Texas Bison Why Are Buffalo Returning to Texas After 136 Years? The near extinction of buffalo across North America had devastating consequences—especially for Indigenous communities, for whom buffalo were a source of food, shelter, spiritual connection, and governance.
Beavers Dams They Put Beavers On Dead Land With No Trees — What Happened Next Is Unreal The remarkable saga of beaver dam restoration, the fight against beaver dam extinction, and the hidden story behind beaver dam locations extinction that once threatened entire landscapes.
Resources They Released Hundreds of Bisons Into a Dying Forest and After 10 Years, Result Was Insane Once nearly extinct, the European bison is making a powerful return to the wild.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/30/2025 The hunt for earth’s most mysterious creatures is turning up extraordinary results. Polar bears have settled in an abandoned weather station. And more....
Bears Polar Bears Have Settled in An Abandoned Weather Station Novosibirsk photographer Vadim Makhorov showed a family of polar bears who have taken over the houses of an abandoned weather station on Koluchin Island in the Chukchi Sea. The footage was captured using a drone, which the predators tried to catch with their paws and teeth.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/23/2025 Yellowstone bison are reshaping the park's ecosystems in a positive way. Results of a small tree plant. The beauty of the Navajo Nation. And more...
Yellowstone Bison Scientists Spent 6 Years Tracking Yellowstone's Great Bison Migration. What They Found is Remarkable New research from the US national park shows migrating bison enrich grasslands – boosting plant nutrition, soil health and biodiversity.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/16/2025 Balancing grizzly bear restoration with people and their livelihoods. The plan to recreate the world’s largest bison herd. Conservation using hunting as a primary tool.
Wildlife Management A Measured View On Grizzlies, From The Ground It’s disheartening to see some groups continue using crisis-based narratives to maintain donor funding instead of engaging in balanced, science-based dialogue.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/9/2025 Montana approves record high wolf kill quota. New California dam removal could restore a river — and destroy a community. Nature documentary aims to save six endangered species. And more...
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/2/2025 The reappearance of screwworm. Raising smaller animals. How the Big Beautiful Bill affects farmers and ranchers. And more...
Wild Horse Fire Brigade Increased Wildfires, Toxic Smoke & Imbalanced Ecosystems Leading to Depredation of Livestock by Apex Predators The loss of millions of critically important herbivores (deer, elk and wild horses) has resulted in several serious adverse impacts costing American taxpayers hundreds of $-billions annually.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/19/2025 Screwworm is again a problem on the Texas-Mexico border. Another tourist in Yellowstone got too close to a bison. A visually stunning celebration of what makes Texas unique. And more...
Bison Another Tourist in Yellowstone Got Too Close to a Bison. It Gored Him The Park Service has reminded visitors to keep their distance from the 2,000-pound animals after a man from New Jersey was attacked
Resources Deep in the Heart: Official Trailer Narrated by Matthew McConaughey, Deep in the Heart is Texas' first wildlife movie
Gray Wolf Rising Gray Wolf Numbers In California The gray wolf population has increased in California after vanishing for nearly a century, but livestock farms have been impacted. Farmers are unable to protect their stock from attacks, since gray wolves are protected by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service.
Resources The Hidden Talents OF Natures Unloved Animals Whether it’s their bold appearance, their unsavory hygiene habits, or their unexpected behavior, certain animals suffer from an image problem. Of course, their standout attributes can also be their superpowers.
Resources A Trail Camera Compilation Of Florida's Wildlife by Ferns.n.fawns Great videos from the Florida swamps. A Trail Camera Compilation Of Florida's Wildlife by Ferns.n.fawns byu/ExoticShock inmegafaunarewilding
Resources Onlookers Watch as Large Bison Dies in Scalding Yellowstone Hot Spring Onlookers at one of Yellowstone National Park's most popular sites watched a large bison take its final steps into a scalding hot spring and die in a horrifying reminder of what can happen away from the safety of marked paths.
Resources Hiker Survives Mountain Lion Encounter A hiker is taking a sigh of relief after coming face to face with a mountain lion. CBS News Los Angeles' Gio Insignares reports.
Resources A Sweeping New Report Shows U.S. Birds Declining Sharply Across a Range of Habitats Scientists checked in on species all over the country for the latest State of the Birds report. Nearly everywhere they looked, birds were struggling—including some that have been resilient in the past.
Resources 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
Tawny Crazy Ant These 'Crazy' Invasive Florida Pests Attack Mammals, Birds and Create Giant Supercolonies According to Texas A&M University's Urban and Structural Entomology Program, after experiencing the tawny crazy ant, most residents prefer the fire ant.
Newsletter 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….
Resources Scientists Put Motion Cameras Along the US-Mexico Border To Spy on Wildlife. The Footage is Spectacular — And Telling. Videos reveal the hidden lives of animals in the borderlands and how the wall affects them.
