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Restoring Biodiversity - 7/15/2025

Restoring Biodiversity - 7/15/2025

Thank you for subscribing to the Pitchstone Waters weekly newsletter. Here is what we’ve been reading, watching and writing about over the past week… Articles U.S. Halts Livestock Imports From Mexico Again. Here Is The Reason Why The U.S. has again halted livestock imports from Mexico after

The Miracle Dogs of Chernobyl Have Evolved Into Something New, Studies Show

The Miracle Dogs of Chernobyl Have Evolved Into Something New, Studies Show

Despite dealing with extremely cold temperatures, food scarcity, and long-term radiation exposure, the Chernobyl dogs aren’t just surviving—they’re thriving.

Giant Hybrid Sheep' Created on Montana Ranch Could Bring Prison Time for 80-year-old Breeder

Giant Hybrid Sheep' Created on Montana Ranch Could Bring Prison Time for 80-year-old Breeder

Arthur Jack Schubarth, an 80-year-old rancher from Montana, pleaded guilty to creating giant hybrid Marco polo sheep and selling them at high prices

Did the First Americans Arrive via Land Bridge? This Geneticist Says No.

Did the First Americans Arrive via Land Bridge? This Geneticist Says No.

“As discussed in the book reviewed below, every new discovery of archaeological information on early Americans seems to push back the date of human arrival on this continent. This evolving theory profoundly changes our understanding of America’s natural history. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on

Culling Bucks for Genetic Improvement

Culling Bucks for Genetic Improvement: Fact or Fallacy?

As explained in the article below, deer culling does not improve deer genetics, therefore, it does not increase the antler size of the remaining bucks in the herd as many people believe—and desire. Stated differently, culling, the most-employed practice of deer “management” for the last 40 years not only

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Giving Malaria a Deadline

Here is a beneficial form of genetic tinkering which stands in contrast to the horrible GMOs which in reality are drivers of agro-chemical poison sales. We wiped out screwworm without poisons, and, we can do the same with malaria. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on September