Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy wisely denied the Department of Justice's efforts to reverse his September 21st decision that restored endangered species protections to the Yellowstone grizzly bear population. The Yellowstone grizzly is still at risk: global warming poses...continued→
Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The victory celebration piece I started last week on the relisting of the Yellowstone grizzly bear — a centerpiece of my work over the last 20 years — looks nothing like what you read now. After 2 ½ years of...continued→
Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The article below appeared originally in the Missoulian August 10th and has been slightly revised. A July 17 Missoulian article on settlement discussions about lawsuits over the government's Yellowstone grizzly bear delisting decision included a statement by Hank Fischer of...continued→
Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
It's official: last week, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) approved a grant of $150,000 for a comprehensive assessment of beetle damage of whitebark pine in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), using global positioning system technology. This is important because the...continued→
Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
"What's to let go? What's to hold?" That's the refrain from a song about the plight of whitebark pine by singer/songwriter Beth McIntosh, who debuted it at an event co-sponsored by NRDC and the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance last...continued→
Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
As far as the eye could see, the whitebark pine trees were dead or dying. Below the Wind River's Union Peak, Dr. Jesse Logan, I and a small group of others were exploring the forests to see what whitebark was...continued→
Posted by Louisa Willcox in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
A shortened version of this opinion piece was published in the Billings Gazette on November 30th, 2008 This year has been a blood bath for Yellowstone grizzly bears. A total of 49 grizzlies are known to have died, breaching the...continued→
