By Greg Zimmerman as published on Medium’s Westwise Rep. Rob Bishop goes after Washington Post’s accurate account of Bishop’s legislative agenda Utah Congressman Rob Bishop, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, has made no secrets about his disdain for America’s foundational conservation laws. On the Endangered Species […]
Unedited Story from Western Values Project Secretary Zinke’s proposed changes would be devastating, it would harm the $1 billion outdoor recreation economy on sage-grouse habitat and endanger not just the sage-grouse, but the other iconic species like mule deer, elk, and pronghorn that depend on a health sagebrush […]
Below is a letter to the Editor of the Elko Daily Free Press by George Wuerthner SOURCE: Elko Daily Free Press Editor: The recent August 11 editorial approving of Secretary of Interior Zinke’s review of the sage grouse recovery plans may sound good to the livestock industry but […]
By George Wuerthner as published on Wildlife News “…these conservation groups conveniently ignore and fail to inform their membership and media of the multiple ways that livestock production harms wildlife, and ecosystems, no doubt while receiving big donations for their silence. They are, thus, directly culpable for helping […]
by Heather Richards as published on The Casper Star Tribune “Let me make one thing clear: The Interior Department is in the energy business,” A leaked draft of a new priority list from the Bureau of Land Management recently put energy development front and center among the agency’s […]
Source: Western Watershed Project “These bills would do the opposite of what their titles suggest by handing over management of your federal public lands to states…” Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) have introduced legislation that is an extreme and irresponsible attack on your public […]
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SOURCE: Las Vegas Sun “Suggesting that wild horses are a problem for sage grouse, while ignoring the comparatively massive impacts of cattle and sheep, is a bit like suggesting that the captain of the Titanic should be worried about the ice cubes in his passengers’ cocktails rather than […]
By Stephanie Paige Ogburn from Community Radio for Northern Colorado “Granted, this story is not about Wild Horses and Burros BUT it does speak to the BLM’s poor math, lack of science and inconstancy in properly managing any form of wildlife on our public lands. It’s all the […]
By Keith Ridler as published in the Reno Gazette-Journal “Ruling could give leverage to Wild Horse & Burro Advocacy” BOISE — A small portion of a federal judge’s ruling in Idaho against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management concerning grazing permits in sage grouse habitat is being eyed […]
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