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Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks

Surviving Grand Teton: America's National Parks

A cast of animals, from tiny pikas to world-famous grizzly bears, tough it out to survive in this iconic, wild wonder of the West

This Beaver Dam is So Huge, You Can See It from Space

This Beaver Dam is So Huge, You Can See It from Space

In Canada, a beaver family has built a dam extending 850m – that’s more than twice as long as the Hoover Dam. It’s so big it can be seen from outer space.

Colorado Has Wolves Again For The First Time In 80 Years. Why Are They Dying?

Colorado Has Wolves Again For The First Time In 80 Years. Why Are They Dying?

A controversial reintroduction program is off to a messy start.

The Hunt For Earth’s Most Mysterious Creatures Is Turning Up Extraordinary Results

The Hunt For Earth’s Most Mysterious Creatures Is Turning Up Extraordinary Results

Scientists are looking for the "dark matter" of the animal kingdom — and it's revealing how little we know about life on our planet.

Wolves in Yellowstone

A miracle that proves we must take care of our amazing planet.

Wildlife Survival in Yellowstone

Wildlife Survival in Yellowstone

This is the Yellowstone you never knew.

Restoring the Western Water Cycle

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Restoring the Western Water Cycle

Hosted by WLA's Jake Lebsack and featuring groundbreaking scientists Dr. David Ellison, Dr. Makenzie Skiles and Zuzka Mulkerin. This webinar was recorded live on January 15th, 2025.

'Prairie Strips' Bring Beauty to Farms With Big Environmental Benefits

'Prairie Strips' Bring Beauty to Farms With Big Environmental Benefits

Farmers in Iowa have added “prairie strips” alongside rows of corn and soybeans to help halt serious environmental challenges inherent to farming.

'Landscape of Fear' Not Impacting Yellowstone's Elk

'Landscape of Fear' Not Impacting Yellowstone's Elk

Predation by animals and humans, not behavioral change, was what lightened the impact of elk on young trees.

Why Beavers Were Parachuted Into the Idaho Wilderness 73 Years Ago

Why Beavers Were Parachuted Into the Idaho Wilderness 73 Years Ago

The traditional way of relocating “nuisance” beavers in the 1940s wasn’t working. To increase the survival rate, one conservation officer turned to—yes—parachutes.

Fishing Limit Will Increase Ahead of Lake Poisonings

Fishing Limit Will Increase Ahead of Lake Poisonings

The war on wildlife continues, with a new front opening in Utah.

Revitalizing Ruffed Grouse Habitat: A Call for Sustainable Forestry

Aspen Forest Management

Revitalizing Ruffed Grouse Habitat: A Call for Sustainable Forestry

These active forestry management practices are necessary wherever there are Ruffed Grouse, including especially in the decadent Lodgepole/Douglass Fir/Aspen forests of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. In this thought-provoking video, Nick Biemiller, the Southern Appalachian Forest Conservation Director for the Ruffed Grouse Society sheds light on the alarming decline

Horse Roundups! Can they be stopped with ‘Fertility Control’?

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Horse Roundups! Can They be Stopped With 'Fertility Control'?

The debate about wild horses becomes easier when approached holistically.

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.

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"Invasion Biology"

Earthworm Invaders

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

Plan to Allow Wolf Hunting in Europe to Spare Livestock Could Backfire, Some Scientists Say

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

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Ecologist Suzanne Simard Wants To Change The Way We Look At Trees

Suzanne Simard has spent more than 40 years studying the mysteries of the forest. Now, her memoir is hitting the big screen—transforming how the world looks at trees

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"Invasion Biology"

Functional Traits - Not Nativenes - Shape the Effects Of Large Mammalian Herbivores on Plant Communities

Large mammalian herbivores (megafauna) have experienced extinctions and declines since prehistory.