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07/13/2008 - 8:03pmAnother Black Bear Put Down, This One In Yellowstone National ParkAnd an interesting twist on this! 7/14/08 Park: Tourists not to blame in bear death (by Noah Brenner Jackson Hole News and Guide) Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
07/13/2008 - 5:51pmAnother Black Bear Put Down, This One In Yellowstone National ParkI just got back from a weekend in Yellowstone. One of the sad things we saw was a coyote persistently looking through a picnic area in search of human scraps. Despite our efforts to keep him away by scowling at him, he continued on throughout the picnic area to another ...
07/10/2008 - 2:39pmBlack Bears in Denali, Grand Teton National Parks KilledI think someone really needs to look at the hiring practices of the concessionaires - an article last year gave all kinds of reasons for the shift from domestic workers to foreign workers during the summer (citing the length of the work season, a lack of interest by domestic workers, ...
07/10/2008 - 8:51amShould Yellowstone National Park's Elk Herds Be Culled to Fight Brucellosis?Thanks for the correction, Robert. And, as always, great work. I know you have had a very positive and thoughtful influence on my own activism. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
07/09/2008 - 12:05pmFall Into Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone Kills California WomanI honestly haven't heard a thing, and I keep track of the news coming out of Yellowstone every single day. I guess the person to contact is Al Nash, the press liaison in Yellowstone - at 307-344-2015. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
07/08/2008 - 7:09amShould Yellowstone National Park's Elk Herds Be Culled to Fight Brucellosis?The collective foot takes organizing and the hard work that goes with that. That someone is us. So, if people are in this region (Greater Yellowstone) - not currently involved or we are not currently involved with you - we need you. If you are away from this area, there ...
07/07/2008 - 3:08pmShould Yellowstone National Park's Elk Herds Be Culled to Fight Brucellosis?For years, buffalo advocates have been called paranoid for suggesting that the livestock industry would go after elk next. They have already started in Wyoming this past year with a test and slaughter program. Now, they are suggesting it for the entire region. Outfitters have been claiming - at least ...
07/05/2008 - 7:30amYellowstone National Park Sees Record Visitation in JuneGood questions. I know when I give them my annual pass, they scan it each time - which seems to count as a visit. So, when I camped in the Tetons, they seemed to count my entries into Yellowstone twice (once at the West and once again at the South ...
07/03/2008 - 8:59amWhat do People Take Home from a Visit to Gettysburg National Military Park?The park, like other military parks like nearby Antietam or the Battle of Little Bighorn, have an especially creepy feeling about them. You feel the death around you; that's a large part of why I like them. They are true reminders of the devastation of war. Another thing I noticed ...
07/03/2008 - 7:25amYellowstone National Park Sees Record Visitation in JuneUnfortunately, we don't have a demographic breakdown of the numbers. From my recent visit, there seems to be a lot of foreign visitors taking advantage of a weak dollar. One I talked to about the price of airlines said it was nothing because the dollar was so weak. I'm also ...
07/02/2008 - 6:32amYellowstone National Park Bison Unhappy With Photo Shoot Tosses Pennsylvania BoyOne other point on this d-2, don't be too quick to put this only on Bush; this process started in earnest under Clinton. In terms of Montana's involvement, it's happened under both Republican and Democratic regimes. This is less about who rules the political machinery and a lot more about ...
06/30/2008 - 7:05amYellowstone National Park Bison Unhappy With Photo Shoot Tosses Pennsylvania BoyA p.s. on this, It also behoove us to have a frank discussion of the facts, the legal requirements, and the ethics of the situation without the kind of thing in your response to me. Your appeal to your authority as a ranger is not relevant to establishing the facts ...
06/30/2008 - 5:56amYellowstone National Park Bison Unhappy With Photo Shoot Tosses Pennsylvania BoyCindy K., We look forward to some hard numbers from NPS. What we have seen are counts that NPS sends out that say right up front that they are not population estimates. We would like to see those estimates and transparency on the method used to determine undercount. Even by ...
06/27/2008 - 6:29pmYellowstone National Park Bison Unhappy With Photo Shoot Tosses Pennsylvania BoyThe bison have had a very rough time of it; they were upset in the winter. Don't be surprised if we see more of this; it's been a very traumatic time between the slaughter and the hard winter. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
06/25/2008 - 11:59amRecalling Yellowstone National Park's Historic 1988 Fire SeasonSo far, we've had a remarkably similar spring; a few locals are a little worried especially with all the news stories reminding people of 1988. As for me, I think fire's really beautiful. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
06/18/2008 - 6:05amPark History: Grand Teton National ParkBrenda, I wouldn't have jumped at the chance to acquire the Tetons - so much that has gone wrong in this world comes from the big fish swallowing up the small fish. The irony here only is that it's the Tetons that were swallowed up, but by the same means ...
06/15/2008 - 5:31amCommentary: Who Runs the National Park System?Yes, when looking at these things, it's important not to reduce this to Cody - you can rest assured that most of Cody wasn't involved with this, either (whatever the local attitudes were or weren't). State Sen. Colin Simpson, who was heavily involved with this, is the son of former ...
06/13/2008 - 11:15amYellowstone's Latest Snowmobile Decision for Cody: Politically Motivated or Simply Neighborly?There may be things in life where that kind of money is worthwhile - I don't know - but I can't imagine it's worthwhile even if someone was giving the Park Service $8,470.76 per person to bombard Yellowstone National Park with munitions. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] ...
06/09/2008 - 8:28pmWinter Exiting Yellowstone National Park "Kicking and Screaming"Actually, the winter is a little worse than normal. Snowpack on the upper Yellowstone is 155 percent of normal; temperatures are cooler than normal. So, it's a mild exaggeration on their part, but it is reminiscent of at least my first summer in Yellowstone in 1993 - we even have ...
06/09/2008 - 12:34amHow Can We Build Advocates for the National Parks?Most people don't advocate for anything at all. However, of the small minority that advocate for something, it seems that most people will advocate for those things which are closest to them. Very few people have a direct relationship with the national parks that isn't trumped by some other interest. ...
06/05/2008 - 6:36amYellowstone Officials Now Recommending that Sylvan Pass Remain Open For SnowmobilingUmmm...yeah, why wouldn't it be ridiculous? I think you meant the Old Faithful Inn, but either way ... is Yellowstone a museum? On what rational grounds do we put any ethical value on certain things in Yellowstone (or Glacier) and not others? All these things that are meant to make ...
06/04/2008 - 11:14pmYellowstone Officials Now Recommending that Sylvan Pass Remain Open For SnowmobilingSabbattis, I hope you are being sarcastic. Yellowstone already is too much of a bastion for the wealthy at any time of the year; are we to ensure that it is by charging user fees to maintain Sylvan Pass? Isn't it a little ridiculous at any cost that we are ...
05/31/2008 - 7:02amArtists' Paint Pots Area in Yellowstone National Park Temporarily Closed Due to Thin Surface CrustDefinitely. I was on the West Thumb overlook trail 15 years ago, and the thermals were coming through the established trail. We thought it was quite exciting, and we found and told a ranger who basically laughed us off - not sure why because the ranger was giving an interpretive ...
05/22/2008 - 9:24amWhile Bison Are Driven Back into Yellowstone National Park, Questions Over Management ContinueNow an even fresher memory - I'm sad to report that the nine bulls were sent to slaughter this morning. That's confirmed by BFC, as well as a person who witnessed this in Horse Butte. That brings the total to 1,613 killed; the total buffalo left in Yellowstone is estimated ...
05/21/2008 - 3:28pmWhile Bison Are Driven Back into Yellowstone National Park, Questions Over Management ContinueAccording to Buffalo Field Campaign, the Montana Department of Livestock has just captured another 9 bulls, which they intend to slaughter. So, despite what we've been lead to believe, the slaughter isn't over. See http://blog.buffalofieldcampaign.org/2008/05/21/urgent-action-9-bulls-in-trap-at-duck-creek/ for what to do. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url] ...
05/21/2008 - 3:25pmClosed to the Public For Nearly a Year, Artist Point in Yellowstone National Park is ReopeningIf you are traveling to the park this weekend, the weather is supposed to be terrible. Tonight, for example, there is a snow advisory for the park with up to 15 inches of snow possible. Jim Macdonald [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com]The Magic of Yellowstone[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/newspaper.html]Yellowstone Newspaper[/url] [url=http://www.yellowstone-online.com/eclecticworld.html]Jim's Eclectic World[/url]
05/20/2008 - 6:21amWhile Bison Are Driven Back into Yellowstone National Park, Questions Over Management ContinueBetty, Buffalo Field Campaign has a table every summer at Tower Fall where they give out information; however, it's not enough. I know of a school group that will be going in trying to advertise what's happening. Nearer to the park in Montana, we've gotten our new group, Buffalo Allies ...
05/16/2008 - 2:32pmMontana Governor Asked to "Provide Leadership" In Yellowstone Bison ControversyIn this case, the agencies involved in the IBMP are the National Park Service, the United States Forest Service, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the Montana Department of Livestock, and Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks. What we are hearing from the field is that compared with years past, ...
05/13/2008 - 6:37pmBison Slaughter In Yellowstone National Park Draws Protest Against Park ServiceYes, very sad. I'm still hearing reports of winter kill in the Lamar Valley. NPS announced today that the bison haze in West Yellowstone will be starting tomorrow (interestingly coinciding with a Buffalo Field Campaign rally at the state capitol in Helena). According to a resident near the buffalo at ...
05/01/2008 - 12:42pmCongressman Calls for Full EIS of Proposal to Allow Concealed Carry in America's National ParksGot to speak out for my gang back in DC. Please stop confusing the politicians with the people of the city; they already don't have any representation from those bozos (whatever way the saw cuts). There are almost 600,000 people in the city, many of them who have plenty of ...
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