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Tag Archives: animals
Telling the Truth/Wolves in the U.S.
Here’s a link to an interesting article in The American Prospect about wolves and wolf management in the Western U.S. Everything I know indicates it’s accurate, fair, and thorough . Wolves to the Slaughter, by Christopher Ketcham Carter Niemeyer’s book … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Scenes from a Mountain Cabin
Here are some lovely flowers and faces from our mountain property. The flowers are courtesy of an unusually wet year.
Hello, and Good-bye
Wolf Myth: Wolves will rip humans limb from limb, if given half a chance. Wolf True Story: This happened to me, so I know it’s true. This last trip to Yellowstone, we hiked to Shoshone Lake. We take this hike … Continue reading
Posted in national parks, Nature, Poems, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, poems, poetry, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Soar Like an Eagle – more from Grebe Lake in Yellowstone
and – of course – be still like a wolf Grebe Lake Happy am I called Grebe Lake reflecting passing clouds and the hills that surround me home to many creatures happy am I Happy am I the black wolf … Continue reading
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Tagged Alaska, animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, national parks, nature, NRDC, poems, poetry, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wilderness, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Yellowstone
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Who Are We?
Who Are We? Americans, including me, think of themselves as decent people. Certainly we have made mistakes as a nation – big mistakes. But we learn from them, grow, and improve. Our social structure encourages this. But now I wonder. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, politics, science, U.S. Fish and Wildlife, wilderness, wolves
Tagged Alaska, animal rights, animals, Defenders of Wildlife, Endangered Species Act, hunting, Idaho Department of Fish and Game, legal system, Montana Department of Fish Wildlife and Parks, nature, NRDC, politics, science, U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, wildlife, wolves, Wyoming Game and Fish Department
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Yellowstone Tales – Part 3 – The Black Wolf with the Blue Face at his Kill
Manners The black wolf with the blue face dines with reserve wiping his mouth carefully with his tongue taking time to savor the flavor nervously watching for unwelcome company but retiring graciously at frequent intervals so the humans, should they … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, national parks, Nature, Poems, politics, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
Tagged animal rights, animals, birds, Endangered Species Act, national parks, nature, NRDC, poems, poetry, politics, ravens, wilderness, wolves, Yellowstone
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Wolf Hunting Begins
The hunting of wolves begins shortly in the states of Montana, Idaho, and – possibly – Wyoming. Now that we have taught wolves it’s finally OK to approach and be curious about humans, we are going to kill them. Nice … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, Endangered Species Act, hunting, national parks, nature, politics, U.S. Department of the Interior, wolves
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The Linden Tree
LINDEN BLOSSOMS We sit together under the linden just steps from the back door, your favorite spot in the yard. From here you could see inside and out guarding your domain. Now a gentle rain falls and joins with my … Continue reading
Make Way for Baby
The snow was so deep in places, the buffalo traveled on the road a lot.
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Tagged animals, national parks, nature, wilderness, wildlife, Yellowstone
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