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Circle Ranch in West Texas

Experience From the High Deserts of Texas to the Rocky Mountain West.

For 20 years, our family owned and managed Circle Ranch, 32,000 acres of high desert located in the Sierra Diablo Mountains of far-West Texas. Our goal? Leaving the land more diverse, and therefore healthier, than we found it.

Our Philosophy

Wildlife and habitat only prosper when their ecosystem is in balance.

A pronghorn herd in desert grasslands of West Texas

Our Resources

The objective of biodiversity conservation is to maintain viable native animal and plant populations of all kind.

a native Elk roaming the desert grasslands of West Texas

Elk Removals Featured

Are Elk Native to Texas--Historical and Archaeological Evidence for the Natural Occurence of Elk in Texas

This paper began as an effort to persuade Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to cease its efforts to eradicate elk on the state lands which it manages in far-West Texas. Our assumption was that TPWD was acting out of a sincere misunderstanding of science, which could be corrected.

Fake Meat in Decline

Fake Meat in Decline

Beyond Meat was off to a sizzling start when it went public in 2019. Yet, something has changed over the last few years.

Physical Evidence of Pleistocene Extinctions: A New Component Added"

Physical Evidence of Pleistocene Extinctions: A New Component Added"

This paper presents findings from the inspection of multiple late Pleistocene sites in the Pacific Northwest.

What Caused the African Swine Fever Outbreak?

What Caused the African Swine Fever Outbreak?

The African Swine Fever outbreak in 2019, which ended up spreading to China, resulted in the slaughter of 200 million hogs that year, in an effort to get the disease under control.

Red Wolf Rising

Red Wolf Rising

The fight to save the world’s most endangered wolf

"Invasion Biology"

The Sounds of Elk

Elk, bighorn and mule deer are found together throughout the West. These species are complimentary, not ‘competitive’.

The Noble Mission of Tom Opre

The Noble Mission of Tom Opre

A Visionary Bridging Conservation, Human Rights, and Storytelling

Elk Mountain Project - An RMEF Film

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

Elk Mountain Project - An RMEF Film

Volunteers from onX, STIHL, Eberlestock and RMEF teamed up with community members to transform what is no longer a parking spot to nowhere.

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

Fight for Wolf Valley | Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty

Yellowstone wolves

Fight for Wolf Valley | Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty

Yellowstone’s Druid Peak wolves became the most famous wolf pack in the world. Over a 14-year reign, the pack endures invaders and epic battles.

Secrets of Marmot Hibernation

Secrets of Marmot Hibernation

A family of marmots prepares for their upcoming hibernation in a den 6 – 20 feet underground. Fourteen species of this animal are found across the world.

Buffalo Return to Indigenous Lands

Buffalo Return to Indigenous Lands

The film explores what living among the bison once again means for Native people—today and for future generations.

ORVIS–How to Spot Trout in Deep Water

ORVIS - How to Spot Trout in Deep Water

Spotting fish in deeper water is a great skill for an angler to have, and the key is to teach your eyes what to look for. Rarely will you see an actual fish shape. Instead, it’s about searching for an out-of-place “smudge” that seems as if it doesn’t

Wild Wolves: Pack Life

Wild Wolves: Pack Life

It was one of nature’s greatest experiments: bringing back wolves to Yellowstone. Anything could happen as the dramas of pack life unfold.

Shane Mahoney - a widely recognized as a wildlife biologist, conservationist, and thought leader

Shane Mahoney Speech on the Wild Harvest Initiative

Shane Mahoney is widely recognized as a wildlife biologist, conservationist, and thought leader.

Wildlife Survival in Yellowstone

Wildlife Survival in Yellowstone

This is the Yellowstone you never knew.