wildlife

As you probably already know either from your own research or earlier posts, wolves were recently taken off the endangered species list in two states: Montana and Idaho. This happened in March of this year after a long battle pitting state legislatures and ranching communities against environmental protection agencies and Native Americans (1).  Read More »

Yesterday was Endangered Species Day and I felt like ranting for a bit  Read More »

I read a letter to the editor a minute ago that caused a great amount of internal distress and something like anger.  Read More »

Every single time you flip a light switch, you’re playing a role in the collapse of our environment. Every time you drive a car, you’re contributing pollution to our already suffering atmosphere. Every moment you throw away something that’s recyclable, you are adding to our landfills and destroying entire ecosystems.  Read More »

So...what's up with humans and destroying top predators? It sounds like a bad joke, but frankly, it seems like a recurring theme in the relationships humans have with wildlife. Save a deer? Great! Save a wolf? No way!  Read More »

If anyone has been paying attention to recent laws in Congress being pushed by President Bush, one of them includes a bill to let aerial shooters to hunt wolves in Yellowstone National Park area. Over the last several weeks, the U.S.  Read More »