Wolves not helping with Yellowstone aspen regeneration
Wolves were supposed to help regenerate aspen in the Yellowstone area, but new research suggests that may not be happening yet. New study suggests elk still overgrazing young aspen stands By Bob Berwyn...
View ArticleOpinion: Western governors wrong on endangered species
A western gray wolf. PHOTO BY GARY KRAMER, USFWS. Changes in conservation policy and law must be based on science, not politics By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — Reading some of the news reports from the...
View ArticleConservation groups challenge Congress on wolf de-listing
Western Gray wolf. PHOTO COURTESY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE. Groups ask for expedited hearing to prevent planned fall hunts in northern Rockies By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Wildlife conservation groups...
View ArticleOregon ranchers declare war on wolves
The alpha male in Oregon's Imnaha wolf pack. PHOTO COURTESY OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. Cattle industry asks lawmakers to OK wolf killing By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — The cattle...
View ArticleBiodiversity: Can the courts help save Mexican gray wolves?
Lawsuit seeks to have Mexican gray wolves protected as a separate subspecies A Mexican gray wolf in the wilds of the Blue Range wolf recovery area. Photo courtesy of the Mexican Wolf Interagency Field...
View ArticleBiodiversity: Congress steps into wolf conservation fray
Letter asks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to keep protection in place A congressional faction is pushing back against wolf de-listing. Photo courtesy USFWS. By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY — Two leading...
View ArticleBiodiversity: Wildlife advocates howling mad about draft federal plan to take...
Wolves may not be in danger of extinction, but are they recovered? The current legal status of wolves in the U.S. A gray wolf follows a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. Photo courtesy...
View ArticleBiodiversity: Scientists slam feds on possible wolf de-listing
Wolves are recovered in Yellowstone, but a possible plan to take them off the Endangered Species List is highly controversial. Photo courtesy Yellowstone NP. Leaked plan doesn’t live up to intent of...
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