moose Like Seeing Polar Bears in Texas”: A Moose on the Loose Has Become an Internet Sensation Nobody is sure how Rutt ended up hanging out in harvested cornfields, but it’s rare to see a moose in a prairie environment, said Todd Froberg, the coordinator of the big-game program at the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Bio-Diversity Hailing From the Primordial Realm, Meet Mother Nature: Goddess of Earth’s Ecosystems “Cows and other livestock once roamed across pastures, grazing on native grass and depositing their manure to help fertilize the ground. As they roamed, Mother Nature’s cycle of fertilization, resting, and restoring supported a sustainable food system.”
Grazing The Circle Ranch Herd Moving to New Pasture The WMA’s and the Big Bend National Park, are under total rest and drastic removal regimes intended to ‘protect’ the land and plants from overuse by animals, and the animals from ‘competition’.
Videos Chupacabra Nesting Area National Wildlife Refuge San Antonio artist Gary Sweeney’s take on the legendary creature of Northern Mexico.
Bighorn Circle Ranch High Country Pronghorn, Desert Bighorn Sheep and Golden Eagles in the high-desert mountains of far-West Texas.
Bighorn Lacey and Lizzie at Circle Ranch Far-West Texas has always been full of characters. The art scene has made Marfa a magnet for film makers, fashionistas, art followers and the like.
Firearms The World's Most Beautiful Shotguns Purdey production director Laurie Bayliss guides Elite Traveler through the seven key stages of the making of a gun: machine shop, barrel making, locks and triggers, auctioning, stocking, engraving and finishing.
Alaska Fat Bear Week Emerges From Scandal to Crown a New Champion Every year, the internet votes on their favorite fat bear from Katmai National Park in Alaska
Animal Migration Barriers BARRIERS captures the many challenges migrating big game animals encounter on their journeys, and the collaborative solutions that can keep migrations intact long into the future.
"Invasion Biology" The Sounds of Elk Elk, bighorn and mule deer are found together throughout the West. These species are complimentary, not ‘competitive’.
Bio-Diversity Herd Impact Husband and wife ranchers Emry Birdwell and Deborah Clark have been going against the grain of North Texas ranching for decades – hiding their ability to raise many, many more cattle per acre than any of their neighbors. They are a fiery couple, prone to snips as they get their field
food safety Shane Mahoney Speech on the Wild Harvest Initiative Shane Mahoney is widely recognized as a wildlife biologist, conservationist, and thought leader.
Videos Out Here in the Middle - Summer at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas “Out Here in The Middle” is about summer at the Circle Ranch in the high-desert mountains of far-West Texas. Wildlife, great scenery, ranching, cattle and family. “Out Here in The Middle” is performed by James McMurtry. NOTE: This was originally posted to this site in the summer of 2015. And
Bio-Diversity Yellowstone Park to Reconsider Controversial Bison Plan A new analysis of bison management could result in an expansion of where the animals are permitted to roam freely.
Hunting Mule Deer Hunting in the Sierra Diablos Circle Ranch Texas, Desert Mule Deer, Desert Bighorn NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on January 30, 2017.
beaver restoration Beaver Reintroduction in the Washington Cascades For the past 3 years, Cascade Forest Conservancy has been engaged in a large-scale beaver reintroduction project in Washington's South Cascades.
Mountain Lion Colorado Man Wakes Up to Discover a Mountain Lion Eating an Elk on His Front Porch A mountain lion takes down an elk in a Glenwood Canyon backyard, much to the homeowner’s surprise
Bio-Diversity Wyoming Elk Migration The Jackson Elk Herd, at approximately 11,000 animals, is one of the largest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the largest in the state of Wyoming.
Conservation Inspiration Texas Style Wyman Meinzer tells the stories behind select images from his book Inspiration Texas Style
Bighorn The Battle of Bighorns The battles involve rams charging at each other and colliding their massive horns. These clashes can reach speeds of up to 40 miles per hour, generating forces that are significantly greater than what would cause injury to a human skull.
Bio-Diversity Desert Bighorn Sheep and Chukar in Nevada A wonderful Desert Bighorn Sheep video from Nevada’s Department of Wildlife. The gamebirds are Chukar (Alectoris chukar), a much-treasured partridge originally native to the foothills of the Himalayas. American stock originated in Afghanistan and Nepal. Chukar have naturalized across much of the West in areas where their native food
Bio-Diversity ORVIS Moment of Chill: Playing in the Yard Young fox kits play around their den, just off the walkway near Orvis headquarters in Sunderland, Vermont. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site in February, 2022.
Wild Horse Fire Brigade Award for Volunteer Team’s Wild Horse Music Video A music video created by a collective of wild horse advocates won its category at the Equus Film and Arts Festival.
