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24Oct
Fantastic wide ranging discussion of wildlife ethics and management
Gosia Bryja has written an outstanding piece that covers a wide range of issues that have particular concern for grizzly bears. Titled “Navigating the Anthropocene: embracing compassion and empathy for the grizzly bears in the age of uncertainty and unpredictability” the article challenges many of the ruling orthodoxies of wildlife management, and rightly so, in […]
11Oct
Montana Senator calls on Wyoming to end elk feedlots
In a new piece in Montana On The Ground, Laura Lundquist writes that Montana is getting nervous about being stuck between CWD in Wyoming and CWD in Alberta and Saskatchewan. Montana Senator Mike Phillips has requested a joint resolution urging Wyoming to discontinue its elk feedlots. Read more at Montana On The Ground. http://www.montanaotg.com/blog-native/2016/10/6/time-running-out-cwd
04Oct
Succinct LA Times Op-Ed Opposes Grizzly Delisting
The LA Times just posted an excellent Op-Ed regarding grizzly delisting. This is as succinct and to the point as you can get. Worth printing out and referring to. Delisting is a terrible idea, motivated more by politics than science. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking a splashy “mission accomplished” victory by “saving” […]
09Sep
Lethal vs. non-lethal predator management: Which works better for livestock producers?
Based on available evidence, non-lethal predator control is more effective than lethal means That is the conclusion of scientists who reviewed the scientific literature regarding effectiveness of various means of predator control. “Non-lethal controls were more effective than lethal methods in preventing carnivore predation on livestock.” At least two lethal methods, government culling and regulated […]
First lawsuit of the “grizzly war” filed
In the first legal skirmish since the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed delisting the grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a lawsuit has been filed against the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the Commission that oversees it’s affairs.
03Mar
USFWS Proposes Delisting Yellowstone Ecosystem Grizzlies From Endangered Species Act Protections
by Wyoming Wildlife Advocates | MARCH 3, 2016 The US Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to remove Yellowstone grizzly bears from the protections of the Endangered Species Act. Wyoming Wildlife Advocates believes removing these protections is premature. Due to the increasing effects of climate change and loss of critical food sources, as well as […]
22Dec
Battle lines will be drawn in fight over delisting grizzly bears
“What we have in our backyards here is a really rare resource. Not just in the lower 48, but on the entire planet.”
01Dec
Chronic Wasting Disease plan could trim elk feedgrounds
by Angus M. Thuermer/WyoFile | DECEMBER 1, 2015 Wyoming will study closing elk feedgrounds to slow the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease as long as the move maintains population objectives, a draft plan for the disease says. The draft focuses attention on Wyoming’s 22 feedgrounds, where elk are artificially concentrated in winter making it easier […]
20Nov
Ursine Exodus
Yellowstone’s grizzly bears are spreading out and expanding their range. Is it a sign of good health—or increasing desperation?
20Nov
Onlookers Dismayed by Elk-Herding Hunters
Hunters illegally herd elk from no-hunt zone to hunt zone firing line