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    Game warden stays

    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service game warden Joel Scrafford is saved from a transfer by the nomination of Mollie Beatty.

  • News

    Support drops for Clinton's timber plan

    Alexander Cockburn's article in "The Nation' harshly criticizes Clinton's forest plan and the Sierra Club for going along with it.

  • Feature

    On their own: Eagles make a comeback

    Bald eagles are making a comeback after near extinction due to the pesticide DDT.

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    Lawsuit in sheep's clothing?

    Wise Use Attorney Karen Budd wants to give land-owning hunters more rights in Wyoming.

  • Book Reviews

    Prairie birds take a nosedive

    The Great Plains bird populations are declining.

  • Book Reviews

    Crockpot pork and dock

    'Gathering and Cooking Wild Plants of the Great Plains' by Kay Young examines the world of wild edibles.

  • Book Reviews

    Brazil of the north

    Canada's Future Forest Alliance says Canada's forests are threatened by logging interests.

  • Book Reviews

    The American lion

    'Cougar: The American Lion' by Kevin Hansen exposes the habits of the elusive predator.

  • Related Stories

    How to steal a tree

    Trees can be stolen many ways.

  • News

    Earth First! logging protest evokes hostility in Idaho

    Locals are wary of Earth First!ers in Idaho logging communities.

  • News

    North Dakota wilderness plan draws fire

    A proposal designating 191,000 acres as North Dakota's first state wilderness is under attack.

  • News

    Dying to spawn

    Cui-ui die in antiquated fishways in Pyramid Lake, Nevada.

  • News

    A go-ahead for some logging

    The Natural Resources Defense Council says it will not object as timber sales resume in the east Cascades.

  • News

    Wildlife officer says he is a victim of politics

    Game Warden Joel Scrafford resigns in opposition to a forced transfer from his Montana and Wyoming territory.

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    Roads are lethal for bears

    A coalition of environmental groups say roads kill grizzlies in Yellowstone.

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