February 1, 2017 California ranchers, farmers sue over unlawful, unscientific, endangered wolf listing PLF, farmers, and ranchers challenge state’s ‘endangered’ listing of gray wolf Damien M. Schiff Pacific Legal Foundation So argues a lawsuit filed on January…
January 5, 2017 Nevada defendants want jurors to see ranch where BLM forced standoff Parker contended in the motion that visiting the scene will help jurors understand the scope of the rural area. In particular, he urged the…
October 24, 2016 Escalating wolf kills alarm Oregon cattlemen, wildlife biologists ‘If you had told me five years ago we would be dealing with these kinds of situations, I would have told you you’re nuts.’…
October 13, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 4 Today’s federal grazing institutions promote far too much raiding and not enough trading. As the Bundy standoff demonstrated, conflicts over land use have the…
October 11, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 2 Grazing rights are inherently tenuous because agencies continually reallocate rangeland resources and adjust grazing privileges to meet changing political conditions. Moreover, without the right…
October 10, 2016 What to do about growing conflicts over range lands in the West: Part 1 In January 2016, an armed militia group seized control of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Oregon. Their goal: to protest federal control…
October 9, 2016 EDITORIAL: Want to save the planet? Raise cattle! Everything revolves around soil health…You cannot manage one aspect of nature individually and apart from the others. You need to manage the system as…
October 6, 2016 American Bison: A Reversal of Fortune Once the bison’s value as an ecological curiosity increased, efforts to preserve the species became successful. Today, there are numerous bison ranches, some of…
October 5, 2016 Washington wildlife officials struggling with wolf depredations Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife confirmed the Smackout pack had attacked a calf, the second confirmed depredation by that pack since Sept. 21….
September 30, 2016 Washington wolf pack livestock attacks continue Wolves attack two more calves in N.E. Washington Two more calves have been attacked in northeastern Washington, including one by the wolfpack targeted for…
