The panel wants all grizzlies in the state removed from the endangered species list, not just those in the greater Yellowstone area.
December 22, 2007
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks is calling for complete removal of grizzly bear from endangered list
Lynx returning to northern New England
The threatened Canada lynx is returning to the wilderness of northeastern Vermont, where forests now regenerating after being logged provide ideal habitat for its primary prey, the snowshoe hare, biologists say.
Some Senators push for guns in National Parks
Let the poaching begin.
As cars hit more animals on roads, toll rises
“I knew it was a big bear, but I didn’t know it was a grizzly,” said Steve Sandru, the driver who hit the bear near Lincoln on the way to his job as a logger. “A grizzly was the last thing I expected to see.”
Idaho: Clearwater National Forest travel management comments open
On November 28, 2007, the USDA Forest Service announced its intent to prepare a travel planning environmental impact statement (EIS). The proposed action would designate a site-specific transportation system and prohibit indiscriminate cross-country traffic.
Montana: Second avalanche hits near Whitefish (video)
Officials with the Flathead National Forest say that the latest incident involved a man in his 40’s who was snowmobiling alone. His snowmobile got stuck and officials say that when he tried to get moving again a slab of snow came down.
North Carolina: Off roaders trashing forest, trout streams
“It’s like when you go to an amusement park and everyone is waiting in line for the biggest rollercoaster,” Spivey said. “They just closed down the biggest rollercoaster.”
Montana: State land for sale?
Inman cited geologic fault lines running directly through the state sections, steep, forested chutes that can become “fire ladders” in the event of a wildfire and the potential for flooding from the 25 acres of ponds the developers plan to create. Knowing all this, Inman said he had difficulty understanding how the DNRC wrote under “Human Health and Safety” in the EA, “No impacts to human health and safety would occur as a result of the proposal.”