Featured 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.
Featured Our Resources The objective of biodiversity conservation is to maintain viable native animal and plant populations of all kind.
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.
Resources A California Town’s Beloved 400-pound Bear Attacked a Woman. Now He’s Dead, and Locals Want Justice The killing of a large bear known to raid campsites near the Sierra tourist town of Mammoth Lakes has sparked an outcry that many hope will change how state and federal officials manage California’s growing population of habituated black bears and also deal with people who encounter them.
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 ecoysytem builds upon that change.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/17/2024 Sludge spread on farmlands contains toxic chemical concentrations. Federal government losed water rights case in Idaho. Tom Opre's mission to educate the world. And more
food supply Toxic Sludge Fertilizer The Times dug into the widespread use of sewage sludge as fertilizer, which is sometimes heavily contaminated by “forever chemicals.”
Wildlife Management The Last Keeper - Special Interview with Tom Opre Tom discusses the Shepherds of Wildlife Society and their mission to educate the world about wildlife management.
Water Management Federal Government Loses Idaho Water Rights Case The U.S. District Court for the District of Idaho partially struck down several Idaho laws regulating water rights on federal lands. The court found some provisions unconstitutional but upheld a law concerning the forfeiture of water rights if they remain unused.
Bio-Diversity Grizzly Pond Wildlife, Summer 2021 ‘Grizzly Pond’ has proven very popular with wildlife.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/10/2024 Texas takes its first steps to protect its mountain lions. The history of conservation. California dam demolitions a victory for some, devastation for others. And more...
Resources Texas Takes Its First Steps to Protect Its Mountain Lions While many other states limit hunting of the apex predator, Texas is only now introducing rules to ban canned hunts and require regular checking of traps.
Cattle Holistic Management vs Conventional Management: A Stark Look The footage serves as a powerful testament to the effectiveness of Holistic Management.
Conservation History of Conservation There are certain people and organizations — all tied to political leaders — who romanticize the concept of a land with vast wildlife areas from sea to sea.
Fisheries California Dam Demolitions a Victory for Some, Devastation for Others "When people and their livelihoods are given equal weight with environmental outcomes, are dam removals good or bad?"
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 9/3/2024 Are dam removals good or bad? Are wild (feral) pigs an invasive species in Britain? How holistic management restores grasslands from land that’s degraded to desert. And more...
Fisheries With Dams Removed, Salmon Will Have the Run of a Western River The nation’s largest dam removal project is nearly complete after a lengthy campaign by Native tribes to restore the river at the California-Oregon border.
Resources The Loch Ness Monster Has Company in the Neighborhood: Wild Boars Local residents say the animals are roaming the roads and hills around the lake, tearing up lawns and terrorizing sheep.
Bio-Diversity Examples of Grassland Restoration - Excerpt from Talk by Allan Savory at Tufts University Excerpted from Allan Savory's presentation on January 25, 2013 at Tufts University's Fletcher School
Resources Hydrogen Hubs Threaten to Drain West Texas of Water The latest buzz among urban economic developers in West Texas revolves around “Hydrogen Hubs,” where hydrogen can be extracted from groundwater and converted into energy
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 8/27/2024 Draining West Texas of its precious water resources. The war on wildlife continues, with a new front opening in Utah. Can sheep save the planet? And more...
food supply Robert F. Kennedy: The Harmful Effects Of Glyphosate, The Most Common Agrochemical We’re living in an age where it’s increasingly hard to avoid exposure to toxins.
Fisheries Fishing Limit Will Increase Ahead of Lake Poisonings The war on wildlife continues, with a new front opening in Utah.
"Invasion Biology" Can Sheep Save the Planet? Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” states Allan Savory in his quiet but inspirational form.