An Array of Utopian Flowers
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La Loba: Wild Woman, Luminous Wolf
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Vandana Shiva: Maintaining Biodiversity and the Seeds of Freedom
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African Garden Cities: Urbanization Without Planning for People
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Earth Sheltered Homes: Energy-Efficient, Living With the Land
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Robert Haw: Overcoming Climate Disaster with a Carbon Tax
Posted on May 3, 2013 | No Comments
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WilderUtopia in 64 Languages
Chasing Ice: The New “Inconvenient Truth”
Arctic Melting Before Our Eyes - In his new film on the disappearance of Arctic glaciers, “Chasing Ice,” author, award-winning photographer and reformed climate-change denier James Balog used time-lapse photography to capture global warming in progress.
Read MoreEcological Urbanism
A City Green Re-Imagination - We must demand an ecological retrofitting of our urban environments to live together more efficiently, giving credence to community, allowing space for the open wild.
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Idaho Archive
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Wolf Wars: Anti-Science Haters Propose Ending All US Protections
Posted on March 27, 2013 | 1 CommentWestern environmental groups oppose the anti-scientific "political" Endangered Species delisting of gray wolves across the U.S. by Fish and Wildlife Service. Reduced wolf numbers will reduce positive ecological effects of these top predators and permit barbaric hunting methods. -
George Wuerthner: Habitat Conservation, Not Hunting, Saves Grizzly Bears
Posted on January 4, 2013 | 1 CommentWildlife Agencies advocate hunting helps grizzly recovery. The best available science, however, suggests predators including bears, wolves, mountain lion and coyotes have intricate social interactions that are disrupted or damaged by indiscriminate killing from hunters and trappers. Habitat protection is the main way to protect the fledgling population of grizzly bears as well as avoid human-bear conflicts. -
Idaho Mountain Lion Tastes Like Pork Loin
Posted on March 9, 2012 | 1 CommentNRA members and a few anti-hunting advocates cram into a small room voicing support, and-or opposition to CA's Fish & Game head Daniel Richards, who'd gone to Idaho to kill a mountain lion, posting a pic of him and the carcass on the web. He claims to have eaten some, comparing it to pork loin. -
Mountain Lions Manage Ecosystems: Not Sport Hunters – By Jack Eidt
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 3 CommentsCalifornia Fish and Game Commish's mountain lion sport hunting, contrary to the assertions of many "sportsmen" does not provide a service of managing wildlife habitat. It typifies the senseless need for (usually) white men to shoot thriving wild animals for "fun." -
Idaho: Wolves and Wilderness Persist in the Bitterroot Mountains
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 3 CommentsSince the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the people of the United States have worked to tame the Bitteroot Mountains of Idaho and Montana, but the rushing rivers and wandering wolves still retain the air of the wild. -
Grizzly Bears and Humans: Habitat Protection Ensures Coexistence
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsThe paths of grizzly bears and humans often collide, with fatal consequences for both parties. Despite protected lands such as national parks, the former's survival depends upon establishing roaming corridors across private land and highways. The Vital Ground Foundation is doing just that. -
Yellowstone Druids: The Last Valley of the Wolves?
Posted on July 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsAfter centuries of fear and superstition, research has given the wolf a new image as a social creature with an indispensible role in ecosystems. Unfortunately, wolves in the northern Rocky Mountains have been removed from the endangered species list. The Druid Pack of Yellowstone National Park symbolizes the rise and fall of this much maligned predator. -
Wolf Howls Yellowstone Back to Health – By Chip Ward
Posted on September 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsFifteen years have passed since wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and the results are in. The controversial experiment has been a stellar success. Essay by Chip Ward. -
Montana and Idaho Plan Wolf Attacks – By Jack Eidt
Posted on September 2, 2010 | 7 CommentsMontana and Idaho wildlife officials are seeking to resume "conservation hunt" alternatives on the gray wolves despite the packs being relisted for protections under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA).
