Bio-Diversity Fuel, Fire, and Wild Horses Wildfire continues to devastate the American West at increasing rates. As this video is posted, wildfires are burning across more than 768,000-acres of land in twelve Western states, and 500,000-acres in Canada. Ten fires are in Idaho, which has been under a smoke cloud for days. According to
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/20/2024 Is Arctic ice actually melting? Forests and farms are not multually exclusive. Biodiversity and holistic management. And more.
Climate UN Says Melting Arctic Ice is a Key Indicator of Climate Change—But It's Not Melting “Questioning the data. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.com on June 12, 2023. It was written by Karen Weintraub. Climate policy based on an assumed relationship between CO2 and Arctic ice levels is problematic, say scientists. It’s bad news for polar bears, according to the most
Bio-Diversity Amazing 23-Year-Old Permaculture Food Forest - An Invitation for Wildness The idea that forest and farms are mutually exclusive is incorrect. Doing what this video show alongside wildlife is difficult but possible. In the small town of Riverton at the bottom of New Zealand’s South Island is Robert and Robyn Guyton’s amazing 23-year-old food forest. The 2-acre property
"Invasion Biology" Biodiversity and Holistic Management These excellent thoughts on the importance of biodiversity apply to wildlife as well as agriculture. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on November 20, 2016. And reposted again on July 1, 2021
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/13/2024 Is climate change policy based on faulty temperature data? Are so-called invasive ‘exotic’ species harmful to the environment? A quick, cheap method to restore desertified desert grasslands. And more.
Climate Trillions Spent on ‘Climate Change’ Based on Faulty Temperature Data, Climate Experts Say This article says that “… a growing chorus of climate scientists are saying the temperature readings (on which rising global temperature models are based) are faulty and that the trillions of dollars pouring in are based on a problem that doesn’t exist.” NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.
"Invasion Biology" How We Treat Wild Horses This video was created by Wild Horse Fire Brigade, a non-profit dedicated to expanding wild horse populations in order to reduce fire hazard on public lands. They challenge viewers with this question: “Do you want to keep funding Orgs that merely show photos of what’s wrong, ad-nauseam? Or that
"Invasion Biology" Invasive Species vs. Native Species Presented below is a scholarly article on the issue of whether so-called invasive ‘exotic’ species like feral pigs, goats, buffalo, and horses, are by definition harmful to environments in which they did not evolve, or from which they disappeared – often because of human impacts including overhunting. An example is the
Bio-Diversity Creosote, Cows & Keyline “Creosote, Cows & Keyline is a 5-minute video which discusses a quick, cheap method to restore desertified desert grasslands. It was filmed in the high-mountain deserts of far-West Texas.” Creosote, Cows and Keyline from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on October 3,
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 2/6/2024 Super pigs from Canada will soon be in the U.S. Another huge award against Roundup. Why farmers sell their weapons and buy donkeys. And more.
"Invasion Biology" Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ in Canada Threaten to Invade the US Super pigs from Canada will soon be in the U.S. These animals can’t be eradicated but they can be controlled – if we allow them into the commercial food chain like any other domestic species. If not, there will soon be a northern ‘feral pig problem’. NOTE: this article
"Wolves" This is Why Farmers Sell Their Weapons and Buy Donkeys As described in this video, burros make excellent guards against wolves and coyotes.
food safety Bayer Ordered to Pay $2.25 Billion After Jury Links Herbicide Roundup to Cancer “Another huge award against Roundup (glyphosate). NOTE: this article was originally published to WashintonPost.com on January 27, 2023. It was written by Frances Vinall. A jury handed down a $2.25 billion verdict, including $2 billion in punitive damages, against agrochemical giant Monsanto, according to the lawyers of a
Featured Experience From the High Deserts of Texas to the Rocky Mountain West. For 20 years, our family owned and managed Circle Ranch, 32,000 acres of high desert located in the Sierra Diablo Mountains of far-West Texas. Our goal? Leaving the land more diverse, and therefore healthier, than we found it.
Featured Our Resources The objective of biodiversity conservation is to maintain viable native animal and plant populations of all kind.
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Tense Moments as Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Charges Ranger Video footage has surfaced showing a Yellowstone National Park ranger firing projectiles at a grizzly bear after the bruin had charged the officer as he was outside his vehicle attempting to control traffic. NOTE: this article was originally published to USAToday.com on June 1, 2021. It was written by
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/30/2024 Are rising CO2 levels actually helping the planet? Complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock. Regenerative agriculture offers a future for sustainable farming. And more.
climate change Climate Scientists Say We Should Embrace Higher CO2 Levels While governments pour billions of dollars into lowering CO2 emissions, several climate experts say CO2 is essential and higher levels are not a problem.
Bio-Diversity Farming Sustainably with Regenerative Agriculture | Restoring Paradise Regenerative agriculture offers a future for sustainable farming of meat in line with nature’s needs, by using holistic management and organic/biodynamic practices and even sequestering carbon in the soil – so important in our response to our climate crisis. At Mangarara, in New Zealand’s beautiful Hawke’s Bay,
Animal Intelligence What Are Farm Animals Thinking? “Quoting the article below, “These are not dumb creatures. They have a rich emotional life and personality.” NOTE: this article was originally published to Science.org on December 7, 2023. It was written by David Grimm. New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other
chukar hunting Chukar Hunting in Utah's West Desert Adam Eakle joins Brett Wannacott and friends on a chukar hunt in the mountains of Utah’s West Desert. They show you how to hunt these devil birds for tons of fun, and shooting action. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on April 26, 2021.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/23/2024 Ranchers are believing in beavers. CWD ends years of research in Texas. Elk in Yellowstone are in “paradise." And more.
Beavers Why US Ranchers Are Becoming Beaver Believers As described in the article blow, the US is bringing back nature’s best firefighters: beavers. NOTE: this article was originally published to BBC Futures Apple News channel on January 11, 2024. It was written by Lucy Sherriff. For decades, beavers were considered pests – trapped and shot on sight. Now
