- Ambler Road Construction Denied by Biden Administration
This past week the Biden Administration reversed a permit approved by the Trump Administration that would have allowed the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority to construct a 211-mile industrial road through the Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve to access copper and zinc deposits in Northwest Alaska. Except for the route across
- 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
Thousands of Bees Attack Woman, Kill Horses
Bees are a major concern and can be deadly. If you have bees, always let a professional handle the situation. Africanized bees, like the ones mentioned in the following article from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth, can be very agressive and are growing problem in Texas and the southern... READ MORE