Yellowstone National Park:
"A Howl for Wolves"
On February 21, 2008, the U.S. Department of the Interior said that the Northern Rockies gray wolf is no longer an endangered species. It will now be up to the states in this region to manage gray wolf populations. These states include Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, as well as parts of Washington, Utah, and Oregon. Populations of the gray wolf in the Midwest remain endangered.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/...__.5fbb9c6.html"100 more Yellowstone Bison Captured; Total Tops 600"
By MATTHEW BROWN
BILLINGS — One hundred bison were captured for slaughter Thursday as they left Yellowstone National Park, bringing the total captured this winter to 617 under a program to keep the wild animals away from cattle.
The Montana livestock industry and government agencies say the bison could transmit a disease that causes some pregnant livestock to abort their calves.
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080228/NEWS01/80228020/1002"Reversal Calls for Expanded Lynx Protection"
Proposal identifies 10,590 square miles near park for habitat
By MIKE STARK
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday proposed a sweeping expansion of the amount of "critical habitat" for the threatened Canada lynx, including an additional 21,000 square miles in Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/02/29/news/state/24-lynx.txt"Scientist: Rabbit Gone From Yellowstone"
By MATTHEW BROWN
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A jack rabbit found throughout much of the West has disappeared from the Yellowstone area, although the reason why remains a mystery, a new study concludes.
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5i48wHqgQ8qU6T0OawXCiImMhTTNgD8UQFDIG0
