Biodiversity How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison from the prairies, America’s grasslands all but disappeared.
"Wolves" Valerius Geist: When Do Wolves Become Dangerous to Humans? Geist became an outspoken commentator on wolves and recognized them as dangerous predators to humans.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/23/2024 Another explanation of the Pleistocene Extinctions. 10 ideas to enhance the recovery of imperiled species. WhyGrassland birds declined more than any other group of North American birds? And more...
Bison Extinctions, Scenarios, and Assumptions: Changes in Latest Pleistocene Large Herbivore Abundance and Distribution in Western North America Understanding what actually caused ancient extinctions is essential to developing ways to avoid modern extinctions.
Bio-Diversity Chihuahuan Grasslands As discussed below, Chihuahuan Desert birds can be helped by planned grazing.
Endangered Species Act A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery The Endangered Species Act’s Elusive Search to Recover Species—and What to Do About It
Bighorn Idaho's Bighorn Sheep Idaho’s big bighorn rams in the Big Lost and Hells Canyon. NOTE: this post was originally posted to this site on August 22, 2021
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/16/2024 Getting animal impact back into forests. Pleistocene extinctions, and the various theories on what caused it. Earthworms are invaluable to the health of many natural systems. And more...
"Invasion Biology" As Tree Species Face Decline, ‘Assisted Migration’ Gains Popularity in Pacific Northwest The right place to focus is in getting animal impact back into forests. This will improve habitat health, and reduce fire hazard.
"Invasion Biology" Earthworm Invaders Not only do we live alongside thousands of invasive species: Life as we know it would be impossible without them.
Pleistocene extinctions Introduction to the Volume (*American Megafaunal Extinctions..".) -- Extinction theories and theorists Scientists have been arguing for a very long time about what (or who) is to blame for the deaths. The theories tend to be unicausal; some are nearly apocalyptic and others are information-poor.
Beaver Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecosystem builds upon that change
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/9/2024 Scientists debunk climate change claims about hurricanes. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies collaborates with private landowners. Wolverine restoration in the West. And more...
Atlantic Hurricane Season ‘There’s Been No Increase’: Scientists Debunk Climate Change Claims About Hurricanes Hurricanes are now ’smaller and more compact‘ says a meteorologist, but the predicted ferocious season will become a ’political football’ for climate alarmism.
Bio-Diversity Land Stewardship on Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands of Mexico Bird Conservancy of the Rockies collaborates with private landowners across western North America, from the Northern Great Plains to the desert grasslands of Chihuahua, Mexic
Endangered Species Act 100 Years Ago, the Last Wolverine Vanished From the Rockies. Now, It May Be Coming Home. Legislators and scientists are offering a beacon of hope for the missing alpine predator.
Bio-Diversity Desert Aerators in Mexico Where brush has grown into small trees, crushing the growth is a plausible alternative to poison. Aerators can sometimes work where grades or topography make subsoil plowing impractical. Once plants are thinned, aerators might be followed by subsoiling. Smaller is better. Use of contours is essential. Applications must vary since
"Wolves" Plan to Allow Wolf Hunting in Europe to Spare Livestock Could Backfire, Some Scientists Say Many farmers support proposal to downgrade protection of wolves, which kill thousands of sheep on the continent each year
"Invasion Biology" Allan Savory and the Science of Tracking How the world’s oldest scientific method has changed everything from grazing livestock to snaring poachers
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/2/2024 Invasive plant warriors have a new enemy. How Bison are saving America's prairie. A great video on the mightly Wolverine. And more...
brush as habitat Steve Nelle on Brush: It's for the Birds Former NRCS biologist and range practitioner Steve Nelle’s vocation was wildlife and habitat management. His avocation was education of the public and landowners on those and related subjects. Here is his latest piece on brush and birds. NOTE: this article was originally published to Texas Wildlife’s January 2024
Bio-Diversity How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison from the prairies, America’s grasslands all but disappeared.
"Invasion Biology" A Plant That’s Everywhere is Fueling a Growing Risk of Wildfire Disaster A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires in the United States.
Bio-Diversity Wolverine The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out of proportion to its size (15-55 lbs), with the documented ability to kill prey many times larger than itself
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 3/26/2024 Giant hybrid sheep created on Montana ranch could bring prison time. Researchers challenge narrative on CO2 and warming correlation. And more...
