Lynx

Wood Turtle
Dr Samure has recently shared research with us regarding the wood turtle and human recreation

Bird Watching 
Sax-Zim
Minnesota Ornathologists' Union


Bird and Herpetofauna in St. Louis County

Delisting of Gray Wolf

Comment Period Deadline Approaching for Delisting of Gray Wolf

The US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed in late January to remove
federal protection of the gray wolf under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA). The ESA provides a safety net for threatened and endangered
fish and wildlife, and currently protects wolves and their habitat in
states like Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Oregon.

The delisting of the gray wolf could result in hundreds of wolves
being shot in Idaho, which would reverse 10 years of progress in
recovering this species. Idaho’s Governor “Butch” Otter has publicly
pledged to kill off 80 percent of the state’s wolf population.

Biologists believe that the wolf recovery in Oregon depends on the
healthy wolf populations migrating into Oregon from Idaho. If federal
protection is stripped from the gray wolves, this species may lose
protection before they have the chance to establish themselves in
Oregon wildlands.

The deadline for comments is May 9, 2007. Comments can be sent by
email to <mailto:NRMGrayWolf@ fws.gov>NRMGrayWolf@ fws.gov with "RIN
number 1018-AU58" as the subject line of your message, by
<http://www.democrac yinaction. org/dia/track. jsp?v=2&c= 1YzJQ0VZ9CcjfiyY AsOQV0xIHYSrXtSC>clicking
here, or by fax to: 405-449-5339.

For more information and talking points, visit
<http://www.democrac yinaction. org/dia/track. jsp?v=2&c= qAlisZ1BrQuSuIte AS3bDG0vWLK9dVGO>www.landscouncil. org/alerts
or
<http://www.democrac yinaction. org/dia/track. jsp?v=2&c= JCfI3TZvPnaSuIte AS3bDG0vWLK9dVGO>wildwolves. homeip.net/ IdahoWolves/ ResistingDelisti ng1.html.

Dragonflies of the Northwoods, by Kurt Mead

In the near future, Kurt Mead will add his special knowledge and expertise to the site.   

If you're interested in dragonflies, you may wish to participate in a group that surveys at -risk sites for  rare or unusual species, contact friends@friendscvsf.org 
Emerald Ash Borer
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/cgi-bin/MsmFind.exe?query=emerald+ash+borer