Fly Rod and Reel's Blogs: Conservation - 2012 January - Turtle Angel

Ore. looks at logging rules protecting streams

Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 09:57.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Ore-looks-at-logging-rules-protecting-streams-2451306.php

Malheur County, Ore., targeted for gold, uranium mines

Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 09:56.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2012/01/malheur_county_targeted_for_go.html

Mining Moratorium on Public Lands near Grand Canyon Praised by Hunters and Anglers

Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 09:55.

More than 1 million acres of prime fish and wildlife habitat,
public access sustained by federal decision

Report: Pa. data missing nearly 500 gas wells

Submitted by Ted Williams on Tue, 01/10/2012 - 09:53.

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/12008/1202172-503.stm

More Trap, Neuter and Re-abandon Idiocy

Submitted by Ted Williams on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 23:14.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Volunteer-trying-to-fix-Yakima-feral-cat-problem-2443477.php

OPEN VERTICAL PIPES ARE DEATHTRAPS FOR BIRDS AND WILDLIFE

Submitted by Ted Williams on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 18:27.

Open top vertical pipes are a hazard to birds, lizards, small mammals and other wildlife that get into these pipes and are unable to get out. Birds looking for nest cavities, animals escaping from predators or lizards just scampering into open pipes are frequently trapped. This leads to a miserable death from starvation and exposure, which is completely unnecessary.