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• Caribou habitat costs studied

  May 31, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 Protecting old-growth habitat for endangered woodland caribou will cost about $1.5 million over the next 20 years, according to a draft economic analysis prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife …

• Caribou face precarious prognosis

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors, City, Idaho on Page A1 While the Cessna 182 circled, Tim Layser used binoculars to peer down into a snowy meadow. Woodland caribou tracks crossed the glade and led into a grove of trees. But … 16

• Caribou comment period extended

  February 1, 2012 in Idaho on Page A7 Members of the public will have an additional 60 days to comment on a controversial plan to designate 375,000 acres in the Selkirk Mountains as critical habitat for endangered caribou. …

• Caribou protection worries officials

  December 21, 2011 in Idaho on Page A5 Protecting habitat for woodland caribou will create economic hardships in Bonner County’s rural communities, its board of commissioners said Tuesday, predicting that the designation would create new restrictions on logging, … 1

• 39,000 acres proposed as Canada lynx habitat

  February 25, 2009 in Idaho on Page A6 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says that 39,000 acres in six states should be designated as critical habitat for Canada lynx, a secretive forest cat that feeds almost exclusively …