This is a short clip to the video release “Yellowstone is Dead”
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by Jess Carey, Catron County Wolf Interaction Investigator, New Mexico
Wolves fed upon cow while alive, 20 + pounds of muscle tissue eaten out around back end and pelvis. Wolves leave; cow stressed and tries to birth calf. Calf found half way out dead not fed upon by wolves; cow could not stand and was put down. This is a typical confirmed wolf depredation. Continue reading
By Toby Bridges, LOBO WATCH
The first book I ever read about wolves was Farley Mowat’s best seller, Never Cry Wolf. It was the Fall of 1985, and I was on a self-guided combination mule deer and pronghorn hunt, just south of Buffalo, Wyoming. Continue reading
by Ed Berry
Predictably, Montana Senator Tester has again abandoned his Montana voters. He is now working with the Obama Administration to pass his Tester-Boxer Wildlife Bill S1470 that will take away state’s rights to manage their own wildlife. The bill will give the Federal government full control of state wildlife management. Continue reading
by Tom Remington, Black Bear Blog
Ranchers and sportsmen seem excited at the premise that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will lift Federal protections of wolves, remove them from the list of endangered species and put management in the hands of the states. Continue reading
by Jim Beers
HOW FAR WE’VE SUNK
According to the Reno Gazette Journal on 3 December:
“Nevada wildlife commissioners are scheduled today to discuss the possibility of adopting a regulation, at least temporarily, that would change the gray wolf’s official status from a protected game animal to an unprotected one — the same as coyotes and skunks, which can be shot at any time.” Continue reading
By Toby Bridges, LOBO WATCH
[Note by Ed Berry: We are providing this post as a service to Tony Bridges whose site is temporarily off line due to the stinkin' Watermelons. See his explanation below. We will do everything we can to assist Tony in getting his excellent Lobo Watch back online.]
No, this isn’t a missing line from the lyrics to “Mercy, Mercy Me”, the very popular environmental conscious song made famous by Marvin Gaye during the early 1970s. Continue reading
By Jim Beers, The All American Patriot Online
Q: After the following meeting I was asked about “fraudulent science”. I answered as follows: Continue reading
Posted on December 2, 2010 by Administrator
Washington – Today eight Members of the Congressional Western Caucus joined together to introduce the State Sovereignty Wildlife Management Act. The legislation returns management authority of gray wolves to the states and removes the gray wolf from the endangered species list respectively. Continue reading
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) – The Obama administration is seeking to lift Endangered Species Act protections from two of the most iconic symbols of the American West, the gray wolf and grizzly bear, in moves likely to spark fierce resistance from environmentalists. Continue reading
by Robert Fanning
It’s not about “loves wolves — hates wolves.” It’s about wolf densities and who gets to decide them ….the brainwashed & emotionally intoxicated urban masses or those in rural areas who have had extreme & destructive wolf densities forced upon them. Continue reading
by Tom Remington – November 27, 2010
There are many things that can be said about gray wolves in America but the one issue that is becoming front and center is that the divide that separates wolf lovers from wolf haters is growing. Where once it was thought that compromise somewhere by someone would ease the pain and solve a problem, now it is apparent that compromise has become a very nasty word. Continue reading
by Valerius Geist, PhD
The effects of thousands of impoverished trappers and wolf bounties in northern Alberta early in the 20the century on predators, and its relation to the myth of the harmless wolf. Continue reading
by Scott Rockholm, as told by his friend, Karen Calisterio
Saturday, November 27, 2010, about 4:35 pm, 1519 Moses Mountain Road, Tensed, Idaho 83870. It was near dusk, snowing and snow covered the ground. I and my husband, Ed Calisterio, arrived home from Coeur d’Alene to find our driveway too deep in snow to drive our car in without risking getting stuck. Continue reading
Gray wolf population map compiled 2/19/2010. Click on map to enlarge. Continue reading
by Laura Z. Buckley
In the summer of 2009, we planned a week long camping trip at Takhlakh Lake, near Mt. Adams in Washington State.
Our first night (Monday or Tuesday) was quiet and the next day we hiked around the lake, through the prairie and a short distance up the mountain. There weren’t many people so we allowed our dog (a black lab) to run free on the trails. Continue reading
by Ed Berry
A wolf pack had been terrorizing campers. Had a couple of guys treed in their pickup cab all night at Colson Creek campground. They are not afraid of humans or campsites.
Heidi Leavitt, who lives near Salmon, Idaho, down river at Spring Creek, told people in the store that a wolf pack was running around their place and that she would try to shoot one. Continue reading
by Aaron Schekk
Two years ago I was bow hunting for elk in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, close to the forest fringe. Sitting in my blind calling, elk scent heavily sprayed on my way in to cover up my scent from the truck to my hunting spot. Just about dusk and I see two heads poke out from the hill top, basically on the same line I took to come in. Continue reading
by Gary Marbut
Wolf introduction under the Endangered Species Act is based on the power of Congress to “regulate commerce … among the states,” the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
However, this application of Commerce Clause power is in conflict with the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. Continue reading
by Ryan Benson http://biggameforever.org/ ryandbenson@msn.com
PDF: Letter to Montana Congressional Delegation
A joint letter from the leading livestock and wildlife organizations, dated October 21, 2010, addressed to unmanaged wolf populations across the state of Montana as livestock loss and wildlife population continue their significant declines. Continue reading
by Ed Berry
Mark Appleby and Mario Benedict went hunting in their usual spot in the drainage of the South Fork of the Flathead River on Friday, October 29, 2010, and they shot an elk. Continue reading
By Fred Hodgeboom, President MFMU
Montanans For Multiple Use (MFMU) sponsored a public forum on the wolf issue in Montana to raise public awareness, identify and prioritize solutions, and promote networking of folks who want to be informed and help implement solutions. Nearly two hundred people were in attendance. Continue reading
Article first published online: 7 OCT 2010, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04770.x
Probably no conservation genetics issue is currently more controversial than the question of whether grey wolves (Canis lupus) in the Northern Rockies have recovered to genetically effective levels. Continue reading
by Rhoda Cargill
The State of Montana, it’s Governor and Legislators, have taken the wolf issue seriously and head-on. 1). They have initiated a system of reporting by medical professionals concerning data collection of cysts in humans that is caused by parasites invasive gray wolves brought with them from the tundra of Northern Canada. 2). The Governor of the State of Montana terminated the states “Designated Agent Status”. Continue reading
By Robert Fanning, Jr.
Wolf recovery is about land and business confiscation.
The issue 20 or 30 years ago was whether to have wolves introduced into the Yellowstone Ecosystem. That is no longer the issue; NOW, the issue is how many wolves and who decides.
by Jason Smith
It was the third day of our hunting trip. Terry, Josh and myself, were in the Selway with Don, our hunting guide, hunting Bull Elk. We walked from our camp down ‘The Spur Trail’ heading for some meadows and ‘The Rock’. Continue reading
by Jim Beers
A federal Wildlife Refuge in north central Montana that was once famous for pheasant hunting is steadily ridding the refuge of pheasants. Russian olive, a medium size tree that once spotted the refuge, has been cut down and piled in heaps. This shrub is an important winter cover for pheasants (especially during blizzards) and the fruit is a preferred food for pheasants as well as sharp-tail grouse, cedar waxwings, robins, grosbeaks, quail, and elk (per the 1951 American Wildlife and Plants, A Guide to Wildlife Food Habits). Continue reading
by Jim Beers
Lesson #1:
While bouncing over dusty Montana dirt roads recently in search of wily sharptails, Hungarian partridges, and sage grouse a humorous example of (federal) governmental “do as I say, not as I do” occurred to me.
Most of Montana, like most of the West, is a patchwork-hodgepodge of public/private land ownership. Bureau of Land Management, National Forest, National Park, and National Wildlife Refuge lands abut the County and State roads along with ranchers, farmers, retirees, and other rural residents. Continue reading
by Clarice Ryan
Fred Hodgeboom and I were at the Congressman Rehberg WOLF meeting October 6, 2010. Senator Bruce Tutvedt did an excellent job of presiding. It was well attended with probably 150 – 200 people there.. Although MFMU had not been aware of this upcoming meeting when we started planning a Wolf meeting scheduled for Oct. 25, we were able to distribute notices for it yesterday. See this announcement. Continue reading
This is from Congressman Rehberg’s website:
The people I’m hearing from at public meetings around Montana are pretty steamed about this decision. It’s become crystal clear that the current regulatory framework just isn’t getting the job done, and Montana’s ag producers and sportsmen and women are paying the price. Continue reading
Gray Wolf Impact Hearings
October 5-6
Dillon, Hamilton, Kalispell
After hearing from thousands of you over the past several weeks at listening sessions and through the internet, I recognize that the frustration is well past the boiling point and federal legislation is likely necessary. It’s time to start working toward a solution that works for Montanans, not just powerful out-of-state interest groups. – Congressman Rehberg Continue reading
by Clarice Ryan
As a representative of Montanans for Multiple Use (MFMU), I am pleased to present the following key points which our board of directors consider of primary importance as we address Gray Wolf Management and Impact on Montana.
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MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is calling for immediate Congressional review and reform of the Endangered Species Act following a judge’s decision yesterday to reinstate full federal protection for gray wolves. Continue reading
By Jim Beers, USFWS Retired
Speech, Bozeman, MT, for Friends of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd.
The period 1967 to 1999 saw the passage of 3 Endangered Species Acts and a tightening of federal authority over a host of plants and animals formerly under the jurisdiction of state governments. Mr. Beers’ was employed by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in many capacities and locations during this period. He explains the growth of federal power, the shift in the sort of employees and agendas responsible for the federal growth, and the resulting subversion of state fish and wildlife agencies and any respect for law by increasingly powerful bureaucrats. Continue reading
By Gene Eastman
There are several factors that have contributed to the elk population crash. There has been a steady decline from the early 1950’s due to a loss of habitat. Large wildfires in the early 1900’s created hundreds of thousands of acres of prime elk winter range by changing the vegetation from conifers to shrub-fields. The result was a large increase in elk that peaked in the mid 1900’s. Continue reading
To: Perry Pendley, Josh Stoeser, Mountain States Legal Foundation
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008
Subject: RE: FOTNYEH request
Perry and Josh,
I address this letter to you, since you have been primary in reviewing the FOTNYEH case from Bob Fanning. Recently a letter (e-mail) was sent to Bob rejecting the case. I had actually expected such a letter after speaking with Josh McMahon at the February 7-8 MSLF board meeting in Denver. Continue reading
By Jim Beers, from US Observer
It is a simple rule of life that when brawling in a barroom, there are no rules. It is with this simple rule in mind that I bring to your attention to a minor, yet potentially major, aspect of the known biology of a little recognized species of tapeworm that infects wolves and dogs. Continue reading
Idaho Game and Fish Commissioner Randy Budge told what wolves have done to Idaho elk herds, livestock and pets and hunters.
by David Christianson
I had one heck of an experience this past Friday. I was walking into an area I spotted 5 bulls last weekend when wolves started howling, growling and snarling about 300 yds away in the timber below me. It was just getting light so, I hung out for a while hoping to get a look at the wolves. Nothing appeared so, thinking that there were probably no elk in this spot, I headed back to the truck. I unloaded the ATV and was headed to an area called the “Natural Corral” on Bald Ridge. Continue reading
April 6, 2006
Gentlemen,
Enclosed please find the public comment regarding the de-listing of the Canadian Gray Wolf, prepared in accordance with the Endangered Species Act of 1973. Issues and comments were prepared by Friends of the Northern Yellowstone Elk Herd, Inc., and our membership. Should our petition to de-list the Canadian Gray Wolf in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming be denied, we reserve the right to present these issues to be litigated post 10/26/06. Continue reading
Testimony on HB 283 before Montana House Natural Resources Committee
by Helen Franklin
Time after time I see legislators struggling to balance the demands of endangered and threatened species with the economic impacts and other effects of these actions on the cultures and industries of a region.
We lost a $30 billion dollar timber industry in the Pacific Northwest with the listing of the spotted owl and in the wake of that loss; states were told they could replace those jobs by building their tourism industries. The loss of an entire industry cannot be compensated through the promotion of tourism. Continue reading
