An Array of Utopian Flowers
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The Edge of Yosemite Comes Alive in Tuolumne County
Posted on January 19, 2022 | No Comments - Dangers of Palm Oil with Dr. Gary Shapiro
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‘Medicine Walk’ Featured in SBLitJo
Santa Barbara Literary Journal released ‘Bellatrix: Volume 3’ in June 2019, which among adventurous fiction, poetry, essays, and lyrics, features an excerpt of Jack Eidt’s psychic-animism fiction, Medicine Walk. Buy the book!
Idaho Archive
DamNation: On Dam Removal, Salmon and Wild Flowing Rivers
Posted on April 8, 2014 | 1 CommentDamNation explores the history of dams in the US and the movement to tear down these "engineering marvels" and rediscover the wild flowing rivers and the ecosystems they nourish.Shoshone Myth: Wolf Challenges the Euro-American “Iron-Man”
Posted on March 13, 2014 | 2 CommentsNorthern Shoshone Myth on how the Wolf, father of the native people, defeated the white-man's father “Iron-Man,” documented by Robert Harry Lowie in 1909.Wolves Forsaken By Wildlife Agencies, Hunters and Ranchers
Posted on June 11, 2013 | 3 CommentsPresident Obama's Department of the Interior announced the national delisting of all wolves except the Mexican wolf. Prominent conservationists argue this is wrong-headed because (1) the wolf isn’t really recovered, and (2) Existing state management is so bad that the “recovered” population will soon decline to nothing but a tiny token population.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
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 4 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).
