With the recent attachment and passage of a rider to the Congressional budget bill by Senator John Tester (D-Montana) and Congressman Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) delisting wolves from the Endangered Species Act,hunting is once again proposed for Idaho and Montana wolf populations. Wyoming wolves would remain under federal control for the time being due to the failure of Wyoming to come up with an acceptable wolf management plan. More by By George Wuerthner,5-20-11…. . . . →Read More:Wolf Hunting–Popular Misconceptions and Response
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With only 50 remaining in the wild,Mexican gray wolves are North America’s most endangered mammal. These wolves are our best hope for restoring the balance of nature to the Southwest’s wildlands and,once restored to their former role,can also bring significant economic benefits to rural areas through ecotourism. But this year,the Endangered . . . →Read More:Visit Congress on Facebook as a Lobo TODAY Contact:Wendy Keefover | WildEarth Guardians | (303) 573-4898,Ext. 1162 | wendy@wildearthguardians.org Denver,CO—Less than a quarter of one percent,0.23%,of the American cattle inventory was lost to native carnivores and dogs in 2010,according to a Department of Agricultural report released last week. WildEarth Guardians claims the findings should bring into question . . . →Read More:Government Report:Less Than 1% of Cattle Killed by Native Carnivores and Domestic Dogs Taxpayers Fleeced by Federal,Predator-Control Program This well-done video speaks to Arizona issues as well as NM. Watch the 24-minute video to learn more about very serious issues our natural world faces in the current political climate. . . . →Read More:Rep. Steve Pearce’s Attack on the Environment One simple example:if we kill more coyotes,they have larger litters:the system restores the balance. Canny coyotes will move into areas where mass kills have been engineered,leaving a balance of zero gain. The data indicate that the coyote population is self-regulating. Learn more:Dr. Judy Long For the Sun-News (Note in Arizona leg-hold traps became illegal in 1994 by referendum. New Mexico does not have a provision for referendums. . . . →Read More:Predator control must include entire ecosystem NEWS United States Apache-Sitgreaves NFs Department of Public Affairs Office Agriculture 30 S. Chiricahua Drive Springerville,AZ 85938 For Immediate Release Contacts:Pamela Baltimore (928) 333-6263 May 20,2011 Eric Flood (928) 339-5050 National Trails Day on the Alpine Ranger District “Rockin’Out the Horse Ridge Trail” Springerville,AZ—(May 20,2011)—Please join us for National . . . →Read More:“Rockin’Out the Horse Ridge Trail” For Immediate Release,May 12,2011 Contact:Michael Robinson,(575) 534-0360 More Wolf-killing Legislation Proposed New House Bill Would Circumvent Mexican Wolf Recovery Planning SILVER CITY,N.M.— New legislation proposed by Rep. Candice Miller (R-Mich.) and seven House colleagues from the West and Midwest would prematurely remove Endangered Species Act protections for Mexican wolves once . . . →Read More:Bill Promotes Politics Over Science Join in the lighthearted ColBEAR campaign to raise awareness about the importance of bear conservation at http://www.defenders.org/colbear . . . →Read More:Bears! Stephen Colbert’s afraid of them. To hear Utah Congressman Rob Bishop,chairman of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee,tell it,wilderness protection is single-handedly devastating Utah’s economy. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/opinion/51752587-82/wilderness-utah-bishop-economic.html.csp?page=1 This is nothing new:Bishop has been making this same claim for years. But I was surprised recently when several Democratic Congress members seemed to blindly accept the premise that wilderness designation represents a “war on Western jobs. . . . →Read More:Economic Benefits of Wilderness Officially titled the “Wilderness and Roadless Area Release Act,”this bill recently introduced by Rep. McCarthy (R-CA) and co-sponsored by Rep. Pearce would roll back protections from tens of millions of acres of Wilderness Study Areas and wilderness-quality Roadless Areas. The bill would nullify the Roadless Rule and eliminate all Wilderness Study Areas. Thousands of potential wilderness areas would . . . →Read More:STOP H.R. 1581,the “No More Wilderness”Act! | ||||
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