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Grizzly Bears in Peril
In the early 1800s, grizzly bears roamed the Western United States. But after hundreds of years of hunting and habitat destruction, the number of grizzlies in the American West has plummeted. Today, the biggest threat to the grizzly may be global warming. Whitebark pine, a crucial food source for Yellowstone's grizzly bears, is being rapidly decimated by global warming. NRDC petitioned to have the tree added to the federal Endangered Species List in December 2008.
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- Posted November 19, 2009 in The Media and the Environment
Sigourney Weaver appeared on ABC's Good Morning America to promote the NRDC film Acid Test; on the show she explained that ocean acidification is linked to climate change and is already causing damage to organisms in our oceans... On...continued→
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- Posted November 2, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
This article originally appeared as a guest editorial in the Jackson Hole News and Guide on Ocotober 28, 2009. It's impossible to drive over Togwotee Pass or hike in the wilds of the Gros Ventres or Absarokas these days without...continued→
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- Posted October 8, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Left to right: Wally Macfarlane, Yours Truly, Liz Davy, and Willie Kern) They flew in from all over the world: Switzerland, Finland, Greece, Italy, Austria, Slovakia, and Canada, as well as many parts of the U.S. Like the beetles...continued→
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- Posted September 29, 2009 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→
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- Posted September 24, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last year I had a chance to wander into the Wind River region of Wyoming with journalists, academics, and NRDC experts interested in getting to the bottom of the climate catastrophe that is unfolding in the region's whitebark pine...continued→
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- Posted September 21, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In a huge victory today, U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy restored Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections for Yellowstone's iconic grizzly bears. Judge Molloy issued his ruling in a case brought by the Greater Yellowstone Coalition in the federal district...continued→
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- Posted July 10, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
The beetle attack of whitebark pine I saw near Yellowstone National Park in Tom Miner Basin last week was worse than it was when I was here a year ago. Even just two years ago, you would find a...continued→
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- Posted July 8, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Yesterday, I wrote about my training day in the Gallatin Mountains with the Whitebark Pine Aerial Assessment Team. Below are some pictures from that incredible, yet discouraging, day: The Team going over equipment and protocol on Tom Miner Creek Road on...continued→
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- Posted July 7, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Due to warmer temperatures, mountain pine beetles are devastating whitebark pine trees in the Northern Rockies. Whitebark pine is a keystone species, its seeds are a critical food source for grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), and...continued→
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- Posted May 28, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
In a comment to my original blog entry on this subject, a reader asked a few good questions, which, to properly respond, warrant a new post. Specifically, the commenter questioned: (1) global warming in the Northern Rockies, (2) whether there...continued→
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- Posted May 22, 2009 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Whitebark pine is a rugged, tough, resilient, beautiful tree that inhabits the high country of the Northern Rockies. Whitebark pine is typically the last tree one sees before going above timberline. Whitebark pine seeds - or pine nuts - feed...continued→
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- Posted December 8, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
Louisa Willcox argues for the endangered species status of grizzly bears and explains the link between dwindling natural food supplies and grizzly-human conflicts in the Associated Press... Damon Nagami spoke live on Radio Pacifica's KPFK about NRDC's ongoing legal battle...continued→
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- Posted December 4, 2008 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→
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- Posted December 1, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
In a front page Washington Post article, Bobby McEnaney warns that Pres. Bush is attempting to destroy the whole process designed to protect public lands, as his administration swiftly moves forward with the approval of large and controversial oil and...continued→
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- Posted November 3, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
Kate Sinding expresses her disappointment that “a narrow segment of industry" has prevented "the city from doing what's best for its citizens and the environment," in an Associated Press article explaining actions by a federal judge that will block NYC...continued→
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- Posted October 24, 2008 in The Media and the Environment
In a McClatchy Newspapers article, Gina Solomon cautions that there are a lot of gaps in a federal plan to monitor levels of lead pollution in the air; the article also links to data on lead pollution hot spots compiled...continued→
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- Posted September 8, 2008
In the LA Times, David Pettit reflects on the successful signup of cleaner trucking companies to service the ports of LA and Long Beach, chastising the ATA for using empty scare tactics and claiming that reducing port pollution couldn’t...continued→
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- Posted August 2, 2008 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Last Saturday, I was the guest story teller at the Yaak wilderness festival, an eclectic annual gathering of woodsworkers, back-to-the-landers, local artists, writers, musicians, and conservationists committed to protecting an incredible stretch of wild country that is the Cabinet Yaak...continued→
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- Posted July 10, 2008 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Later this month, I will have the good fortune of taking a trip to Western Montana, one of my favorite landscapes. With wild rivers, fresh huckleberries, and towering ponderosa pines on my mind, my eyes are drawn to Montana stories....continued→
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- Posted August 15, 2007 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Louisa Willcox is one of my favorite people in the world. Her passion for all creatures great and small is almost too contagious (think viral). One of my colleagues recently taped Louisa talking about an hour-long encounter with a momma...continued→
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- Posted July 16, 2007 in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
How can a tiny beetle threaten the survival of Yellowstone's famed Grizzly bears? The answer was revealed at a meeting I attended this weekend at the beautiful B Bar ranch, situated on the northern border of Yellowstone National Park. The...continued→
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