Restoring Biodiversity - 7/8/2025

Scientists Put Motion Cameras Along the US-Mexico Border To Spy on Wildlife. The screwworm could be back as soon as this summer. A wonderful video from the Mule Deer Foundation. And more….

Restoring Biodiversity - 7/8/2025
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We are thinking of all the families and people impacted by the Texas floods this past weekend in the Kerrville area.

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


Articles

Scientists Put Motion Cameras Along the US-Mexico Border To Spy on Wildlife. The Footage is Spectacular — And Telling.

Scientists Put Motion Cameras Along the US-Mexico Border To Spy on Wildlife. The Footage is Spectacular — And Telling.

Over roughly two years, from 2020 to 2022, the cameras captured hundreds of hours of footage, including more than 21,000 clips with mammals, said Marín, a National Geographic Explorer and postdoctoral scientist at the nonprofit Conservation Science Partners.

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Videos

A Deadly Parasite's Return Threatens US Ranchers

A Deadly Parasite's Return Threatens US Ranchers

After being eradicated in the US in the 1980s, the screwworm could be back as soon as this summer.

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Tribute to Mule Deer

A wonderful video from the Mule Deer Foundation.

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Allan Savory: Planned Cattle Grazing Where the Rubber Hits the Road

Allan Savory: Planned Cattle Grazing Where the Rubber Hits the Road

In this 45-minute video, the Dean of holistic range science – Allan Savory – discusses on-the-ground application of holistic planned grazing. West Texas and New Mexico ranchers will find many helpful insights, observations and suggestions in this wide-ranging discussion of range and wildlife practices.

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