Magazine
No home on the range

February 17, 1997

The deliberate slaughter of bison straying from Yellowstone National Park - killed because the brucellosis they may carry might endanger livestock - provokes a storm of protest, and calls into question the concept of wildlife management in the park.

Feature

No home on the range
The deliberate slaughter of bison straying from Yellowstone National Park - killed because the brucellosis they may carry might endanger livestock - provokes a storm of protest, and calls into question the concept of wildlife management in the park.
Todd Wilkinson Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition

Sidebar

For bison, it's deja vu all over again
The history of bison in Yellowstone National Park is a century of human manipulation of wildlife.
Scott Mcmillion Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Federal agency was careless with a live vaccine
The federal agency APHIS has broken scientific protocol by experimenting with a live brucellosis vaccine in bison herds in national parks and a national wildlife refuge without knowledge and consent of the Park Service.
Todd Wilkinson Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
'Humane is what's best for humans'
Yellowstone National Park photographer Jim Peaco, in his own words, on the bison slaughter.
Elizabeth Manning Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
To the south, bison and cattle coexist
While the Yellowstone bison are slaughtered , south of the park near Grand Teton National Park, cattle have grazed next to brucellosis-infected bison and elk for 75 years with no problems.
Todd Wilkinson Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
'I kill them and cook them'
In his own words, Mac Carelli, owner of C&C Meats in Sheridan, Wyo., describes how he deals with bison carcasses.
Elizabeth Manning And Ritchie Doyle Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition

Essays

When it's 25 below and dropping
Life at 25 below in towns like Livingston, Mont., is made bearable by things like poker, polar fleece and Portabello mushrooms.
Scott Mcmillion Essay Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Private boaters unite
The new group, the Grand Canyon Private Boaters Association, seeks to unite private river runners as effectively as the professional boaters.
Steve Hinchman Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Whose West is it?
The Denver-based Rocky Mountain Land Use Institute holds a conference March 13-14.
Staff Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
When parks close, towns lose
A report by the National Parks and Conservation Association says that gateway communities suffered big economic losses when national parks closed during the 1996 government shutdown.
Staff Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
This trip's to the pits
ASARCO Inc. is offering tours of its giant Mission Mine near Tucson, Ariz.
Staff Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
The houses that HUD built
The Seattle Times has reprints of its five-part series documenting how the deregulation of tribal housing offices led to some tribal leaders building huge mansions for themselves while the majority of Native Americans live in substandard housing.
Staff Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Go native
Native plant societies help gardeners learn to cultivate their state's home species.
Staff Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Alien invasions
The Nature Conservancy's report, "America's Least Wanted," lists the 12 most threatening invaders of U.S. ecosystems.
Staff Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Heard around the West
Mark Wattles' 50,000-sq.-ft. Oregon mansion; bee power in Colorado; snail ranching in Oregon; repelling geese with grape spray; Sen. Craig defends Bobby Unser's wilderness trespassing; Valentine's Day "boudoir in the sky" in LA.
Betsy Marston Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Dear friends
Out for birds at N.M.'s Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge; HCN board meeting in Socorro, N.M.; 19,000 readers; subscription raise; obituary for Ruth Hutchins.
Ed Marston Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition

News

A tragic blend of wild and domestic
Recent maulings and a death caused by wolf-dog hybrids leads to talk of legislation in Colorado and discussion elsewhere in the West about the dangers the wolf-dogs pose.
Ron Baird Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Utahns fight over flights
A Utah County's decision to permit helicopter skiing on a private ranch raises opposition from residents and backcountry skiers.
Chris Smith Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Lost and found
The fires of summer 1996 in Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park damaged at least one petroglyph panel beyond repair - but also revealed 92 "new" archaeological sites formerly hidden by dense shrub growth.
Danielle Desruisseaux Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
A-LP makes a hit list
Colorado's Animas-La Plata project makes a Washington, D.C., "corporate welfare" hit list, while the Southern Ute Tribal Council ousts outspoken A-LP opponent Ray Frost over allegations of sexual harassment.
Danielle Desruisseaux Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Planning begins at the ballot box
Big Horn, Wyo., residents who lost a lawsuit to stop a resort and 600-home development get revenge by ousting one of the county commissioners who allowed the development.
Sam Western Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Who wins when a river returns?
A project to restore a riparian ecosystem would return water to California's Lower Owens River.
Jeff Putman Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Clinton's budget blows off a wilder West
Environmentalists urge President Clinton to budget more money for public lands and conservation in a difficult era of cutbacks and competing causes.
Jon Margolis Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Boats may get bounced
Jet skiers and those who rent and sell machines to them are irate over a possible ban of the noisy watercraft from Lake Tahoe.
Danielle Desruisseaux Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Jobs open up in Washington
Sylvia Baca becomes temporary head of the BLM as Mike Dombeck moves to the Forest Service, and the National Park Service seeks a replacement for Roger Kennedy.
Sarah Dry Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
'Ugly' addition must go
The Forest Service wins a lawsuit over an illegal addition to an A-frame house on private property in Idaho's Sawtooth National Recreation Area.
Shea Andersen Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
We'd rather have weeds, Missoulians say
The non-native weeds covering Mount Sentinel in Missoula, Mont., prompt an emotional debate over the possible use of pesticides to eradicate them.
Mark Matthews Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
Idaho says no to grizzlies
The Idaho Fish and Game Commission opposes the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's plan to restore grizzly bears to the state.
John Rosapepe And Steve Stuebner Feb. 17, 1997 From the print edition
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