This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies of interest to preppers and survivalists that are located in the American Redoubt region. Today, some extra coverage of wildlife issues in the American Redoubt, especially those elusive wolverines!
Region-Wide
Wolverines Are Super Rare In Wyoming, But Now Colorado Wants Them Too.
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Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump.
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Fish and Wildlife Service declines to give Northern Rockies wolves ESA protections.
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Two Colorado wolves wandering close to Wyoming border, where killing them is legal.
Idaho
Idaho plans to sue over federal wolverine protections.
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Ruling shortens Idaho’s wolf trapping season.
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Video commentary from Muskrat Outdoors: Idaho Fish & Game Responds to Wolf / Grizzly Bear Ruling.
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Idaho Fish and Game, RMEF expand critical wildlife winter range.
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Idaho county population growth cools with recent U.S. Census updates.
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Where refugees in Idaho are arriving from. JWR’s Comments: This trickle of new residents is statistically insignificant in comparison to the torrent of political, tax, and gun law refugees coming in from Blue States. Studies have shown that on average the new arrivals are far more conservative than Idaho’s existing population!
Montana
Grizzly bear euthanized due to cattle depredation.
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State signals intent to sue over federal wolverine protections.
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Amazon holds ribbon-cutting at Missoula facility.
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Stephen Miller: “Jon Tester is Schumer, Pelosi and Biden’s errand boy…He does whatever he is told.”
Central & Eastern Oregon
Central Oregon Daily: Reducing Wildlife Collisions.
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Wolverine’s Surprise Return Sparks Wonder in Oregon.
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Oregon’s Wildlife Corridor plan.
Central & Eastern Washington
Where Washington wolverines roam.
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An early 2023 news story: USGS Maps More Washington Deer, Elk Herd Migration Corridors.
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Periodic Status Review for the Gray Wolf (2024).
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Video: The Washington Scablands are a Must Visit for Overlanding, Camping, and Exploring.
Wyoming
Wyoming Has About 15 Wolverines, But Good Luck Ever Seeing One.
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Wyoming’s Second-Deadliest Highway For Deer Gets Wildlife Crossing.
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