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Wolverine killed by Idaho Trapper

January 14, 2014 — Fur trapping was one of the major reasons for exploration of Idaho and is still a legitimate wildlife management tool. Advances in trap design have resulted in more efficient traps capable of either catching and holding animals for later release or delivering a quick humane death. Despite all of the caution used to capture only targeted species, unintended species sometimes are caught. The Idaho Department of Fish & Game (IDFG) works with trappers to minimize non-target catches and pursue the best possible outcomes.

Excerpt from Snowmobile Impacts Report

Excerpt from: SNOWMOBILING IN THE ADIRONDACK PARK: Environmental and Social Impacts  by Elizabeth Baker  Eric Buthmann  St. Lawrence University  Department of Biology  4/27/05   Effects on wildlife    A number of studies have been conducted around the world that look at the ways in which wildlife are negatively affected by snowmobiling. Effects on wildlife include … Read more

Comments, Comments, Get Your Red Hot Comments

Today is the last day of wolf comments and folks are speaking up.  Please click these links to see what people are saying. Cascadia Wildlands People Pictures and Comments: Wolf Comments People with Pictures American Society of Mammalogists: ASM 2013 Wolf Delisting letter_revision_15Dec And last but certainly not least, Cascadia Wildlands' joint comments with Center … Read more

Nearly a Million Americans Speak Out Against Stripping Federal Protections From Wolves

December 17, 2013 — Approximately 750,000 Americans stated their opposition to the Obama administration’s proposal to strip endangered species protections from gray wolves in a comment period that closed today. This is the
largest number of comments ever submitted on a federal decision involving endangered species and reflects broad dissatisfaction with the Obama administration’s politically driven move to turn wolf management over to states across most of the lower 48.

The Rally for the Elliott State Forest was Encouraging in spite of the Outcome.

The Rally today to save the three Elliott parcels from sale went well and we are very grateful to our friends and partners for showing up in force. In spite of this brave and informed showing on a very cold day, the State Land Board decided to move forward with these sales.  Cascadia Wildlandsill continue … Read more

Bureau of Land Management: Four December Plan Revision Meetings Scheduled for Oregon

The Bureau of Land Management in western Oregon is scheduling a series of what they are calling “Community Listening Sessions.”  The stated goal of these sessions is to: 1) update the public on the plan revision progress and 2) hear the public’s thoughts on key issues like timber production and forest management, endangered species conservation … Read more

Colombia Hostel

Bidding blind on a trip to a remote area can be an adventurous undertaking.  While we at Cascadia Wildlands are certainly all about adventure, we thought that we would add some additional pictures so that potential bidders would have an idea of what all they might experience at the hostel in Colombia.  These pictures were … Read more