Yellowstone News
MSU researchers shares study on wolf stalking, elk populations at symposium
11/6/09 MSU researchers shares study on wolf stalking, elk populations at symposium (by Rob Chaney Missoulian)--interestingly, I've read that 6,500 elk is what some researchers argue is the approximate carrying capacity of elk in the Northern Range; while elk numbers shrink, it will be interesting to see what rises as a result (riparian vegetation, beavers perhaps)
Record visits for park
11/5/09 Record visits for park (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)
Yellowstone sets yearly visitation record in 10 months
11/5/09 Yellowstone sets yearly visitation record in 10 months (by Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
YNP wastewater treatment plant being replaced
11/5/09 YNP wastewater treatment plant being replaced (by KTVQ--MT)
Scientists look for Yellowstone's hidden species
11/4/09 Scientists look for Yellowstone's hidden species (by Associated Press)
Beattie Gulch emergency area closure lifted
11/4/09 Beattie Gulch emergency area closure lifted (by Bozeman Daily Chroniclee)
Forest fire project postponed for grizzly study
11/4/09 Forest fire project postponed for grizzly study (by Billings Gazette)
Yellowstone cleans up fuel storage, other sites with polluted soil, water: Officials studying what to do with 22 open dump sites, 7 firing ranges
11/4/09 Yellowstone cleans up fuel storage, other sites with polluted soil, water: Officials studying what to do with 22 open dump sites, 7 firing ranges (by Ruffin Prevost Billings Gazette)
Grizzly group eyes raising bear death limits: Conservationists contest idea that more bruins could die without hurting regional population
11/4/09 Grizzly group eyes raising bear death limits: Conservationists contest idea that more bruins could die without hurting regional population (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)
Yellowstone grizzlies re-listed, but thriving
11/4/09 Yellowstone grizzlies re-listed, but thriving (by Hannah J. Ryan Montana Kaimin)
Bear spray bill on the way: Proposal would require permitted backcountry users in griz country to carry pepper spray
11/4/09 Bear spray bill on the way: Proposal would require permitted backcountry users in griz country to carry pepper spray (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)--gosh, I can't imagine that proposal going anywhere, and I hope it doesn't
Advocating for the peace and quiet of winter
11/4/09 Advocating for the peace and quiet of winter (interview of Mark Menlove, Winter Wildlands, by Nathaniel Hoffman Boise Weekly)
Research finds 1,200 species in park
11/3/09 Research finds 1,200 species in park (by Clair Johnson Billings Gazette)
Settlement in raft suit
11/3/09 Settlement in raft suit (by Jackson Hole News and Guide)
Montana snowpack way above usual
11/3/09 Montana snowpack way above usual (by Lorna Thackeray Billings Gazette)
Roadless-less: The campaign to protect unroaded forests gets torn apart by a Wyoming judge in 'half-assed retirement'
11/2/09 Roadless-less: The campaign to protect unroaded forests gets torn apart by a Wyoming judge in 'half-assed retirement' (by Ray Ring High Country News)--just as Judge Malloy in Missoula almost always rules for environmentalists, Judge Brimmer in Wyoming almost always rules against them
Grizzlies relisted reaction
11/2/09 Grizzlies relisted reaction (by Penny Preston KULR--MT)--with video
E. Idaho wolf zone closed as hunters reach limit
11/2/09 E. Idaho wolf zone closed as hunters reach limit (AP story in SEattle Post-Intelligencer)
Quiet rutting season in Yellowstone after death of famous elk No. 6
11/1/09 Quiet rutting season in Yellowstone after death of famous elk No. 6 (AP story in Billings Gazette)
Shooting of collared wolves impacts research: Game managers may make changes in hunting season for next year
11/1/09 Shooting of collared wolves impacts research: Game managers may make changes in hunting season for next year (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
