Gray Wolves to lose endangered status

My favorite part:

All three Rocky Mountain states were required to submit wolf management plans for a delisted population before Thursday's announcement, and they have agreed to maintain a minimum population of about 150 wolves per state. Ed Bangs, Fish and Wildlife's wolf recovery coordinator, who headed the reintroduction effort, predicted that the regional population would not fall below 900 to 1,200 wolves.

"It's a pretty good feeling to know this final part of this recovery project is happening, and the future conservation of wolves is secure in state hands," he said.

In Wyoming, the state Game and Fish Department will maintain at least seven breeding pairs, or half the current number, outside Yellowstone National Park, Bangs said. The term "breeding pair" refers to a successfully reproducing wolf pack; a pack usually includes about 14 animals, he said.

The Wyoming plan classifies some wolf populations as "trophy game animals," subject to certain rules including kill limits, and others are deemed "predatory," allowing wolves "to be taken at any time by anybody," said Eric Keszler, a spokesman for the Game and Fish Department. This includes methods such as baiting and aerial shooting, he said.

Im so tired of this bullshit. 1) This is not a celebratory moment like it should be. There are obvious problems, in the end the wolves loose once again. Heres an interesting article about the "wildness" of Yellowstone which is relevant to the plight of grey wolves 2) I highly doubt the livestock they do end up eating is all that significant that it warrants them to be killed in large numbers 3) who the fuck hunts wolves anymore! 4) Nature has a way of controlling itself. If the population were to boom, it would thin out because there would not be enough prey, livestock is hardly a logical option. Also, reducing numbers leads to the reduction of genetic diversity, and we all know how I feel about that 5) Im all for taking the wolves off the endangered species list, but it seems really stupid to let them be killed again within limits. This plan was not thought out very well and it sounds like the forestry dept doesn't really care either.

How great is this!?

Fuck, all this time waiting and now this:

California's schools brace for sweeping layoffs

So this is the new home of my blog. For a good laugh, read my old entries!

Some interesting finds:

Check out Cheers and Jeers: Thursday at Daily Kos for a Liberal Manifesto!

Also, a new cartoon at Mark Fiore's site called Doreen the Downer
I highly doubt the Chino slaughterhouse is an isolated incident.

From CNN Money:

"Power generation takes water. Pumping water takes power. As the nation struggles to meet electricity demand - expected to surge 50% in the next 30 years - big sections of the country are suffering from drought conditions.

"We're going to have both water and power shortages, maybe in areas where we aren't used to them," said Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute, an environmental research organization. "Atlanta in the last few years is a good example of that."

Most people don't realize how closely power and water are linked.

In California, the water pumps that keep the Los Angeles area hydrated are the single largest users of power in the state, according to Gleick. Running a hot water faucet there for five minutes uses as much energy as keeping a 60-watt light bulb on for 14 hours, he said."

I often struggle with why information like this is not reported in such detail, it starts to remind me of the local news when it rains in Southern California. How is it that we know more about Britney Spears then of where our energy, food and products come from and the cost we are really paying for them? How do we change this? I get tired just thinking about it, for my idealist views are never really going to be mainstream.

Ok, today is the day I really start trying to work on this blog. Myspace, although rather addictive, is getting old, at least for my purposes. So, to commemorate the holiday ( one I thoroughly disagree with) here is a cute YouTube clip



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Now playing: Rachael Yamagata - I Want You
via FoxyTunes

Holy Shit. Its been three years since Ive posted and my life is completely different. If only it was still as complicated as it was back then. Id be in heaven! Anyways, going to try and get some use out of this thing. Be prepared for more interesting posts (at least to me). Reading the old post do make me smile though

Haha. I swore that I would be loyal to this thing and well its been about 5 months since my last entry, which was pretty simple. However simple it may be, I still LOVE Logan. I never thought that he was possble, he is just too good to be true. Hmm, Im lucky. Anyways, its winter quarter, the WORST quarter ever, at least it has been every year ive been at UCSC. Its rainy, its cold, dark and the class pool is rediculous. I like one of my classes. Pretty pathetic. And I thought I was gonna hate it. Sociology of Women just wasnt what I was interested, but as of yet, it has been more applicable then physics or eukaryotic molecular biology will ever be. Yes those are my other classes. I lothe physics, and euk. is just super boring. Speaking of boring, Ive been studying for 4 days straight. I hate midterms, they ruin my vegetable state rotiune. Im still living in the dorms ( freshmen are soooo dumb) but my bunny lives off campus, so i make it a point to be there often. Eatable food, a bed and a wonderful man waiting for me, who could resist. I have been contemplating graduation quite a lot lately( can you freakin believe its been four years already?) Althought I have one more quarter after graduation, i feel more confused then when I got here. One of my professors said that if i feel this way then I have learned something. Hmm. Anyways, i hate not being able to do all I want to do. Why cant there be a graduate program called PhD in forensic photography, business women, teacher and MD all in one. Geez. I dont think thats too much to ask for. I have to stop procrastinating, eukaryotic notes are calling to me. Well i hope everyone else has better luck then i do with the whole future thing. MMMMMUUUUHHHHH

Inspirational Song of the Hour: Rabbit in your headlights (haha)

I love Logan