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Sacred Cow Film – Official Version

Sacred Cow Film - Official Version

The world is overwhelmed when choosing what to eat. Sacred Cow probes the fundamental moral, environmental and nutritional quandaries we face in raising and eating animals.

The Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter

Climate Change and Hurricanes

The Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter

Extreme rainfall and killer floods that have struck around the globe in recent weeks have been unexpected both in their location and power.

Wyman Meinzer's West Texas

Wyman Meinzer's West Texas

A beautiful portrayal of a unique part of our country.

American Buffalo

Buffalo Facts

Did you know a buffalo can jump over a six-foot fence? Or hit running speeds of 35 miles per hour? These animals may look strange and slow, but they’re a souped-up hotrod of an animal hiding in a minivan shell.

Battle for the American West How Four Elk Hunters and a Ladder Could Reshape Wyoming’s Chequered Frontiers

Battle for the American West How Four Elk Hunters and a Ladder Could Reshape Wyoming’s Chequered Frontiers

How four elk hunters and a ladder could reshape Wyoming’s chequered frontiers

beavers in West texas

"Invasion Biology"

Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas?

Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.

The Lost History of Yellowstone

The Lost History of Yellowstone: “The Big Myth About Yellowstone is That It’s a Pristine Wilderness Untouched by Humanity.

Archaeological research supports and complements the tribal oral histories, and also reaches back further in time.

a deer is standing in the tall grass

Wildlife & Hunting

Research Being Carried Out at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

“We’re particularly interested in how different habitat management techniques influence the productivity and nutritional condition of the deer herd”

Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou

Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou

A pack of wolves attacks a bull caribou near the Delta River in Alaska's Interior.

yellow and black bird on brown tree branch during daytime

Endangered Species Act

Failure to Recover

The Endangered Species Act is a landmark federal law that reflects a profound commitment to the conservation of rare species. Yet after 50 years, there is ample reason to question whether the law is capable of meeting its stated goal of recovering endangered and threatened species.

Wood Bison Reintroduction

American Wood Bison

Wood Bison Reintroduction

A program in Alaska has been launched to reintroduce wood bison into the United States, as a herd was recently found in Canada. Up until the discovery, wood bison were declared extinct for decades.

How Bison Are Saving America’s Lost Prairie

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.

Geist on 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.

Extinctions, Scenarios, and Assumptions: Changes in Latest Pleistocene Large Herbivore Abundance and Distribution in Western

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.

Chihuahuan Grasslands

Chihuahuan Grasslands

As discussed below, Chihuahuan Desert birds can be helped by planned grazing.

brown and white owl

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

Idaho’s Bighorn Sheep

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

As Tree Species Face Decline, ‘assisted Migration’ Gains Popularity in Pacific Northwest

"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.

a snake that is laying on the ground

"Invasion Biology"

Earthworm Invaders

Not only do we live alongside thousands of invasive species: Life as we know it would be impossible without them.

a skeleton of an animal

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.