American Buffalo Buffalo Facts Did you know a buffalo can jump over a six-foot fence? Or hit running speeds of 35 miles per hour? These animals may look strange and slow, but they’re a souped-up hotrod of an animal hiding in a minivan shell.
Public Land Battle for the American West How Four Elk Hunters and a Ladder Could Reshape Wyoming’s Chequered Frontiers How four elk hunters and a ladder could reshape Wyoming’s chequered frontiers
"Invasion Biology" Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas? Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.
Yellowstone The Lost History of Yellowstone: “The Big Myth About Yellowstone is That It’s a Pristine Wilderness Untouched by Humanity. Archaeological research supports and complements the tribal oral histories, and also reaches back further in time.
"Wolves" Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou A pack of wolves attacks a bull caribou near the Delta River in Alaska's Interior.
Endangered Species Act Failure to Recover The Endangered Species Act is a landmark federal law that reflects a profound commitment to the conservation of rare species. Yet after 50 years, there is ample reason to question whether the law is capable of meeting its stated goal of recovering endangered and threatened species.
Biodiversity 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.
"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.
Bison Extinctions, Scenarios, and Assumptions: Changes in Latest Pleistocene Large Herbivore Abundance and Distribution in Western North America Understanding what actually caused ancient extinctions is essential to developing ways to avoid modern extinctions.
Bio-Diversity Chihuahuan Grasslands As discussed below, Chihuahuan Desert birds can be helped by planned grazing.
Endangered Species Act A Field Guide for Wildlife Recovery The Endangered Species Act’s Elusive Search to Recover Species—and What to Do About It
Bighorn Idaho's Bighorn Sheep Idaho’s big bighorn rams in the Big Lost and Hells Canyon. NOTE: this post was originally posted to this site on August 22, 2021
"Invasion Biology" As Tree Species Face Decline, ‘Assisted Migration’ Gains Popularity in Pacific Northwest The right place to focus is in getting animal impact back into forests. This will improve habitat health, and reduce fire hazard.
"Invasion Biology" Earthworm Invaders Not only do we live alongside thousands of invasive species: Life as we know it would be impossible without them.
Pleistocene extinctions Introduction to the Volume (*American Megafaunal Extinctions..".) -- Extinction theories and theorists Scientists have been arguing for a very long time about what (or who) is to blame for the deaths. The theories tend to be unicausal; some are nearly apocalyptic and others are information-poor.
Beaver Diversity of Life at a Beaver Pond Beavers are a keystone species, because they alter their natural environment in such a way that the overall ecosystem builds upon that change
Atlantic Hurricane Season ‘There’s Been No Increase’: Scientists Debunk Climate Change Claims About Hurricanes Hurricanes are now ’smaller and more compact‘ says a meteorologist, but the predicted ferocious season will become a ’political football’ for climate alarmism.
Bio-Diversity Land Stewardship on Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands of Mexico Bird Conservancy of the Rockies collaborates with private landowners across western North America, from the Northern Great Plains to the desert grasslands of Chihuahua, Mexic
Endangered Species Act 100 Years Ago, the Last Wolverine Vanished From the Rockies. Now, It May Be Coming Home. Legislators and scientists are offering a beacon of hope for the missing alpine predator.
Bio-Diversity Desert Aerators in Mexico Where brush has grown into small trees, crushing the growth is a plausible alternative to poison. Aerators can sometimes work where grades or topography make subsoil plowing impractical. Once plants are thinned, aerators might be followed by subsoiling. Smaller is better. Use of contours is essential. Applications must vary since
"Wolves" 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
"Invasion Biology" Allan Savory and the Science of Tracking How the world’s oldest scientific method has changed everything from grazing livestock to snaring poachers
brush as habitat Steve Nelle on Brush: It's for the Birds Former NRCS biologist and range practitioner Steve Nelle’s vocation was wildlife and habitat management. His avocation was education of the public and landowners on those and related subjects. Here is his latest piece on brush and birds. NOTE: this article was originally published to Texas Wildlife’s January 2024
Bio-Diversity 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.
"Invasion Biology" A Plant That’s Everywhere is Fueling a Growing Risk of Wildfire Disaster A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires in the United States.
