Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Tense Moments as Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Charges Ranger Video footage has surfaced showing a Yellowstone National Park ranger firing projectiles at a grizzly bear after the bruin had charged the officer as he was outside his vehicle attempting to control traffic. NOTE: this article was originally published to USAToday.com on June 1, 2021. It was written by
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/30/2024 Are rising CO2 levels actually helping the planet? Complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock. Regenerative agriculture offers a future for sustainable farming. And more.
climate change Climate Scientists Say We Should Embrace Higher CO2 Levels While governments pour billions of dollars into lowering CO2 emissions, several climate experts say CO2 is essential and higher levels are not a problem.
Bio-Diversity Farming Sustainably with Regenerative Agriculture | Restoring Paradise At Mangarara, in New Zealand’s beautiful Hawke’s Bay, Greg Hart and his family are in the process of restoring 1500 acres of land, conventionally farmed for over 150 years, into the paradise it once was.
Animal Intelligence What Are Farm Animals Thinking? New research is revealing surprising complexity in the minds of goats, pigs, and other livestock
chukar hunting Chukar Hunting in Utah's West Desert Adam Eakle joins Brett Wannacott and friends on a chukar hunt in the mountains of Utah’s West Desert. They show you how to hunt these devil birds for tons of fun, and shooting action. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on April 26, 2021.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/23/2024 Ranchers are believing in beavers. CWD ends years of research in Texas. Elk in Yellowstone are in “paradise." And more.
Beavers Why US Ranchers Are Becoming Beaver Believers For decades, beavers were considered pests – trapped and shot on sight. Now the attitude towards nature’s best engineers is changing, and farmers are working to bring them back.
Bio-Diversity Elk in Paradise: Rancher, Ecologist, Hunter The ancient pathways of elk are the heartbeat of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—herds shifting with the seasons to sustain the wonder of this place.
Chronic Wasting Disease Chronic Wasting Disease Ends Decades of Kerr Deer Research The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said Friday that a captive, white-tailed deer in the Kerr Wildlife Management Area tested positive for chronic wasting disease, a fatal neurological disease sometimes called “zombie deer” disease.
Bio-Diversity Wildlife Using a Log Bridge in Pennsylvania This multi-season video shows bears, deer, bobcats, grouse, beavers and many other species crossing or swimming under a log which has fallen across a Pennsylvania stream. Credit: Robert Bush. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on February 22, 2021
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/16/2024 Glyophosphate no longer works. Testing procedures causing Yellowstone CWD spread. Grand Teton wildlife migrations. And more.
glyphosate The Declining Effectiveness of Roundup (Glyphosate) To top off the damage that Roundup has wreaked on habitats, biodiversity, human health and farming profits, glyophosphate, the ubiquitous herbicide’s main ingredient, no longer works. Nature has adapted by creating “Super Weeds” that are not affected by the product. The authors of the article below summarized various studies
Bio-Diversity Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations Grand Teton National Park is a magical place renowned for its scenery and abundant migratory wildlife, but the animals that call the park home only live there for part of the year. Migration Recent GPS tracking of migratory mule deer and other big game species revealed that animal trails radiate
Chronic Wasting Disease Limited Testing Might Have Slowed Yellowstone Discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease For years, everyone has known that CWD was already in, or coming to, the Yellowstone herds. Unfortunately, there is no will take the steps necessary to stop its spread. Winter feeding continues. Brucellosis remains untreated in the bison and elk herds, which makes animals more susceptible to epidemic diseases; no
Bio-Diversity Idaho Game Cam “Late summer 2020 game camera clips from Pitchstone Waters. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on July 7, 2021
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/9/2024 Colorado wolf reinitroductions are stoking political tensions. The War on Wildlife's tremendous collateral impact. Lake Trout is considered an ecosystem enemy in Yellowstone. And more.
"Wolves" Embattled Wolves Gain a New Frontier in Democrat Colorado. The Move is Stoking Political Tensions “The increasingly-authoritarian green movement routinely mandates environmental and wildlife practices, implemented in ways that ignore people and their livelihoods. Colorado wolf reintroductions are no exception. NOTE: this article was originally published to APNews.com on December 11, 2023. It was written by Matthew Brown and Jesse Bedayn. DENVER, Colo. (AP)
"Invasion Biology" The War on Lake Trout Lake trout, native to the Great Lakes and the boreal lakes of Canada and Alaska, were first “discovered” in Yellowstone Lake in 1994. Their appearance was likely the result of introduction from nearby Lewis or Shoshone lakes, where the fish were intentionally stocked more than 100 years ago. It is
Bio-Diversity BlM Ends Use of 'Cyanide Bomb' to Kill Coyotes and Other Predators, Citing Safety Concerns “This article discusses the continuing ‘War on Wildlife’ being waged against predators by government agencies. These have done vast damage to wildlife. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on November 29, 2023. It was written by Scott Sonner. ALSO: an earlier version of this posted featured an
Beaver Photographer Captures Saskatoon Beaver Bursting Through Ice 'Like Superman' A Saskatoon-based beaver has become a viral video star after a local photographer and nature enthusiast recently filmed it bursting through an ice-covered pond. NOTE: this video was originally posted to this site on December 7, 2020. — For more posts like this, in your inbox weekly – sign up for the
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 1/2/2024 A rare Piebald Cow Elk is spotted in Colorado. The Scimitar Horned Oryx has been partially restored in parts of Africa. Geologic secrets of America’s tallest single dune. And more.
Elk A Rare Piebald Cow Elk is Spotted in Colorado by a Wildlife Biologist “A rare piebald cow elk spotted in the southwestern part of Colorado. NOTE: this article was originally published to USA Today’s Apple News channel on December 11, 2023. It was written by Sarah Al-arshani. A research trip turned into a magical moment for a wildlife biologist who caught a
Bruneau Sand Dune Geologic Secrets of America's Tallest Single Dune Bruneau Sand Dunes, Idaho. Journey up this 470-ft (143 m) massive sand mountain with geology professor Shawn Willsey. Learn why this dune reaches such lofty heights, where its sand comes from, and what role the Bonneville Flood and Snake River played in this area.
Biodiversity Scimitar Horned Oryx Brought Back From Extinction The Scimitar Horned Oryx has been partially restored in parts of Africa, as described in the article below. Quoting the article, “The remarkable comeback of the scimitar horned oryx represents the restoration of not just a species, but a whole ecosystem through the role they play in it. Maintaining grasslands
