- Utah’s War on Cougars
Twenty-seven states (at last count) now have “right to hunt and fish” constitutional amendments. These laws are an attempt to secure public hunting, trapping, and fishing rights in perpetuity. They also help secure the future of traditional state wildlife governance & management that caters almost exclusively to people who engage in hunting, trapping, and fishing
- The Wildlife News – Renovation
Dear Subscribers, Recently, Ralph Maughan, the founder of The Wildlife News, has turned over operations to myself and The Wildlife News will be supported and managed as a project of Sage Steppe Wild. As you may have noticed, the site is undergoing renovations and is now accessible on mobile devices. The Wildlife News will continue
- No Such Thing As Frequent Fire In Sagebrush Ecosystems
An important question regarding sagebrush ecosystems, and species that rely upon them like sage grouse has to do with exactly what constitutes the fire rotation in sagebrush habitat? And a corrolary question is do current fire management policies emulate these historical conditions? William Baker’s paper, Scaling Landscape Fire History: Wildfires Not Historically Frequent in the
- Update on Wolves Killed by Gardiner, Montana
I previously wrote a piece about wolves killed by Gardiner, Montana. As I noted in my original post I was not able to independently confirm the details and have since learned more about the situation. Here’s the latest information I have been provided. Bison at Beatty Gulch just north of Yellowstone NP border. Photo George
- Oregon Rep. Cliff Bentz Cries Wolf
Recently, Rep. Cliff Bentz discussed wolf management in a forum in Pendleton, Oregon. Bentz represents Oregon’s second district, which includes nearly all of eastern Oregon. During his presentation, Bentz is reported in an article in the East Oregonian to have made several misleading statements about wolves and their impact on game animals. For example, Bentz
Houston Chronicle: Wildernex LLC Wildlife Control Ranked #13 in 2019 Aggie 100
BUSINESS // BIZFEED 28 Houston area companies make Aggie 100 list Hundreds of guests attend the annual Aggie 100 awards ceremony hosted by the McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship, Mays Business School, at Texas A&M University each year.Photo: Mays Business School at Texas... READ MORE