I watched Green Fire for the second time last week. It is a documentary film about the life and work of Aldo Leopold. The film was produced by the Aldo Leopold Foundation, an educational non-profit that promotes Leopold’s land ethic … Continue reading
I recently read an interesting article entitled Top Predator on the Plains: Wolf, Bear or Human, written by Michelle Berry, a Masters student in Environmental Studies at Stanford University. You can read it here, http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/09/24/top-predator-on-the-plains-wolf-bear-or-human. Using historical documents, she examines … Continue reading
The debate about wolves is picking up again, due to the ill-advised decision of the Obama administration to delist wolves from the Endangered Species Act throughout the northern Rockies of the United States. Mother Jones has an excellent photoessay entitled … Continue reading
Wildlife Services has a long and bloody history of exterminating predators like coyotes and wolves, as well as killing other wildlife for economic or public health reasons. The agency has always been a source of controversy, the most recent of … Continue reading
On Monday the Supreme Court of the U.S. summarily invalidated a Montana law banning corporate financing of political campaigns. Montana passed the Corrupt Practices Act in 1912. It was the tail-end of a period in U.S. history where the national … Continue reading
In a series of outstanding articles, investigative reporter Tom Knudson of the Sacramento Bee has pulled back the veil on an ironically named government agency, Wildlife Services. Using interviews, documentary research, the Freedom of Information Act, and whistle-blowers, Knudson reveals … Continue reading