Restoring Biodiversity - 5/28/2024
DMP parents don’t pass bigger antlers. Two hunters die of rare prion disease. BLM’s proposed Public Lands Rule could effectively lock out traditional activities. And more...
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Articles
DMP Parents Don’t Pass Bigger Antlers To Wild-Born Offspring
As discussed below, ‘managing’ deer for antler size produces bigger antlers in the short term, but harms animal genetics in their descendants.
This should come as no surprise: The history of animal husbandry is that when bred for one characteristic, the health of the breed declines.
Two Hunters Died of Rare Prion Disease. Doctors Suspect a First-of-Its Kind Deer Transmission
As discussed below, ‘managing’ deer for antler size produces bigger antlers in the short term, but harms animal genetics in their descendants.
This should come as no surprise: The history of animal husbandry is that when bred for one characteristic, the health of the breed declines.
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox Vows to Sue Over New BLM Landscape Rule
According to Utah Governor Cox , BLM’s proposed Public Lands Rule could effectively lock out traditional activities such as livestock grazing, certain recreational uses and commercial hunt guiding.
This would be very bad for wildlife and wildlife habitat.
BLM to Finalize Rule Allowing Federal Leases Targeted at Protection of Natural Area
This rule is widely seen as anti-cattle and hunting.
Videos
Abusive Land Grab of Family Farm
The video below tells how a conservation easement that promised to ‘protect’ farming was used to block farming.
BEWARE: A growing problem with conservation easements is that the current generation of administrators are increasingly “progressive” (left leaning) and as such, oppose ranching, farming, hunting and human use, as part of their progressive vision of (‘hands-off’) conservation.
Sadly, the history of charitable giving abounds with examples of gifts used in ways the donors would never have imagined - let alone approved.
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.
Only those who know the most about it can appreciate how little we know about it.”
…Aldo Leopold
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