It doesn’t say how long he lost his hunting license for, but it was revoked at least temporarily. He was also order to three years of probation. I’d like to see jail time for these sort of actions in the future. Fifteen days in a cell with a picture of the dead elk on the wall would work nicely.
January, 2010
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Washington: Slob gets sentence for killing Olympic National Park elk
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Wyoming: After budget scare, campgrounds in Shoshone National Forest not closing
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Great news. Now, if we could work on that carbaryl problem. Wyoming national parks and forests seems to be obsessed with spraying everywhere.
You can check out Crazy Creek campground in the Shoshone National Forest here:
House cat versus black bear! (video)
Monday, January 25th, 2010You have to see this to believe it, folks. Unbelievable.
While the cat victory is awesome, the bear was attracted to garbage clearly left out on the deck/porch. Hopefully these people learned their lesson. You could tell they were quite fearful early in the video. If only they knew at the time they only had themseles to blame for the situation, and not the black bear.
How about the balls on that cat? LOL!
Arizona: Rare jaguar was trapped on purpose
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Other sites have already posted on this, but in case you missed it:
It’s obvious that the stress from capture killed the very old rare jaguar. Older creatures do not react well to stress or strange experiences, especially cats.
Montana: National Forests might get $20 million to fight pine beetle
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Will it do anything? Probably not. If we want to fight the pine beetle, we need to reduce our climate altering emissions.
Wyoming: Pine beetle infestation might slow
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Lets hope the freezing temps got to the buggers……
The recent run of subzero temperatures across Wyoming earlier this month may have slowed the spread of bark beetles by killing its larvae, said ecologist Duane Short, wild species program director for the Laramie-based Biodiversity Conservation Alliance..
Olbermann addresses today’s awful Supreme Court ruling on corporate campaign funding
Thursday, January 21st, 2010This is a huge deal. We have just sold out politicians to an even higher level of corporate influence. I think this is one even Graggor will agree with.
Today was a very bad day for America. The Supreme Court is insane.
Part II
Elk in Western Montana
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
This brute was out in the mountains north of Missoula in the Lolo National Forest area. This was either very late September or early October. The Mission Mountains are in the background(and more specifically, the Mission Mountains Tribal Wilderness). This is one of my favorite places in the world. The past few years I have started to spend more time in the Lolo and Bitterroot area rather than Yellowstone to get away from what has become a “rat race” there. Too many people chasing animals with huge SUV’s and radios.
The Missions are amazingly scenic, rising 7,000 feet over the valley floor with no foothills. It’s a good spot for viewing elk and other wildlife – especially bighorn rams. To be honest, I’ve been shocked at all the wildlife I see in the area. Getting a good photo of the creatures is different task altogether. It’s never easy. This big bull elk only made himself available right at sunrise. Any more light than that, and off he went into the bushes for the entire day. It took me two days to get this shot.
Obama’s one year environmental grades: B+ to C-
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010This is according to the Center for Biological Diversity. These guys do not mess around when it comes to science and wildlife. When they say Obama has been middle of the road(their final grade was a “C”), they mean it.
Let me say that just having Bush and Norton out of there is a huge win for public lands and wildlife. But this is only good for about a year. Personally, I would like to see far more progress made on these matters during the next three years, with strong initiatives. “Not being as bad as the previous guy” only works for so long.
The Center for Biological Diversity is correct when they say that Obama has begun to steer the ship out of the Bush muck, but that real firm leadership is still needed. And I think that applies to other areas. We need to see stronger leadership across the board(health care as another example). We have not seen that in this first year. Granted, Obama inherited this country while it was in the worst shape I’ve ever seen. His plate is incredibly full. But public lands and wildlife is a place where the executive branch has perhaps the strongest influence while it is in power. Bold changes can be done by those working under the president in their appointed offices.
I was please to see recent adminsitration moves for bull trout and emissions. We need to see more of that.
And as always, we await the ruling from the 10th circuit court on the roadless rule. That’s the biggest fish of them all at this point.
Minnesota: Saving the Boundary Waters Canoe Area from sulfide mining
Wednesday, January 20th, 2010Suldife mining one mile from the BWCAW boundary? No thanks.
Comments on the first draft Environmental Impact Statement on a sulfide mine proposal are due February 3, 2010.
Please come to an informational meeting on Thursday, January 21, 2010, at King of Kings Lutheran Church, 1583 Radio Drive, Woodbury, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., to learn more.
