ShareGray Wolf Conservation and Management | Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. “The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) titled: Wolf Conservation and Management Plan for Washington. This is a non-project review proposal. Non-project review allows agencies and the public to focus on issues that are [Continued...]
ShareRick Bass stands as one of the best western writers of the 21st century, and for my money, one of the greatest American natural history authors of all time– right up there with Abbey, Douglas, Leopold, Olson, Muir and Thoreau. Below, Bass offers a well0-reasoned take on the novel new approach to wild lands management [Continued...]
ShareIt’s an impressive feat, and one that bureaucratics and politicians ignore at their own risk. A diverse group of hunting, fishing and environmental groups, along with an array of businesses (outdoor gear manufacturers, retailers, guide services, travel companies, etc), work, teamed up to fight Bush-era rules that opened the Bristol Bay area of Alaska to [Continued...]
ShareI love wildlife, and will work diligently to protect imperiled species whenever possible. Indeed, I believe the Endangered Species Act stands as the greatest, most forward-thinking piece of legislation our government ever enacted. The environmental community deserves praise for its tireless efforts to protect threatened and endangered wildlife. But sometimes, good deeds go too far. [Continued...]
ShareGiven the way these things usually work, you’d expect that disgruntled ranchers would be the biggest threat to efforts to reintroduce a stable population of endangered Mexican Gray Wolves to the wild. Certainly, though cantankerous cattlemen aren’t helping, but the biggest threat to the reintroduction efforts seems to be the bumbling efforts of the Keystone [Continued...]
ShareThe semi-annual Outdoor Retailer trade show has wrapped up once again, and I wasted little time in throwing off the “convention center” blues by diving back into the outdoors. After 3-days of immersion in outdoor gear, it was good to get back into the backcountry to remind myself what that show is really all about. [Continued...]
ShareWildlife advocates expected the Obama Administration to stand on the side of wildlife protections. Those hopes failed when new Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar upheld Bush administration plans to delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act, thereby allowing blood-red states like Idaho and Montana to paint targets on the wild wolves. In an effort [Continued...]
ShareTiny little fur balls stand as icons for the massive western mountains. Weighing less than half a pound (typically, about 6-7 ounces), the American Pika may seem an odd choice as an iconic species to represent the massive mountain ranges of the western United States. But these cute little fur balls thrive in some of [Continued...]
ShareSome of this country’s greatest conservationists came from the hunting world. Many hunting (and fishing) organizations have been leaders in protecting the habitat and environments wildlife need to survive. But is it really conservation when you are merely protecting one or two species merely so that you have prey to hunt come spring? Should the [Continued...]
