Western range issues can be seen from space BILLINGS, Montana––No one needs to take anyone else’s word about the condition of the western range. Monitor Google Earth for a while and ancient sages will tell you all about it. First, though, it is necessary to understand the evolutionary and ecological relationships among sagebrush, grasslands, […]
Beavers gnaw way toward wolf, grizzly & economic recovery in the Cascades
Future of logging, hunting, fishing & ranching region lies with nonlethal wildlife tourism TWISP, Washington––Vanishing salmon, Washington’s worst wildfire roaring through the Methow River Valley in July 2014, and flash floods that turned roads into rivers even before Finley Canyon stopped reeking of smoke and ash have brought beaver back to the Upper and […]
BLM to gather 575 Nevada wild horses, thanks to Friends of Animals’ “victory”
Friends of Animals blocked use of contraception while wild horse herd multiplied GARDNERVILLE, Nevada––One of the largest planned gathers of wild horses in recent memory, scheduled for Pine Nut Mountains Herd Management Area of western Nevada in fall 2018, results directly from Friends of Animals’ May 2016 claimed success in causing the Bureau of […]
Revenge-seeking Icelandic “Ahab” denies killing the great blue whale
“Blood feud” with anti-whalers began when Sea Shepherds sank two of his ships in 1986 REYKJAVIK, Iceland––Kristján Loftsson, the “Captain Ahab” of the North Atlantic, has furiously denied that the 22nd of at least 27 whales killed by his ships in June and July 2018 was the first endangered blue whale harpooned by whalers since 1978, […]
The eagle has flown!
Around the Saratoga Passage in 80 days Shot through the wing by an as yet unidentified poacher, but rescued by ANIMALS 24-7, Elvis the Eagle on July 10, 2018 returned to the air after 80 days of rehabilitation. The release, by ANIMALS 24-7 photographer and social media editor Beth Clifton, was directed by Progressive Animal […]
No more fireworks over grizzlies in Banff National Park
Grizzly Bear #126 gets a good night’s sleep BANFF, Alberta––Many of the estimated 8,000 human residents of the City of Banff and 25,000 Canada Day visitors to Banff National Park may have awakened the next day, July 2, 2018, with headsplitting hangovers. Unaccustomed outdoor exercise, a hot late night, a high pollen count, and too […]
28 ways to avoid hitting animals that may save your life too!
From real-life experience by Merritt Clifton Caught in the I-90 divider strip approaching Missoula, Montana, the panic-stricken four-point buck in velvet bolted repeatedly into the west-bound fast lane, then pivoted back to avoid oncoming cars. Driving at the speed limit in the “slow lane,” with no cars behind us for a mile or more, Beth […]
Thinking out-of-the-horse-box to save wild horses from slaughter
by Anthony Marr When Charles Darwin first revealed his theory of evolution, his friend Thomas Huxley exclaimed, “It is so simple and obvious! Why didn’t I think of it?!” It is because Huxley, like most people, thought inside the box, meaning within the confines of an established concept, while Darwin not only thought outside the box, but […]
Biggest pigeon shoots in years follow Pennsylvania cruelty law exemption
Showing Animals Respect & Kindness drone shot down while videotaping the killing HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania––Live pigeon shoots held at The Berm, near Dalmatia, Pennsylvania, on June 3, 2018, and on June 4, 2018, at the nearby Erdman Sportsmen’s Club, appear to have been the biggest since Libre’s Law, pushed by the Humane Society of the U.S. […]
Koalas: Zen In Fur
Edited by Joanne Ehrich Koala Jo Publishing (http://www.koalajo.com/books.html), 2006. 97 pages, paperback. Originally published at $35.00, now discounted. Early in 2006 graphic artist Koala Jo Ehrich produced a lavish 260-page photo collection entitled Koalas: Moving Portraits of Serenity, with an afterword by celebrity zoo personality Jack Hanna, to help the Australian Koala Foundation raise money for koala conservation and […]
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