The Light in High Places
The Light in High Places

Author: Joe Hutto

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-06-03

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 1629141178

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Hutto is living in a tent at twelve thousand feet, where blizzards occur in July and where human wants become irrelevant and human needs can become a matter of life and death—to study the Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep. The population of these rare alpine sheep is in decline. The lambs are dying in unprecedented numbers. Hutto’s job is to find out why. For months at a time, he follows the bighorn herds, meets mountain lions and bears, weathers injury and storms, and beautifully observes the incredible splendor of the Rocky Mountains. Hutto has a deep connection to Wyoming, having managed a large cattle ranch in his past. He weaves Wyoming’s history of the cowboy, mountain ecology, and the lives of the bighorn sheep into a beautiful flowing narrative. Ultimately, he discovers that the lambs are dying of cystic fibrosis due to selenium deficiency, which is caused by acid rain—a grim ecological disaster caused by human pollution. Here is a new twist on a cautionary tale, and a new voice, eloquently expressing the urgency that we mend our ways.

Idaho Wildlife
Idaho Wildlife

Author: Jerry Thiessen

Publisher:

Published: 2020-04-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780578661490

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This book starts with a look back into the fossil record of wildlife in what is now called Idaho and progresses through the archaeological window of human habitation. The wildlife devistation caused by man from first arrival up through Euro-American discovery and settlement is documented and chronicled. A pivotal period began after statehood in 1890 that lasted for five decades with Idaho's wildlife resources suffering from haphazard negative political influences. The storyline changed in 1938 when dedicated sportsmen spearheaded a ballot initiative that wrested wildlife administration from politicians and placed into the hands of a nonpartisan fish and commission. From that point forward, ignorance and missteps took a toll but eventually strong scientific and professional influences shaped a story of success and redemption in the struggle for conserving and managing Idaho's varied and important wildlife resources. The narrative also details the support extended to the state of Idaho by the federal government for conservation measures and details the plight of big game animals under unrelenting pressure from hunters and ecological deterioration.