Wildlife Management

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Bio-Diversity

Beaver and Coho Salmon

Salmon and trout fishermen take note: beaver are essential to healthy fish stocks.

Rain

Growing Rain in the Desert

Landowner innovation and long-term research is showing that low-tech restoration practices not only capture more rainwater, they may create more rain.

Bio-Diversity

Soil for Water

Tina Weldon and her partner Orion are among a growing network of farmers, ranchers, and land managers are taking steps to catch and hold more water in the soil.

"Invasion Biology"

They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?

An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years.

cattle grazing

Grazing Forested Rangelands

Livestock producers use forest grazing to increase pasture acres, temporarily or permanently, while providing protection for livestock from the elements.

"Invasion Biology"

Conserving the Legacy by Wyman Meizner

The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism.

Conservation

BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area

It also creates two new types of leases focused on protecting natural areas. The BLM already leases parcels of land for extractive industries including energy development, mining and livestock grazing.

Bureau of Land Management

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Vows to Sue Over New BLM Landscape Rule

The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office said the rule directly impacts 22.8 million acres of land in Utah and, contrary to what the BLM asserts, it is not a positive step toward conservation.

Conservation

Wyman Meinzer's West Texas

A beautiful portrayal of a unique part of our country.

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.

"Invasion Biology"

Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas?

Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.

American Wood Bison

Wood Bison Reintroduction

A program in Alaska has been launched to reintroduce wood bison into the United States, as a herd was recently found in Canada. Up until the discovery, wood bison were declared extinct for decades.

"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.

Bio-Diversity

Chihuahuan Grasslands

As discussed below, Chihuahuan Desert birds can be helped by planned grazing.

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

Cutting through their environmental jargon, the  invasive species plant warriors now propose massive transplanting of non-native trees to combat ‘climate change’. They call this ‘assisted migration’. Imagine how much they can spend on this!   Look at this another way: because Mother Nature abhors a vacuum, empty ecological niches that open

"Invasion Biology"

Earthworm Invaders

“As discussed below, earthworms are invaluable to the health of many natural systems.   As also discussed, virtually any earthworm found in North America belongs to a so-called “invasive species”.  Not only do we live alongside thousands of invasive species: Life as we know it would be impossible without them.   NOTE:

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

Posted to Vimeo by Susanna Kamon, who writes, “A compilation video of some of the wildlife that visited a beaver pond in New Hampshire over a six-month period. The series shows beavers, river otters, bear mother and cubs, mink, fox, coyotes, bobcat, deer, and a variety of birds. Beavers are

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

“Wolves are even more controversial in Europe than the US. Pre-firearms Europeans lived with wolves for millennia; fear of wolves  was reality-based and deeply ingrained in European culture.   NOTE: this article was originally published to Science.org on January 24, 2023. It was written by Gennaro Tomma. Photo above by

"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

Bio-Diversity

How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie

Quoting the makers of this very interesting video, “The Nature Conservancy reintroduced 300 bison to this prairie in 1993, and the herd has grown to more than 2,000 animals today. They graze on the majority of the preserve, playing an important part in enhancing the prairies. Combined with a

"Invasion Biology"

A Plant That’s Everywhere is Fueling a Growing Risk of Wildfire Disaster

As reported in this article below, the invasive plant warriors have a new enemy. Their latest villain is grass, which CNN says is an invasive, dangerous plant.    The true problem is too few animals eating the grass. This is called ‘herbivory’. Many scientific studies show that wherever herbivory has collapsed,

Bio-Diversity

Wolverine

Quoting the producers, “Wolverines are also referred to as the glutton, carcajou, skunk bear, or quickhatch. Wolverines are the largest land-dwelling species of the family Mustelidae, carnivorous mammals that include weasels, badgers, otters, ferrets, martens, minks and wolverines, among others.”   The wolverine has a reputation for ferocity and strength out