Bio-Diversity 'Rewilding’ Horses Aims to Mitigate Wildfires, Reduce Insured Losses Wild Horse Fire Brigade’s Natural Wildfire Abatement and Forest Protection Plan is designed to relocate wild horses from Bureau of Land Management facilities into the wilderness, an effort designed to reduce the size and intensity of wildfires.
Conservation Firefighters Boost Use of Prescribed Burns in Bid to Prevent Massive Wildfires According to the article below, “The aim of the prescribed burns is to rob natural infernos of the combustible material that has stoked the megafires that have ravaged communities in the region in recent years.” Wildfires are not proliferating because of climate change. They are increasing because more and more
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/4/2023 Killing mountain lions in Wyoming. Otis, the chubby bear fan favorite. The beauty of Canada's Algonquin Provincial Park. And more….
black bears Thousands Tune In to Watch Otis, Four-Time Champ of ‘Fat Bear Week,’ on Livecam Otis the fat bear. NOTE: this article was originally published to WSJ.com on September 20, 2022. It was written by Angela Owens. A chubby favorite on the web feed from Katmai National Park, the brown bear gorges on salmon and eyes the competition KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska—
"Wolves" State Seeks to Kill 50% More Lions in Hard-hit Deer Range “Predator removals – paid for by the government for 150-years – have done vast damage to wildlife and habitat. How sad that despite all their accumulated animal knowledge and historical experience, the agencies apparently have “…learned nothing and forgotten nothing”. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on June 19,
Algonquin Provincial Park Algonquin Park Trail Camera Footage Algonquin Provincial Park is in southeastern Ontario, Canada. Its forests, rivers and numerous lakes, including the large Lake of Two Rivers, are home to moose, bears and common loons. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on November 20, 2020
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/27/2023 Most endangered white tail deer destinations. America has a pork problem. Watching cattle in Africa. And more….
Bio-Diversity 4 Most Endangered Whitetail Destinations in America Quoting the article below, “ The great state of Texas sports one of the most robust and proud deer hunting cultures in the nation, but it’s also home to what some consider the greatest threat to deer hunting in all of America: the captive deer industry. NOTE: this article was
Bio-Diversity A Bird's-eye view of the Dingambombwe Conservancy Cattle Herd Here is a great aerial time lapse visual of Africa Center for Holistic Management (ACHM) herd moving through the conservancy regenerating as they go. Note: With many thanks to the ACHM newsletter, where this was posted in June 2023. These animals are concentrated by using human herders. They are now
Bio-Diversity America Has Too Much Pork Tens-of-millions of wild pigs roam our private and public lands. These free-range animals are far more wholesome than those raised in the cruel, filthy pig farms by America’s pig oligarchs, the largest of which, Smithfield (quoted below) is owned by the Chinese. Free range pigs are kept off the
Bosque del Oso Bosque del Oso The Bosque Del Oso State Wildlife Area contains 30,000 acres of prime elk winter range. It holds some of the biggest bull elk in Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and others, preserved this area for all to access and enjoy. NOTE: this post was
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/20/2023 - Round 2 Restoring beavers to West Texas. Facing the floodwaters in California. An amazing deer migration. And more….
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/20/2023 Restoring beavers to West Texas. Facing the floodwaters in California. An amazing deer migration. And more….
Beavers 5,000 Years Later, Beavers Return to the High Plains of West Texas As discussed below. “Beavers were later trapped and exterminated nearly to extinction during the North American fur trade, which … contributed to the destruction of critical wetlands that moisturized dehydrated landscapes, supported biodiversity, and lowered temperatures all over the United States.” NOTE: this article was originally published to Texas Monthly’s
Conservation Deer 665 migrates from Wilson, WY to the Red Desert This fall Wyoming Migration Initiative posted an animation and migration tracking updates for a new yearling doe known as Deer 665. Next to Deer 255 mentioned in this article, she is only the second deer ever known to migrate from the Red Desert to Idaho. Point to point, Deer 665
Californa rain 2023 Facing the Floodwaters in California’s San Joaquin Valley Quoting the article below, “As communities like Allensworth (San Joaquin Valley) brace for the snowmelt this spring—and the floods they know are coming—this history of water theft, sabotage, and discrimination is always in the backs of their minds. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheFern.org on
Bio-Diversity Algonquin Park Wildlife Videos Algonquin Provincial Park is in southeastern Ontario, Canada. Its forests, rivers and numerous lakes, including the large Lake of Two Rivers, are home to moose, bears and common loons. NOTE: this post was orginbially published to this site on November 16, 2020.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/13/2023 Politicians are telling the Forest Service to do more to fight wildfires. Feeding wildlife is not free. Building habitat on the Snake River. And more….
Brush Politicians Tell Forest Service: Do More to Fight Wildfires “As discussed below, The Forest Service has estimated that more than 460 million acres are at moderate to high risk from wildfire.” NOTE: this article was originally published to Outsideonline.com on April 18, 2023. It was written by Susan Montoya Bryan. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Lawmakers from several western
Biodiversity Feeding the Wildlife Isn’t Free As discussed below, in private lands wildlife management, “No good deed goes unpunished”. NOTE: this article was originally published to Onland.WesternLandOwners.org on May 4, 2023. It was written by Billy Whitehurst. We Call This the Ranch’s Catch-22: the Better the Job We Do, the More of a
building habitat Building Waterfowl Habitat on the Snake River in Idaho Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area in Southwest Idaho provides an important stop over for resident and migrating ducks and geese. Habitat biologists strive to create the perfect mix of open water, cover and food. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on November 9, 2020
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 6/6/2023 North America's early history with horses. And how Indigenous people intereacted with them. Elk numbers and how our forests play a role. And more….
"Invasion Biology" Horse Nations Coming home: As discussed below, “Horses evolved millions of years ago in North America and, after spreading to Eurasia and Africa, went extinct in their homeland at the end of the last ice age. Along with nearly 40 other species of megafauna, from saber-toothed tigers and mammoths to camels, they
"Wolves" Wolf Caught Swimming Off Remote Part of Vancouver Island “A British Columbia woman was on a boat at the right time and managed to see a wolf swimming near Kyuquot Sound off the coast of Vancouver Island. NOTE: this article was originally published to VancouverisAwesome.com on March 30, 2023. It was written by Alanna Kelly. — Maxine Caroline Gillette
"Invasion Biology" RESEARCH ARTICLE ON HORSES: Early Dispersal of Domestic Horses Into the Great Plains and Northern Rockies Are horses native to, or so-called “invasive exotics“ in North America? As discussed below, “Horses were deeply integrated into Indigenous (American Indian) societies before the arrival of 18th-century (1700’s) European observers, as reflected in herd management, ceremonial practices, and culture. “This study established that Indigenous peoples were living and
