deer genetics DMP Parents Don’t Pass Bigger Antlers To Wild-Born Offspring Raising big bodied, big antlered bucks is something of a pastime for a number of Texas landowners and deer managers. For many it’s simply a fun kind of pastime; for others it’s become an intensely studied and intensely applied, well-honed practice.
Conservation Abusive Land Grab of Family Farm Sadly, the history of charitable giving abounds with examples of gifts used in ways the donors would never have imagined – let alone approved.
Chronic Wasting Disease Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission Two recent cases of prion disease in the U.S. may have been caused by contaminated deer meat, though the connection is still unproven.
"Invasion Biology" Conserving the Legacy by Wyman Meizner The outstanding scientific discovery of the twentieth century is not television, or radio, but rather the complexity of the land organism.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 5/21/2024 Growing evidence that global warming equals global wetting. The quandaries we face in raising and eating animals. A beautiful portrayal of a unique part of our country. And more...
Conservation BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area It also creates two new types of leases focused on protecting natural areas. The BLM already leases parcels of land for extractive industries including energy development, mining and livestock grazing.
Bureau of Land Management Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Vows to Sue Over New BLM Landscape Rule The Utah Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office said the rule directly impacts 22.8 million acres of land in Utah and, contrary to what the BLM asserts, it is not a positive step toward conservation.
food-supply Sacred Cow Film - Official Version The world is overwhelmed when choosing what to eat. Sacred Cow probes the fundamental moral, environmental and nutritional quandaries we face in raising and eating animals.
Climate Change and Hurricanes The Science Behind Why the World Is Getting Wetter Extreme rainfall and killer floods that have struck around the globe in recent weeks have been unexpected both in their location and power.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 5/14/2024 How four elk hunters and a ladder could reshape Wyoming’s chequered frontiers. Surprising facts about buffalo. And more...
American Buffalo Buffalo Facts Did you know a buffalo can jump over a six-foot fence? Or hit running speeds of 35 miles per hour? These animals may look strange and slow, but they’re a souped-up hotrod of an animal hiding in a minivan shell.
Public Land Battle for the American West How Four Elk Hunters and a Ladder Could Reshape Wyoming’s Chequered Frontiers How four elk hunters and a ladder could reshape Wyoming’s chequered frontiers
"Invasion Biology" Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas? Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 5/7/2024 The big myth about Yellowstone. Research being carried out at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. A pack of wolves attacks a bull caribou. And more...
Yellowstone The Lost History of Yellowstone: “The Big Myth About Yellowstone is That It’s a Pristine Wilderness Untouched by Humanity. Archaeological research supports and complements the tribal oral histories, and also reaches back further in time.
Wildlife & Hunting Research Being Carried Out at the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute “We’re particularly interested in how different habitat management techniques influence the productivity and nutritional condition of the deer herd”
"Wolves" Alaska: Wolves vs Bull Caribou A pack of wolves attacks a bull caribou near the Delta River in Alaska's Interior.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/30/2024 Limited wolf and bear hunting are necessary. Program reintroduces previously-believed extinct wood bison. And more...
Endangered Species Act Failure to Recover The Endangered Species Act is a landmark federal law that reflects a profound commitment to the conservation of rare species. Yet after 50 years, there is ample reason to question whether the law is capable of meeting its stated goal of recovering endangered and threatened species.
American Wood Bison Wood Bison Reintroduction A program in Alaska has been launched to reintroduce wood bison into the United States, as a herd was recently found in Canada. Up until the discovery, wood bison were declared extinct for decades.
Biodiversity How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison from the prairies, America’s grasslands all but disappeared.
"Wolves" Valerius Geist: When Do Wolves Become Dangerous to Humans? Geist became an outspoken commentator on wolves and recognized them as dangerous predators to humans.
Newsletter Restoring Biodiversity - 4/23/2024 Another explanation of the Pleistocene Extinctions. 10 ideas to enhance the recovery of imperiled species. WhyGrassland birds declined more than any other group of North American birds? And more...
Bison Extinctions, Scenarios, and Assumptions: Changes in Latest Pleistocene Large Herbivore Abundance and Distribution in Western North America “Here is another explanation of the Pleistocene Extinctions, the catastrophic event in natural history wherein over 50-large species abruptly disappeared from North America 10-12,000-years ago. Humans and climate warming are usually blamed. This author says that we should consider that more was going on than new external pressures. There
