NEBRASKA SENATOR INTRODUCES FAIR GRAZING FEES BILL

  Though Senator Ben Nelson may not have it in mind to save western public lands from excessive livestock grazing, the bill he recently introduced could "hit them where it hurts" with its focus on setting realistic fees for grazing on public lands. In mid July, the Nebraska Senator introduced a taxpayer fairness bill . . . → Read More: NEBRASKA SENATOR INTRODUCES FAIR GRAZING FEES BILL

Creator of the Olaus J. Murie Award bemoans the degeneration of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

David Stalling worked for Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation for a number of years. For 10 years he was conservation editor of Bugle, their magazine. He was also President for two terms of the Montana Wildlife Federation and presently is a grassroots organizer for Trout Unlimited.

In view of the current controversy over the family of . . . → Read More: Creator of the Olaus J. Murie Award bemoans the degeneration of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Captive Born Lobo Leaves Wild Legacy

Captive Born Lobo Leaves Wild Legacy Remembrance for Laredo (AM806) by Jean Ossorio, July 19, 2012

Adjusting to life in the wild can be a daunting task for a Mexican gray wolf born in captivity. There is much to learn: how to kill wild prey, how to avoid vehicles on the . . . → Read More: Captive Born Lobo Leaves Wild Legacy

League Help Open Escudilla

Volunteer Work Conducted by White Mountain Conservation League Allows the Opening of the Escudilla Wilderness Release Date: Jun 28, 2012   Contact(s): Lawrence M. Lujan (928) 333-6263

 

  Springerville, AZ; June 28, 2012— Recently a group of volunteers from the White Mountain Conservation League (WMCL) and wilderness staff from the Alpine Ranger District completed a safety . . . → Read More: League Help Open Escudilla

HOWLING GOOD FAMILY FUN

HOWLING GOOD FAMILY FUN TO BE HAD AT THE NATURE CENTER’S WOLF DISCOVERY DAY The White Mountain Wildlife and Nature Center’s summer Discovery Program Series kicks into high gear on Saturday, July 7th with its ever popular Wolf Discovery Day, including a visit from the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary.  This free program begins at 10:00 . . . → Read More: HOWLING GOOD FAMILY FUN

Arizona fire damage brings forests closer to collapse

Excerpt from the Arizona Republic… As the chopper flew over the White Mountains, along the Mogollon Rim and on toward Flagstaff, Covington plotted out, with the help of a map and the Blackhawk's window, five tracts of forest, each about 500,000 acres, mostly ponderosa pines in the higher elevations and piñon pines and juniper trees . . . → Read More: Arizona fire damage brings forests closer to collapse

A Press Release from Wildlife Services: Deadliest Counties

 

The Deadliest Dozen Counties in the American West Report Maps Wildlife Services’ Killing Fields

Contact:  Wendy Keefover | WildEarth Guardians | 303.573.4898 Ext. 1162 | wendy@wildearthguardians.org

 

 

Denver, Colo. WildEarth Guardians today released The Deadliest Dozen Counties in the American West, which documents where the . . . → Read More: A Press Release from Wildlife Services: Deadliest Counties

Eat Less Meat and Farm Efficiently to Tackle Climate Change

ScienceDaily (June 19, 2012) — We need to eat less meat and recycle our waste to rebalance the global carbon cycle and reduce our risk of dangerous levels of climate change.

New research from the University of Exeter shows that if today's meat-eating habits continue, the predicted rise in the global population could spell ecological . . . → Read More: Eat Less Meat and Farm Efficiently to Tackle Climate Change

Paseo del Lobo

The Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project is excited to host a wolf advocacy campaign relay hike from July to October 2012 that will follow a natural dispersal corridor, connecting the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area (where Mexican gray wolves currently live) to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon (where we are advocating for their . . . → Read More: Paseo del Lobo

More People, More Environmental Stress

 

ScienceDaily (June 11, 2012) — Although it's long been suspected that human activity has greatly contributed to environmental stress, it's only recently that science has begun to show just how great a role that activity is playing.

 

 

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