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May 2008
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5/8/08 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign)
5/8/08 Yellowstone celebrates International Migratory Bird Day (press release by National Park Service)
5/8/08 Comments sought for Bliss Pass trail project (press release by National Park Service)
5/8/08 Wyoming Range & Snake headwaters victories! (press release by Greater Yellowstone Coalition)
5/7/08 Safety and sobriety checkpoints to be conducted (press release by National Park Service)
5/7/08 Yellowstone chronicles 5-7-08 (by Jess)--not a lot of bison calves seen
5/7/08 News from Judge Molloy's court on wolf litigation (by Brian Ertz Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News)
5/6/08 New research on fungi native to geothermal soils in Yellowstone (by Mike Tercek Yellowstone Spectator)--with pdf
5/5/08 ... on the edge of--OUT (by Yellowstoner)
5/4/08 BFC rally for the last wild buffalo! in Helena (reported by Buffalo Allies of Bozeman)--on May 14; also sneak preview of new Web site
5/3/08 Report shows visiting national parks could be hazardous to your health (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
5/1/08 Buffalo Allies of Bozeman (BAB) meeting decisions and highlights for April 30, 2008 (by Buffalo Allies of Bozeman)--if you want to get involved with this group, please email me. There are potentially roles even for people who don't live in Bozeman; we could use list moderators, (free) help with Web site, people to create flyers, information sheets, etc.
5/1/08 Update from the field (by Buffalo Field Campaign in New West)--3 more buffalo slaughtered even after it was supposed to have stopped
5/1/08 Meet Mike Mease, Buffalo Field Campaign (by jhwygirl 4&20 blackbirds)--for all you people out in Missoula; it's this Saturday
5/1/08 Congressman calls for full EIS of proposal to allow concealed carry in America's national parks (by Kurt Repanshek National Parks Traveler)
5/1/08 Support Centennial Initiative to Rejuvenate U.S. National Parks (press release by International Mountain Bicycling Association)
 
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5/9/08 Judge sets hearing on wolf injunction: Court rejects effort by federal agency to delay consideration (AP story in Billings Gazette)
5/9/08 More bison calves at facility (by Billings Gazette)
5/9/08 Mountain snow-water at 123 percent of last year (by Karin Ronnow Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
5/8/08 Panel OKs bill to protect Wyo Range (by Noelle Straub Casper Star-Tribune)
5/8/08 Barrasso pushes 'wild, scenic' status for Snake through panel (by Noelle Straub Casper Star-Tribune)
5/8/08 Bills to full Senate (by Noah Brenner and Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)--concerning Snake River and Wyoming Range
5/7/08 Map will boost tourism (by Richard Reeder Cody Enterprise)
5/7/08 How many wolves? Lawsuit says original target was too small by sevenfold (by Chris Merrill Casper Star-Tribune)
5/7/08 FWP to consider Yellowstone bison grazing agreement (AP story in Montana's News Station)--agreement called a "formality"
5/7/08 Forest wants offices to stay on N. Cache: Plans still call for some of the 15-acre HQ site to be sold to help fund construction (by Cory Hatch Jackson Hole News and Guide)
5/6/08 3 states head to court to keep control over wolves (AP story in USA Today)
5/6/08 Snow delays Grand Teton opening (by Wyoming Business Report)
5/6/08 Deep snow delays opening at Jenny Lake (AP story in Casper Star-Tribune)
5/6/08 Anti wolf petition drive falls short of goal (AP story in The Salt Lake Tribune)
5/5/08 National Geographic Society and partners to host geotourism forum (by Wyoming Business Report)--in Cody tomorrow some are urging organizing against this effort
5/5/08 Feds OK land use for 500-mile endurance race (AP story in Billings Gazette)
5/5/08 Record number of avalanches reported this winter (by Daniel Person Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
5/5/08 Weather delays wildfire efforts (by Jackson Hole News and Guide)
5/5/08 Truck hauling ice cream crashes on Togwotee (by Price Chambers Jackson Hole News and Guide)
5/4/08 Beetle-ravaged forests prompt campground closures in Rockies (AP story in The Star Press--IN)--but not in Yellowstone
5/4/08 Cedar Badge's new price (by Ashli Kimenker KPVI--ID)--Boy Scout camp in the Tetons
5/3/08 Two more wolves killed as predators (by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Jackson Hole News and Guide)
5/2/08 State sets quota and rules for wolf hunt (by Todd Dvorak Fort Mill Times--ID)
5/2/08 State sets quota and rules for wolf hunt (AP story in KIFI--ID)
5/2/08 FWP to intervene in wolf lawsuit (by Great Falls Tribune)
5/2/08 Opening of four Wildlife Management Areas delayed (by West Yellowstone News)
5/2/08 The Yellowstone Special put our town on the map (by Carol Hoffmann West Yellowstone News)
5/2/08 Cabin Creek restoration project proposed, comments wanted (by West Yellowstone News)
5/2/08 Yellowstone burning: Media hotspot (by Jay Kohn KBZK--MT)--with video
5/2/08 Audit finds Interior Department falling short on safety measures (by Carol L. Leonnig The Washington Post)
5/2/08 Workers say Beartooth job is coolest around: Montana responsible for clearing 12 miles of road to Wyoming border (by Brett French Billings Gazette)
5/1/08 Wolf advocates barrage gov's office (by Chris Merrill Casper Star-Tribune)
5/1/08 Hundreds irked by wolf shootings call Wyo. governor (AP story in The Denver Post)
5/1/08 Interior: Allow concealed weapons in parks (by Noelle Straub Casper Star-Tribune)
5/1/08 Residents lend a helping hand to an iconic national park (by Ken Borsuk Greenwich Post--CT)
5/1/08 Rule: Guns OK in parks (by Jackson Hole News and Guide)
 
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5/9/08 Judge appears to tip his hand in wolf lawsuit (by Rocky Barker Idaho Statesman)
5/8/08 My first experience to USA (by Tingting)--interesting outsider's experience traveling to work in Yellowstone
5/8/08 In Yellowstone finally (by Kyla Ng Qing Qing, Gracie too)--another Yellowstone worker blog
5/7/08 Emotion clouds both sides of wolf debate (by Richard Reeder Cody Enterprise)
5/7/08 Work, work, work (by Bill and Cap)
5/7/08 Gun ban goes too far (by Baker City Herald--OR)
5/7/08 Now there's no reason to not let let bison roam (by Geoffrey Stephens in Billings Gazette)--was there ever a rational argument not to let bison roam?
5/7/08 Bison plan offers hope for improvement (by Geoffrey Stephens in Billings Gazette)--unfortunately, this Gardiner resident will not stop seeing bison sent to slaughter in his area after this agreement, especially after the buffalo numbers rebound from this devastating year
5/6/08 Sloppy reporting from the Billings Gazette (by James Dodge, Montana Food Bank Network, in Buffalo Field Campaign Blog)
5/6/08 The great wildlife documentary ripoff (by JamesW techimoto)
5/6/08 Court decision, proposed rule favor Second Amendment (by Portales News-Tribune--NM)
5/6/08 We're from the government, and we're here ... oh, you know (by Las Vegas Review-Journal)
5/5/08 Close elk feedgrounds before it's too late (by Brodie Farquhar WyoFile.com)
5/5/08 Being unreasonable about wolves (by Sylvia Fallon, Natural Resources Defense Council)
5/5/08 Interior secretary misfires (by The Star-Ledger--NJ)
5/5/08 "Yellowstone Wolf" (art by Sandra Merwin)
5/5/08 Fear and greed (by Democracy for Vancouver--Canada)
5/5/08 Yellowstone trip (by Striz13102)
5/5/08 Who's afraid of 253M? (by Chicago Tribune)
5/4/08 Now's great time to visit Yellowstone (by Ruffin Prevost Billings Gazette)--East Entrance now open
5/4/08 Increase in bison risks overgrazing (by Robert Hurly in Billings Gazette)
5/4/08 Bison agreement is step toward rationality (by Mark Waite in Billings Gazette)
5/3/08 Gunning for trouble in national parks (by Sacramento Bees)
5/3/08 Still pondering bison and wolves (by Janet Chapple)
5/3/08 Shooting wolves in the Northern Rockies (by Tom Sirmons)
5/2/08 A trip to Yellowstone Park, ca 1917 (by L.H. Crawley)
5/2/08 A natural view (by Katy Duffy in West Yellowstone News)
5/2/08 I can't help but write (by Ann Stovall in West Yellowstone News)
5/2/08 Rockies on a tank of gas part 2 (by Anthony Congi KIDK--ID)--with video
5/2/08 Who's in charge in national parks--individual states or the feds? (by The Modesto Bee--CA)
5/1/08 The chase, the carcass, and the right place at the right time (by Rob Miller)
5/1/08 Yellowstone's Upper Geyser Basin (by Bill and Cap)
5/1/08 Whoa! Help National Geographic put the Greater Yellowstone on the geotourism map? (by Brian Ertz Ralph Maughan's Wildlife News)
5/1/08 Wolf massacre update (by heavenabove)

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