Calls for help have been largely ignored as the agenda of the expansion and overpopulation of apex predators continues by our powers that be, as does the havoc it wreaks. By Jim Carrell – North Central Montana Contributing Editor The…
The program has been so successful that from 2014 to 2019, the elk herd has actually grown from 71 elk to now around 200. A stunning free-market success story, thanks to Leon’s and his volunteers’ work with the Rocky Mountain…
"This is nothing more than a feel-good bill for my urban colleagues," said Senate Republican Leader Herman Baertschiger, R-Grants Pass. "They have no idea what it is like to try to live on the land." Samantha Hawkins Statesman-Journal A bill to prohibit…
Skroch said the issue has been a hot one during the session, and she worries that landowners across the state are at a "flashpoint." She fears that without some fundamental property protections, landowners will "lock the land up so tight,…
A similar tactic is being used to deal with coyotes infesting urban areas across the U.S. Since the gray wolf has disappeared from much of North America, coyotes have bred and spread free of its greatest competitor, The New York Times reports.…
For example, the plan sets a minimum population threshold of 300 wolves through 2022 but it doesn’t ensure that any particular zone doesn’t become overpopulated with the predators, said Todd Nash, wolf committee chairman of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. Mateusz…
Monuments and national parks create myriad cumbersome regulations, preclude land and wildlife management methods prescribed by professional biologists, and in many cases have resulted in declines of wildlife populations. Editorial by Don Paey Deseret News We are grateful that President…
For far too long the pro-wolf crowd, with an extreme financial incentive for continued wolf protection, has dominated media presences perpetuating falsehoods. The fact often untold is that environmental and animal rights groups make a large portion of their revenue…
Part of the effort to expand access to public lands is reforming the Equal Access to Justice Act, which is addressed in the current legislation. The Equal Access to Justice Act has been widely abused in recent years by radical…
“This federal legislation will allow Arizona Game and Fish Department and Park Service to apply the best wildlife management practices to manage the bison herd effectively and immediately. Right now, Grand Canyon National Park simply cannot properly manage the unhealthy…