Terwilliger / Cougar Hot Springs Fee & Management Change

Forest Service Hands Over Management of Terwilliger Hot Springs in Oregon to a Private CompanyTerwilliger / Cougar Hot SpringsAs of May 2005, Hoodoo Recreation Services now operates Terwilliger Hot Springs. As such, Northwest Forest Passes are no longer accepted at this location. Soakers now have to purchase a $5 parking pass and pay an additional …

Idaho Grizzly Bear Killers Sentenced & Fined: Justice for Bear 346 and Cub

Image via WikipediaAfter initially challenging the charges against them, the killers later plead guilty to their crimes. The judge in the case ruled that the bear cub was not killed in self-defense as the defendants claimed. Both men will serve prison time and pay fines and restitution. The nearly $20,000 in restitution will go to …

Happy Endangered Species Day! Woo Hoo!

The United States Senate has unanimously proclaimed today, May 11 as ?Endangered Species Day, providing for the first-ever national celebration of America’?s commitment to protecting and recovering our country’s endangered species.Today we celebrate endangered species success stories, including the American bald eagle, peregrine falcon, gray wolf, humpback whale and many of our nation’?s wildlife, fish …

Happy Endangered Species Day! Woo Hoo!

The United States Senate has unanimously proclaimed today, May 11 as ?Endangered Species Day, providing for the first-ever national celebration of America’?s commitment to protecting and recovering our country’s endangered species.Today we celebrate endangered species success stories, including the American bald eagle, peregrine falcon, gray wolf, humpback whale and many of our nation’?s wildlife, fish …

Stop Idaho from Killing Grey Wolves in the Clearwater National Forest

Despite overwhelming opposition, Idaho has asked for federal permission to kill 75% of the wolf population in the state’s Upper Clearwater Basin. Worse yet, they’ll keep killing wolves for the next five years, likely with airborne marksmen in planes using radio collars on the wolves to track them down and kill these helpless animals.This decision …