Results for keyword: Threatened and Endangered Species
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Wolves may be the education of us
The writer introduces us to wolves who expect to lick our teeth
by Greg Gordon, Apr 26, 2004 -
Die, baby harp seal! It's time for environmentalism to get ugly
Environmental groups’ calendar portrayals of the beleaguered harp seal are too pretty and too hackneyed to convince humans that the race must see beyond its own wants if it is to hold off the end of nature
by Lydia Millet, Apr 12, 2004 -
Era of the sage grouse is coming to an end
Tom Bell writes of his 70-year fascination with sage grouse, now on decline.
by Tom Bell, Mar 22, 2004 -
Confessions of a wolf addict
The writer tells why she drives 13 hours from the Northwest to enjoy the presence of Yellowstone’s wolves
by Amy Gulick, Mar 22, 2004 -
More lynx, less habitat
Colorado’s lynx reintroduction program has so far been a success, but a new Forest Service management proposal would put energy development, forest thinning, and snowmobile trails ahead of the threatened animal’s habitat
by Alex C. Pasquariello, Mar 15, 2004 -
Can grizzly bears and homeowners get along
The writer profiles a wildlife biologist who tries to keep grizzlies and people apart in the Yellowstone area
by Tom Reed, Mar 15, 2004 -
A grizzly attack that was bound to happen
Timothy Treadwell was killed by an Alaskan grizzly because the self-proclaimed bear expert treated wild animals without proper respect, as if they were children
by Mark Matthews, Nov 10, 2003 -
Yellowstone’s grizzly stalker
Grizzlies in the Mist by Chuck Neal is an idiosyncratic look at the great bears of Yellowstone, combining scientific background and personal anecdotes with a strong conservation message
by Karen Mockler, Sep 15, 2003 -
New forest plan leaves owls in a lurch
The Clinton-era Sierra Nevada Framework is being dismantled under the Bush administration, and California spotted owls, denied protection as endangered species, may pay the price
by Jane Braxton Little, May 12, 2003 -
The best restoration tools are fangs and claws
The memory of an encounter with a grizzly in Glacier National Park leads to thoughts about the place large predators have in the West
by Greg Hanscom, Mar 31, 2003
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