Wildlife
Wildlife, especially game species, capture human’s imagination.
They are iconic symbols of the health of our wide open spaces. Attempts to manage them as if they are industrialized livestock is ill-conceived and ill-fated. Wildlife are part of nature’s whole. To improve their future, we have to improve their habitat from the soil up.
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Read more about wildlife and management practices in America:
Wolverines Are Back in the News
According to the reasoning of the author of this article, wolverine restorations will fail because of climate change, and aren’t worth the effort. With all due respect to Dr. Mason – and as he […]
The Story of Meat
Public demand for healthy, tasty food produced in a manner that respects nature is the driving force behind the growing acceptance of holistic agriculture. This 20-minute video discusses how sustainably managed livestock can help restore damaged […]
Desert Permaculture: Gulleys for Grass and Wells
Here is a gulley treatment that restores grassland and recharges aquifers. Gulleys for Grassland Restoration from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on May 8, 2017, and […]
National Park Service Reverses Course on Plan to Remove Iconic Animals: ‘This is Incredible News’
“This is a significant step in wild horse restoration.
A New Era for Bobwhite Quail
Quail Forever’s latest video on Bobwhite restoration. In order to make significant progress in restoring bobwhite quail populations, wild lands and working lands must work together for the benefit of the life they […]
SAWS Wins Battle to Control Wastewater It Releases Into San Antonio River
“This is a huge and positive development for water quality in the lower Guadalupe River, its bays, estuaries, wildlife, and fisheries.”
In a First, Federal Government Acknowledges Harms of Dams on Native American Communities
“Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Guadalupe Delta Faces Big Challenges as Water Demand Grows
All living systems function similarly so the insights below apply to deserts as well as marshlands and estuaries. Even in Texas, the wind blows only one way on coastal estuary water issues. As to Guadalupe-Blanco […]
Wait, Does America Suddenly Have a Record Number of Bees?
“There are over 20,000 known bee species in the world, and 4,000 of them are native to the United States. Many native bees are smaller in size than a grain of rice. Honey bees […]
Desert Permaculture: Using a Stock Tank for Irrigation
Stock tanks can be easily and cheaply modified to serve the additional purpose of restoring grasslands for cattle and wildlife. NOTE: this post was originally published on April 24, 2017, and then […]
Texas Goat ‘lawnmowing’ Service Turns Heads, Helps Trees Grow
“This article discusses how goats are employed annually at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center to clear away bracken and create space for the existing tree seed bed to grow.
Miracle in the Nevada Desert
Beaver and cattle are symbiotic. Together they can turn desert into wetlands. NOTE: this post was originally published on April 19, 2017, and then reposted on September 9, 2021
Yellowstone National Park Calls for More Bison in New Plan
The essential element for wild bison restoration is to address brucellosis. This plan – to have more bison and then kill more bison – tinkers around the edges without fundamentally addressing the problem.
Bird Flu is Highly Lethal to Some Animals, but Not to Others. Scientists Want to Know Why
According to the experts quoted below, “The only thing predictable about (bird) influenza is it’s unpredictable.”
Trees Are Spreading Across the Great Plains. They’re Actually Making Climate Change Worse
According to the researchers quoted in the article below, “…adding trees is negative for the climate in most temperate grasslands, savannas and shrublands globally.” The primary cause of tree and brush invasion is that […]
Plow and Tractor for Desert Grassland Keyline Subsoiling
What plow and tractor combination is most cost effective for restoring desert grassland with Keyline water practices? We call our method of desert grassland restoration Drought Busters. It combines: (1) subsoil plowing, (2) water harvesting […]
The Diesel-Powered Beavers of the Big Hole
Irrigation canals have many unintended benefits on wild habitats and animals.
Anthropologist Documents How Women and Shepherds Historically Reduced Wildfire Risk in Central Italy
As discussed below, human impact has always been an essential ingredient in limiting the risk of forest fires. In Italy and the Mediterranean, …”forests and other plant communities have been shaped by thousands of […]
Beaver and Coho Salmon
Salmon and trout fishermen take note: beaver are essential to healthy fish stocks. Barrier from John F. Williams on Vimeo. This Video is Made for Seattle Minute Movies NOTE: this post was originally […]
Growing Rain in the Desert
As discussed below, “More available moisture on the landscape would mean more moisture in the atmosphere. More atmospheric moisture would mean more rain…”