Formerly "RangeBiome's Headlines", RangeTree County is the cyberspace equivalent of a "clipping service" providing a  periodic sample of news believed to be of interest to RangeBiome's audience.

March 12, 2005

• Expansion of cattle grazing stopped

• AZ: Judge Confirms $600,000 Libel Award and Finds Fault with Environmentalists

• Home on the range in Harney County (Editorial note: Sometimes I do see a speck of "common ground", small though that speck may be. I believe that both sides on the public lands grazing  issue are "...frustrated that they may be penalized for federal land managers' failure to build a complete and accurate record...")
• Tehama supervisors say no to open range
  • Cattlemen say proposal would keep costs down (Editorial note: State "open range" laws are all about externalizing ranchers' business costs onto other private landowners and drivers on public thoroughfares. There is no federal open range. )
• Idaho rancher first to kill wolf under new federal rule
• Wing Bee benefits sage grouse
• Forest Service seeks comment on prairie dog plan
  • Preliminary Prairie Dog Plan For S.D. Released
• Do partnerships drive ESA decisions?
• US Scientists Say They Are Told to Alter Findings
• Lawsuit filed on behalf of migrants allegedly assaulted ("...detaining thousands of illegal immigrants on property that he owns or holds grazing rights to.")
  • $32 million suit: Illegal immigrants claim sheriff, county businessman violated their civil rights
• No repeat of mysterious elk deaths so far this year
• Judge rejects meatpackers' bid resume Canadian cattle imports
  • Canada's Mad Cow Mystery (Editorial note: Conspiracy buffs will find this article interesting reading. Apparently the US right-wing does not have a lock on conspiracy theories, black helicopter sightings, and the like.)
  • American cattle producers hurting own industry
  • State cattle industry split on court decision: Some hope Canadian border stays closed, others fear long-term damage
  • R-CALF bought cheap cows in Canada; group's president says it's no 'big deal'
  • Brain Trust: The Hidden Connection Between Mad Cow and Misdiagnosed Alzheimer's Disease (book review)
  • Agriculture secretary sees inconsistency on beef imports
  • S.D. governor signs law allowing consumers to electronically track beef's origin (Editorial note: No more mystery meat? Hmmm, I wonder if my local WINCO or COSTCO will start carrying "South Dakota Branded Beef"?)
  • U.S. cattle ban expected to last a year
  • Panel: Ease blanket testing for BSE (Japan)
• Disease threat prompts elk plan
• New Report Addresses U.S.-Mexico Water-Resources Management
• Wood bison revival: Biologist hopes to restore a living relic of Alaska's past
• Government-Approved Slaughter
• Fourteen years in making, Sierra plan still challenged
• ACLU may fight Martin's Cove lease