SHOWDOWN IN THE GREAT DIVIDE.

The article discusses the effects of natural gas drilling on public lands in Wyoming on the area's wildlife. Natural gas drilling is reaching unprecedented levels in south-central Wyoming as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), responding to Bush administration directives to speed up oil and gas production on public lands, pushes increased energy exploration on the 4.5 million acres of the basin it oversees. The drilling is contributing to the loss of local wildlife, including ferruginous hawks.