Results for keyword: Wildlife
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Birds get a break from blades
More than half the windmills on California’s Altamont Pass will shut down for two months this winter so migrating birds can pass safely through the area
by Patrick Farrell, Aug 08, 2005 -
Horn hunters face hard times
The rising popularity of Viagra has cut into the profits of Western antler-hunters, including Wyoming Boy Scouts
by Andrew Slaton and Ray Ring, Aug 08, 2005 -
The last I looked, national parks weren’t zoos
The writer wishes visitors to Glacier and other national parks would leave their animal-viewing list at home
by Becky Lomax, Jul 04, 2005 -
Hungry sea lions put salmon-savers in a bind
California sea lions ate so many chinook salmon at Bonneville Dam this year that some fishermen are calling for the removal and even killing of the protected mammals
by Patrick Farrell, Jun 27, 2005 -
Frozen in time: Endangered species science
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it does not have to consider new scientific information about genetics when preparing recovery plans for rare species
by Laura Paskus, Jun 27, 2005 -
Wild Echoes: Encounters With the Most Endangered Animals in North America
In Wild Echoes, Charles Bergman describes his up-close experiences with endangered creatures that range from black-footed ferrets and California condors to the manatees of Florida
by Staff, May 30, 2005 -
Blades, birds and bats: Wind energy and wildlife not a cut-and-dried issue
Wind farms are working to make their turbines less hazardous to birds and bats
by Hilary Watts, May 02, 2005 -
Truce holds on the Platte River
In an effort to avoid litigation, environmentalists and farmers come together with federal and state agencies to address a wildlife crisis on the Platte River
by Andrew Beck Grace, Aug 16, 2004 -
Hot Times - Global Warming in the West
Global Warming is showing up in the West, in everything from receding glaciers to shrinking pika habitat
by Michelle Nijhuis, Jul 19, 2004 -
Roadkill is a right and a privilege, and don't you forget it
A judge’s ruling proves you can get a free lunch – at least, if you live in northern Idaho, and you like to eat roadkill
by Kevin Taylor, Jul 19, 2004
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