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IN THE NEWS TODAY: Federal Court Rules For Wolves -- News Brief New National Monument Dedicated -- by NPCA Montana Wildlife News -- News Brief Summer Jobs in Yellowstone -- by Bruce Gourley Daily Environmental News -- from ISyndicate |
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FEDERAL COURT
RULES FOR YELLOWSTONE WOLVES by Bruce Gourley DENVER, Col. -- More than two years after a district court ruling that Yellowstone's wolves would have to be removed, a federal appeals court panel on Thursday overturned that decision and ruled in favor of the wolves, much to the elation of environmentalists and other wolf supporters. A coalition of environmental groups and government agencies, including the Department of Interior, had worked diligently on the appeals case, and the federal court ruling vindicates their efforts on behalf of Yellowstone's wolves. The previous 1997 ruling had been a victory, albeit temporary, for area ranchers who were concerned that the predators would endanger their livestock. Defenders of Wildlife has tried to alleviate ranchers' concerns by reimbursing ranchers who lose livestock to wolves. Nonetheless, many area ranchers, as well as hunters, oppose the presence of the predators. Wolves have historically roamed in the Yellowstone region, but were exterminated in the 1920s because of perceived threats to area ranching. They were re-introduced in Yellowstone in 1995 in the form of transplanted Gray wolves from Canada. The wolves are thriving now, with over 100 now roaming the Yellowstone region, and the hope is that they will develop into a healthy enough population to effect their removal from the endangered species list. In Montana, wolves are currently making headlines as some hunters and outdoor guides are blaming the predators for an seeming drop in the size of the Northern Yellowstone elk herd. Wildlife populations experience natural cycles of both growth and decline, so it is difficult at best to pinpoint the wolves as a primary factor in the current size of Northern Yellowstone elk herd.
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CONTRIBUTING WRITERS AND COLUMNISTS Ralph Maughan
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NEW NATIONAL
MONUMENT DEDICATED by National Parks and Conservation Association WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPCA) -- The National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) applauds President Clinton for using his power to protect federally-owned public lands by declaring three new national monuments and expanding a fourth. "This is the right way to start the year 2000 – by saving more of America for our children," said NPCA President Tom Kiernan. "Over the last few years, the Administration, Congress and private citizens have rallied to prevent mining outside Yellowstone, begin restoring the Everglades and raise more funding for parks through budgets, fees and private donations. I hope we will continue to improve the condition of the places we all hold dear." President Clinton today used his authority under the Antiquities Act of 1906 to set aside as monuments 1,500-square-miles of Arizona desert known as Grand Canyon-Parashant and 71,000 acres called Agua Fria, encompassing two mesas filled with Indian ruins, petroglyphs and other prehistoric treasures north of Phoenix. He also created California Coastal National Monument from thousands of islands, rocks and reefs along the 840-mile California coast and declared a 7,900-acre expansion of Pinnacles National Monument. NPCA has worked in recent years to rally preservation and conservation groups in defense of the Antiquities Act, which has been used by several presidents to protect federal lands and objects of historic and scientific interest. The president's authority to create national monuments has come under fire by Congress since President Clinton's controversial 1996 designation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Kiernan observed that the lands declared today are already federal public lands and affect no private holdings "By recognizing their value and further protecting wild and historic lands, these designations are a gift to future generations of Americans," Kiernan said. The National Parks Conservation Association is America's only private nonprofit organization dedicated solely to protecting, preserving, and enhancing the National Park System. NPCA was founded in 1919 and today has more than 400,000 members. |
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| MONTANA WILDLIFE
NEWS News Brief -- State officials will kill wild elk and deer in the vicinity of a Phillipsburg-area game farm where Montana's first outbreak of chronic wasting disease occurred last year. The disease is always fatal in deer and elk but can only be positively identified through testing dead animals. Both Montana and Wyoming officials are concerned that the disease be contained. -- Surveys from last year show that fishing on the Big Hole River in southwest Montana is growing at a rapid pace. The number of anglers has more than doubled over the past ten years. Nearly half of the anglers are from out of the state. The Big Hole River is known the world over for its excellent trout fishing. |
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| SUMMER JOBS IN
YELLOWSTONE by Bruce Gourley BELGRADE, Mont. (YNET) -- Spending a summer working in Yellowstone National Park is one of more memorable and exciting experiences that one can have. Many summer employees return for a second, third or even fourth summer, while some even become "career" summer employees. If you or someone you know would like to work in Yellowstone National Park this summer, now is the time to start planning for you summer employment. To learn how you get a job in Yellowstone this summer, click here. |
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