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Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week…

Videos

China Released Thousands of Horses Into A Desert With ZERO GRASS — 5 Years Later The Map Changed

Wild horses  evolved in North America. They are an essential - though missing - element in forest, grassland, and desert health.

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Why I Hunt: A New Mexico Elk Hunt

While on a rifle elk hunt in fall of 2022, RMEF Member and Bass Pro Shops employee Ed Larson reflects on the question every hunter should be prepared to answer – Why Do I Hunt?

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Articles We Read

Inside the Race to Develop a Test for the Rare Andes Hantavirus — WIRED

A lab at the University of Nebraska has developed a test that can detect the virus before symptoms become severe. Now, it’s ready to start testing cruise ship passengers returning to the US.

A Fight Over Dirt in Utah Hints at the Future of America’s Public Lands — Bloomberg Businessweek

As the Trump administration prepares to move the US Forest Service to Utah, it’s been opening the door for unprecedented control by state and local governments—and use by industry.

Wolves Tried to Steal a Bison Carcass From a Yellowstone Grizzly. It Didn’t Go Well for the Wolves. — Outside

A new clip out of Yellowstone offers a rare look at the brutal reality of kleptoparasitism in the backcountry. Watch a pack of wolves challenge a grizzly for a seat at the dinner table—that is, until “king of the carcass” griz shows up. Published: May 7, 2026 When two apex predators confront each other in Yellowstone National Park, the result is nothing short of nail-biting, edge-of-your-seat type wildlife drama. There’s a new video of an encounter that proves it. A clip captured in early May

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