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Ranching Alongside Predators in an Idaho Forest

  • Chris Gill

Chris Gill

31 Aug 2020
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“Using domestic animals to restore overgrown forest near Yellowstone Park in Idaho.”

Cattle, Goats, Bears and Cougar from Christopher Gill on Vimeo.

Desertification Is a Loss of Function, Not a Label

Desertification Is a Loss of Function, Not a Label

Desertification is best understood through soil cover, erosion, infiltration and recovery—not as a political label or a verdict based on rainfall.
26 Oct 2026 3 min read
Southern California Burns Again: The 2018 Warning Agencies Ignored

Southern California Burns Again: The 2018 Warning Agencies Ignored

In 2018, William E. Simpson II warned that declining herbivore populations and accumulating vegetation could worsen wildfire risks. He revisits that warning and makes the case for testing wild horses as part of fuel management.
24 Oct 2026 5 min read
Landscape-Scale Ecological Benefits of Properly Managed Free-Roaming Wild Horses in Appropriate Wilderness Ecosystems  An Empirical and Scientific Synthesis Mini-Dissertation

Landscape-Scale Ecological Benefits of Properly Managed Free-Roaming Wild Horses in Appropriate Wilderness Ecosystems An Empirical and Scientific Synthesis Mini-Dissertation

Drawing on more than a decade of field observation and supporting scientific literature, this paper examines how properly managed free-roaming wild horses may reduce wildfire fuels, disperse seeds, preserve genetic diversity, and contribute to landscape-scale ecological function.
24 Oct 2026 13 min read
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