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Articles

The Declining Effectiveness of Roundup (Glyphosate)

To top off the damage that Roundup has wreaked on habitats, biodiversity, human health and farming profits, glyophosphate, the ubiquitous herbicide's main ingredient, no longer works. Nature has adapted by creating "Super Weeds" that are not affected by the product.

The authors of the article below summarized various studies and concluded, “Regardless of the mechanism, the pattern is clear: silver bullets for weed control don’t exist."

The article continued, "And if another silver bullet is marketed in the future? The glyphosate story should serve as a cautionary tale. Why would we think nature would behave any differently? It won't."

Holistic management of food production is an obvious alternative.

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Limited Testing Might Have Slowed Yellowstone Discovery of Chronic Wasting Disease

For years, everyone has known that CWD was already in, or coming to, the Yellowstone herds. Unfortunately, there is no will take the steps necessary to stop its spread. Winter feeding continues. Brucellosis remains untreated in the bison and elk herds, which makes animals more susceptible to epidemic diseases; no one is willing to address this disease either.

The first step is resolving to do something about Brucellosis and CWD. This will require escaping the mental straight jacket crafted from the dual dogmas of “Hands Off (non) Management” and “Invasive Species Biology.” The next step is an “all-hands-on-deck” effort to develop vaccines and treatment programs for the wild and domestic animals which are being increasingly affected.

If we don’t take these steps, these diseases very likely will jump to human populations with potentially catastrophic consequences for people and wildlife.

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Videos

Animal Trails: Rediscovering Grand Teton Migrations

Grand Teton National Park is a magical place renowned for its scenery and abundant migratory wildlife, but the animals that call the park home only live there for part of the year.

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Idaho Game Cam

Late summer 2020 game camera clips from Pitchstone Waters.

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