Over the last few days there have been a few interesting general news items touching on topics that I have covered here in the past: Wolves, Oroville Dam, Great Salt Lake.. I’m just going to mention them, with my opinions, and give links to the original stories.
The presence of apex predators improves habitat quality and species viability down the food chain. This reintroduction could be a model for repairing ecosystems.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials announced Friday that it has rejected petitions from environmental groups to add wolves in the northern Rockies and parts of the western U.S. to the Endangered Species List.
Federal wildlife officials have decided not to restore protections for gray wolves across portions of six states, allowing hunting to continue in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.