Restoring Biodiversity - 6/20/2023
Restoring beavers to West Texas. Facing the floodwaters in California. An amazing deer migration. And more….
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Articles
5,000 Years Later, Beavers Return to the High Plains of West Texas
As discussed below. “Beavers were later trapped and exterminated nearly to extinction during the North American fur trade, which … contributed to the destruction of critical wetlands that moisturized dehydrated landscapes, supported biodiversity, and lowered temperatures all over the United States.”
Facing the Floodwaters in California’s San Joaquin Valley
Quoting the article below, “As communities like Allensworth (San Joaquin Valley) brace for the snowmelt this spring—and the floods they know are coming—this history of water theft, sabotage, and discrimination is always in the backs of their minds.
Video
Deer 665 migrates from Wilson, WY to the Red Desert
This fall Wyoming Migration Initiative posted an animation and migration tracking updates for a new yearling doe known as Deer 665. Next to Deer 255 mentioned in this article, she is only the second deer ever known to migrate from the Red Desert to Idaho. Point to point, Deer 665 moved about 166 miles to her summer range near Wilson, and including exploratory movements in Idaho, she traveled 223 miles.
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