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• Feds extend comment period for caribou habitat

  March 20, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Citing requests from Idaho’s governor, local governments and the Kootenai Tribe, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced a 60-day extension for public comment on a proposal to designate …

• Field reports: Visiting snowy owls find roads rough

  December 18, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 MIGRANTS – Snowy owls seem to be showing up in ones and twos all over the northern tier of the United States this winter as they migrate from arctic homes …

• Landers: Trial will show whether grizzly shooting was justified

  August 25, 2011 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 A North Idaho man deserves our respect for calling wildlife authorities after he shot a grizzly bear in his yard on May. 8. That was the right thing to do. … 9

• North Idaho summer group hikes scheduled

  May 29, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Two North Idaho conservation organizations have scheduled a full summer season of guided group hikes and related events, starting Saturday. The trips range from easy to difficult and from the …

• Agencies increase caribou protections

  December 3, 2010 in Idaho on Page A8 Federal and state agencies will step up patrols in the Selkirk Mountains this winter to keep snowmobiles out of protected woodland caribou habitat. While most snowmobilers obey the rules, a …

• Agency will study habitat of caribou

  June 4, 2009 in Idaho on Page A7 Just 45 woodland caribou are believed to remain in the Selkirk Mountains. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to study whether their alpine habitat needs stronger protections. …

• Groups lead way on hikes

  May 31, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 Three regional conservation groups will begin series of guided group hikes next weekend to introduce the public to choice roadless areas that are candidates for wilderness designation. Check their Web …