"Wolves" Let’s Tell the Truth About Wolf Predation “As discussed below, actual livestock deaths from wolf predation are few, and greatly exaggerated. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com. It was written by Story Warren, of Writers on the Range. The return of wolves to the West has always been contentious, and the deaths last fall
Brush Bad News for Wildlife and Habitat: Use of Vietnam-Era Plant Poison More Than Quadruples The Wall Street Journal, arguably one of the most respected newspapers in the country, has swallowed the Kool-Aid, or, in this case, the 2-4-D. If readers were to accept this piece at face value, they would come to the conclusion that it is reasonable for the agrochemical giants to push
Beavers The Incredible Hulik and His Beavers Biologist Tomas Hulik spent more than 300 days and nights in the wild riverine forest along the river March, separating Slovakia and Austria. After that, Rachel, the matron of this beaver territory, allowed him to watch the daily routine and dramatic adventures of her family of five at close range.
"Invasion Biology" The Late Pleistocene of the Mojave Desert, the Peopling of the Americas, and Terminal Pleistocene Extinctions “As discussed in the paper below, recent discoveries indicate that humans arrived in North America thousands of years earlier than previously thought. If so, this earlier dating of the beginning of human hunting of American wildlife would explain the human role in the catastrophic loss of wildlife known as the
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 7/11/2023 Using prescribed burns and wild horses to prevent wildfire.
Biodiversity Breaking the Code on the Invisible Fenceline “Someday soon, a workable livestock grazing collar – such as what is described in the article below – will transform restorative grazing practices. NOTE: this article was originally published to Onland.WesternLandowners.org on April 18, 2023. It was written by Matthew Collins. Virtual fencing is increasing in popularity around the West
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
