 15th edition. That edition has been moved into the blog’s archives.

  • Have you come across some interesting Wildlife News? Aug. 5, 2010

    Ralph Maughan

    This replaces the 13th edition. That edition has now gone down into the depths of the archives- – – – – – So are people getting tired of this format? Does something new need to be done? Any comments on this  will be welcome. Webmaster

  • Moose declines puzzling. Habitat, malnutrition, predators play roles

    Ralph Maughan

    I think the studies show Jackson Hole moose are slowly starving- There is a story in today’s Jackson Hole News and Guide. Moose declines puzzling. Habitat, malnutrition, predators play roles. By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, WY I don’t see much evidence of direct population depression from predation, especially wolf predation, here.  Predators do disproportionately take…

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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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