Bison New Research Documents Domestic Cattle DNA In Modern Bison Herds As reported below, Texas A&M says there is no such thing as genetically-pure North American bison, including Yellowstone Park’s. While good to know, this discovery shouldn’t change bison restoration efforts. There’s nothing new in genetic “drift”, because after 150-years of restoration releases using long distance
Betty Shahan Stewardship with Vision – Episode 3: Betty Shahan Through a lifetime on the land in southern Colorado, Betty Shahan has served as a leader in integrating conservation and ranching. The Chama Peak Land Alliance, of which Betty is a founding member, is a landowner-led organization working collaboratively to improve the health and productivity of a vitally important watershed
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 11/29/2022 Articles Due to human releases, we have exotic bugs, plants, and animals everywhere. Here’s one of the latest. A possible means of control: put it out in South Louisiana that they are really tasty – but illegal to hunt. Quoting the article above, “Faced with costly new regulations that included
horses and wildfire Equilibrium / Sustainability — Wild Horses Could Help Temper Western Wildfires Using so-called “problem” wild horses to reduce wildfire is an idea whose time has come. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheHill.com on August 2, 2022. It was written by Saul Elbe and Sharon Udasin. As a massive wildfire rages along California’s northern border, one rancher is
feral hog problem ‘Hakuna Matata': Viral Tiktok Video Claims Warthogs Are the Newest Invasive Species in Texas “Due to human releases, we have exotic bugs, plants, and animals everywhere. Here’s one of the latest. A possible means of control: put it out in South Louisiana that they are really tasty – but illegal to hunt. NOTE: this article was originally published to ExpressNews.com on September 8,
Chinook salmon To Save Salmon, U.S. Approves Largest Dam Removal in History “Quoting the article below, “Faced with costly new regulations that included building fish screens and ladders, the company (power utility PacifiCorp, a unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway) instead entered an agreement with the tribes and the U.S. government to decommission the dams”. NOTE: this article was originally
Conservation On the Elk Trail: Episode 2 - Elk Migration In 2018, a biologist and a filmmaker used camera traps to film the entire fall migration of an elk herd in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem of western Wyoming. During the project’s first week a snowstorm hit, which prompted a large group migration. En route they displayed a variety of
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 11/22/2022 Articles A recent study led by scientists with The University of Texas at Austin finds that a site in New Mexico offers some of the most conclusive evidence for humans settling in North America much earlier than conventionally thought. These findings are consistent with radio carbon dates found at Circle
Clovis New Mexico Mammoths Among Best Evidence for Early Humans in North America These findings are consistent with radio carbon dates found at Circle Ranch Indian Cave in 2011 and 2013, as reported on this blog. NOTE: this article was originally published to News.UTexas.edu on September 14, 2022. AUSTIN, Texas — About 37,000 years ago, a mother mammoth and her calf
Catastrophic wildfires Wild Horses Can Prevent Out-of-Control Wildfires Out West, Researcher Says. Here’s How Roaming wild horses may help cut down on the size and intensity of wildfires out west, according to research from the Wild Horse Fire Brigade. NOTE: this article was originally published to SacBee.com on October 18, 2022. It was written by By Brooke Baitinger. Roaming wild horses may help
Biodiversity Stewardship with Vision – Episode 2: Malpai Borderlands Group In the high desert of southern Arizona and New Mexico, almost a million acres of important habitats and nearly 30 at-risk species are being protected and conserved…by a coalition of ranchers who manage from “The Radical Center”… – The Malpai Borderlands Group NOTE: this post was originally published to this
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity 11/15/2022 Articles This recent moose hunt was conducted from Pitchstone Waters Ranch. As discussed above, many landowners want to remove nuisance beavers from their property. And, when they do, they often turn to trappers, some of whom now turn to Wyoming Wetlands Society for payment — and to get the beavers off
Culling Wild Deer Populations The Culling Effect The Comanche Ranch conducted a 15-year “capture study’ with 15,000 wild deer captures. The focus was DNA, culling, and feeding. The conclusion of the culling portion is that culling DOES NOT WORK – and in fact harms – deer size. A major book is about to be published on this study.
beaver relocation Nearly 80 Gnaw-ty Beavers Move to Wilder Neighborhoods “As discussed below, many landowners want to remove nuisance beavers from their property. And, when they do, they often turn to trappers, some of whom now turn to Wyoming Wetlands Society for payment — and to get the beavers off their hands. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com.
Bio-Diversity Rotational Cattle Grazing to Restore Degraded Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands and Promote Watershed Health Describing the Mimms Ranch in Marfa, Texas, the authors write, “The Foundation aims for practical conservation, with the belief that restored grasslands improve overall watershed health, resources for native wildlife, and continued support of ranching.” NOTE: this article was originally published to usbr.maps.arcgis.com. As well – it was
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 11/8/2022 Articles “Because predation alone will not control elk numbers, reducing the Teton Park elk herd through hunting is essential to the health of elk populations. Removing hunting led to overpopulation. This harmed habitat. Huge feeding stations were intended to over-winter surplus elk, but an unintended consequence was that they spread
bull moose An Idaho Moose Hunt This recent moose hunt was conducted from Pitchstone Waters Ranch. Idaho Unit 62 Moose Hunt: October 19th – 24th 2022 By Jason Lepak, MD, Tulsa Oklahoma In May I drew the once in a lifetime Idaho Moose Tag for Hunting Unit 62. This zone is as rugged as it is naturally
Conservation The Shooter The World’s Greatest Wildlife Photographer A Nebraska native, Thomas Mangelsen’s love of nature, his life outdoors and business success were heavily influenced by his father. An avid sportsman, Harold Mangelsen took his sons to favorite blinds along the Platte River in Nebraska to observe the great flocks of
Elk Elk Reduction Hunt in Grand Teton Begins Next Week “Because predation alone will not control elk numbers, reducing the Teton Park elk herd through hunting is essential to the health of elk populations. Removing hunting led to overpopulation. This harmed habitat. Huge feeding stations were intended to over-winter surplus elk, but an unintended consequence was that they spread elk
Bio-Diversity Yellowstone Elk Migration Trail: Amazing Camera Trap Highlights Like rivers, Yellowstone’s migration corridors have many tributaries. One of these passes through Pitchstone Waters Ranch. We see herds of as many as 100 elk exiting the national forest, passing through our meadows and across the Fall River, and then reentering national forest to the north. They are headed
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 11/1/2022 Articles As discussed above, industrial compounds used in numerous products, such as nonstick cookware and clothing are increasingly found in wild game and fish. This poses a health threat to animals and humans. Today’s run on western land is spreading not American power but five-star living dressed up as
deer ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Deer, Fish Challenge Hunters, Tourism “As discussed below, industrial compounds used in numerous products, such as nonstick cookware and clothing are increasingly found in wild game and fish. This poses a health threat to animals and humans. NOTE: this article was originally published to APNews.com on October 5, 2022. It was written by Patrick
Bear Grizzly Bear Attacks Prey A grizzly chases down and kills an elk calf. Terms like predation and harvest sugarcoat that hunters and predators kill. Nature is brutal; everything feeds on something. Treasured species like elk are harmed when managed as free-ranging pets. NOTE: this video was originally published to NationalGeographic.co.uk on January
Artificial Beaver Dam Videos Pitchstone Waters Artificial Beaver Dams #4 At Pitchstone Waters in Idaho, we spanned an entire valley with two artificial beaver dams. Doing this presented special problems. Fourth in a series. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on December 23, 2019 — For more posts like this, in your inbox weekly – sign up for the
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 10/25/2022 Articles This excellent article from the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC), a free market environmental think tank based in Bozeman, discusses the barriers faced by U.S. Forest Service in expanding its forest restoration efforts. Free-roaming horses and burros are dying hard deaths on Western rangeland that’s already
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