Conservation

Utah’s Bounty Program on Coyotes is just plain stupid

By |2019-09-23T09:20:04-06:00October 22nd, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , |

There is an article about the coyote bounty program in the Salt Lake Tribune that has me ticked off, or should I call it the ignorant name the state gave it, "Mule Deer Preservation Act".

Conservation Is A State Of Harmony

By |2023-01-11T07:07:47-07:00October 6th, 2014|Categories: Conservation, Dead Horse Point State Park, Trees, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

I would love to say that while I am wandering around exploring the natural wonders we have been gifted with that I can forget about the assaults on the land and the creatures that live there but I can't.

The Tapestry of Ecology

By |2024-03-14T05:55:38-06:00September 29th, 2014|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Burrowing Owls, Conservation, Davis County, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

I often see this phrase "species in decline due to habitat destruction or fragmentation" or something similar and the frequency of seeing that phrase is most likely to become higher.

Fracking does not belong in our National Wildlife Refuges

By |2021-09-12T04:37:25-06:00April 18th, 2014|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Beaverhead County, Birds, Box Elder County, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Environment, Montana, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Oil and gas companies want to come in our National Wildlife refuges to explore for oil and natural gas, they want to exploit; not preserve and protect, the resources found within the boundaries of our National Wildlife System.

The Amazing Legacy of the Bluebird Man

By |2024-03-25T05:54:08-06:00July 13th, 2013|Categories: Beaverhead County, Birds, Capitol Reef National Park, Centennial Valley, Conservation, Downy Woodpeckers, Montana, Mountain Bluebirds, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Tree Swallows, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I want to thank Neil Paprocki for sharing information about Al Larson and the upcoming film The Bluebird Man, I have learned a lot from the web site and through my interview with Neil and I am all for learning more about the wonderful natural world around me.

Isn’t it time for a Wildlife Conservation Stamp?

By |2022-07-20T05:14:01-06:00March 7th, 2013|Categories: Bald Eagles, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Conservation, Fish Springs National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, Pronghorn, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Short-eared Owls, Swainson's Hawks, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

This is a win/win proposal for the National Wildlife Refuge System and for everyone who visits them. For every person who is concerned about the future of out National Wildlife Refuges and for every organization who supports conservation of our public lands and the nation's wildlife.

I dare the news to report on the senseless slaughter of Coyotes

By |2023-12-05T06:48:47-07:00January 18th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I dare news agencies to write factual articles about the inhumane practice of slaughtering Coyotes which has been proven by science to be largely ineffective in controlling their population, to observe the Coyotes being blown up in their dens and to witness the suffering of these animals when they are caught in traps.

An estimated 400,000 Coyotes are killed a year

By |2022-04-16T06:28:34-06:00November 2nd, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Davis County, Utah, Wildlife Ethics & Etiquette|Tags: , , , , , |

For anyone interested in Coyote hunting reading this post you won't find any help as to where, when or how to do that on this blog, when I write about Coyote hunting is it about a Coyote HUNTING for its food. Got it?

Farmington Utah’s Voles – Just My Opinion

By |2024-03-05T10:03:42-07:00June 25th, 2012|Categories: American Kestrels, Antelope Island State Park, Conservation, Coyotes, Environment, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Glacier County, Great Blue Herons, Great Horned Owls, Loggerhead Shrikes, Montana, Northern Harriers, Rough-legged Hawks, Salt Lake Valley, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Recently KSL.com; a Utah news station, had an article about a vole (a small rodent) infestation In Farmington, specifically in the neighborhood of Foxboro Community. While I sympathize with the residents about the damage being done to their yards I am disturbed by the advice many of the people commenting have left on the story.

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