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.

May 8, 2005

• Coalition seeks action against rancher

• Change threatens a Rockies rite of spring

• Ranchers question lawsuit's impact ... Litigation attempts to halt grazing on 800,000 acres of BLM land

• Nevada, feds fight over burning sage grouse habitat

  • U.S. Forest Service Scales Back Burns

• Progress Report: Grazing Effects Monitoring in the Golden Trout Wilderness

• Public can comment on wildlife strategy (WY)

  • Department plots its course

  • Game and Fish Department asked to draft 'strategic plan' by Sept. 1

• Bush rescinds roadless rule

  • New rule opens national forest areas to roads, commerce

• Bear River flood drowns livestock, swamps ranches

  • Bird lovers cut off from favorite site

• Isolated sheepherders live without basic amenities, survey finds (CA)

• Montana's bull trout runs threatened

• RCMP probing reports wild horses shot: Cattle ranchers' antipathy to animals cited as possible reason for killings in Chilcotin

• Feds probing alleged mad cow cover-up

  • Feds probing claims of mad cow violations

  • First Dutch "mad cow" disease patient dies

  • UK forms partnership to hunt for vCJD treatment

  • Researcher may have found key to testing for mad cow disease

  • Canadian whistleblowers win review

  • Agriculture Dept. envisions mandatory livestock ID by 2009

  • Harney urged to explain vCJD infection

  • Measure to establish animal ID program awaits Senate approval (TX)

  • Elderly Donegal man being treated for suspected vCJD

  • Report: Northwest Risks Mad Cow Exposure

• Security of Indian trust computers at issue in new hearings

• We the People, You the Rest… and the Sierra Club

  • Part I: The Country and the Club

  • Part II: Where Does Animal Advocacy Come In?

• How to catch a holy cow - with bare hands, rope and a prayer