Grizzly recovery plan could doom bears, critics say

The Colorado Division of Wildlife adds the boreal toad and the Rio Grande sucker to the endangered list, and the Mexican spotted owl to the threatened list. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Struggling species in Colorado.

The Sierra Club joins the Alliance for the Wild Rockies in backing the Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection Act. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Sierra Club to back big wildlands bill.

Rep. Pete DeFazio wants the Bonneville Power Administration to turn over its salmon restoration program to a more wildlife-oriented agency. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline BPA proposes a fish trust.

Forest Service Chief Dale Robertson creates an independent law-enforcement branch. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Agency makes it harder to steal trees.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to launch a multistate search for the rare lynx. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline The missing lynx.

A coalition of environmentalists and business owners support Idaho Gov. Cecil Andrus’ suit to hold dam operators responsible for killing salmon. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Andrus’ suit gains support.

The Spokesman-Review publishes a series about Forest Service mismanagement in five national forests in the Northwest. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Newspaper series unsettles the Northwest.

Environmentalists urge Jack Ward Thomas to remove the two top forest managers in the agency’s Southwest region. To read this article, download this HCN issue in PDF format. This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Critics want foresters fired.