http://westinstenv.org/wibio W.I.S.E. Colloquium: Wildlife Sciences Wed, 07 May 2008 01:25:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en USDA-APHIS Idaho Wildlife Services Wolf Activity Report Fiscal Year 2007 Full text [here] Selected excerpts: Introduction This report summarizes Idaho Wildlife Services’ (WS) responses to reported gray wolf depredations and other wolf-related activities conducted during Fiscal Year (FY) 2007 pursuant to Permit No. TE-081376-12, issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) June ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/05/06/idaho-wildlife-services-wolf-activity-report/ Dovel, George. 2008. What They Didn’t Tell You About Wolf Recovery. The Outdoorsman, Bull. No. 26, Jan-Mar 2008. Full text [here] Also includes: Geist, Val. 2008. Two Letters from Dr. Valerius Geist. The Outdoorsman, Bull. No. 26, Jan-Mar 2008. Dovel, George. 2008. Attempt to End Airborne Predator Control--How Alaska’s Governor Responded. The ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/04/06/what-they-didn%e2%80%99t-tell-you-about-wolf-recovery/ Armstrong, J. Scott, Kesten C. Green, Willie Soon. 2008. Polar Bear Population Forecasts: A Public-Policy Forecasting Audit Working Paper Version 68: March 28, 2008 Full text [here] Abstract: Calls to list polar bears as a threatened species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act are based on forecasts of substantial long-term declines in ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/03/31/polar-bear-population-forecasts-a-public-policy-forecasting-audit-working-paper/ Gardner, Cliff, Edwin R. Riggs, and Newell Bundy. Cattle and Wildlife on the Arizona Strip. 1993. Gardner File Nos. 3-a. and 8-b. Full text [here] Selected excerpts: TED RIGGS is one of the best known Mule Deer hunters in the West. During a lifetime spent in the Country known as the Arizona Strip, ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/03/01/cattle-and-wildlife-on-the-arizona-strip/ Gardner, Cliff. The Destruction of the Sheldon. 1995. Gardner File No. 22-a. Full text [here] Selected excerpts: IN THE SPRING of 1989 Bertha and I were invited by Harry and Joy Wilson to visit the Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge, which is located North of Winnemucca in Northwestern Nevada right up against the Oregon ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/03/01/the-destruction-of-the-sheldon/ Norton-Griffiths, Mike. How Many Wildebeest Do You Need? World Economics.Vol. 8, No. 2, April–June 2007. Mike Norton-Griffiths, D.Phil. is a long-time resident of Kenya, where he researches into issues of land use economics and the economic foundations of conservation and land use policy. Full text [here] Selected excerpts: So, how many wildebeest do you ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/02/18/how-many-wildebeest-do-you-need/ Bergerud, Arthur T. The Need for the Management of Wolves--An Open Letter. 2007. Rangifer, Special Issue No. 17, 2007: The Eleventh North American Caribou Workshop, Jasper, Alberta, Canada, 24-27 April, 2006. Note:  A.T. Bergerud is former chief biologist of Newfoundland. He has been a population ecologist involved in research on caribou ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/02/11/the-need-for-the-management-of-wolves/ Kay, Charles E., and Randy T. Simmons, eds. Wilderness and Political Ecology: Aboriginal Influences and the Original State of Nature. 2002. University of Utah Press Selected Excepts: Preface -- CHARLES E. KAY AND RANDY T. SIMMONS Most environmental laws and regulations, such as the Wilderness Act, the Park Service Organic Act, and the ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/02/04/wilderness-and-political-ecology-aboriginal-influences-and-the-original-state-of-nature/ Graves, Will N. Wolves in Russia: Anxiety Through the Ages. 2007. Detselig Enterprises LTD. Selected excerpts and ordering info [here] Review by Bear Bait I finished it. Dryer than a popcorn fart. A sort of disjointed set of citations. Somehow the organization could have been better. Or so I think. Wolves in Russia was ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2008/01/26/wolves-in-russia/ Geist, Valerius, When do wolves become dangerous to humans? Valerius Geist is Professor Emeritus of Environmental Science, The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Full text [here] Review by Laura  Schneberger of Wolf Crossing This guide is for those who wish to understand the true nature of wolves in order to protect themselves and ... http://westinstenv.org/wibio/2007/12/23/when-do-wolves-become-dangerous-to-humans/