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Game Videos Fall 2014

These videos were taken at what we call Sheep Tank, a water point that overlooks one of our largest canyons. Many species share this water, with no visible conflict with each other, or harm to habitat. Big Horn: Elk: Mule Deer: Quail: Others: Biodiversity is good, not bad, for our

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Restoring Desert Grasslands or Creating Desert Badlands?

For 60 years, this National Park Service land has been “protected” from cattle, unintentionally accelerating its desertification. Here is a typical Big Wildlife program being pursued at Big Bend National Park to “protect” degrading habitat. (ABOVE PDF can be viewed here -> ) I don’t doubt the sincerity or

The Role of Aoudad in Restoration of High-Desert Mountain Wildlife and Habitat

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The Role of Aoudad in Restoration of High-Desert Mountain Wildlife and Habitat

At Circle Ranch we understand that biodiversity is good, not bad, and act accordingly. In that context, here is common sense on aoudad. The Ammotragus Advantage …by Brandt Buchanan To begin, I would like to declare that the following theories have not been proven by any specific study pertaining to

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Out Here in The Middle

Out Here in The Middle is a short video about summer at the Circle Ranch, in the high-desert mountains of far-West Texas.

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Desert Restoration: Aoudad, Mule Deer and Summer Rain

These short videos were taken in August 2014 at “Sheep Tank,” which is on the south edge of the Circle Ranch, at an elevation of approximately 5,500 feet. Sheep Tank is in a long, broad valley, which is approximately 1,000 feet higher than our lowest desert, and 1,

High-Desert Restoration Technicians: June 2014

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High-Desert Restoration Technicians: June 2014

Bighorn and aoudad play an indispensable role in maintaining healthy habitat in the extreme upper elevations of our far-West Texas mountains. Contrary to game manager ‘urban legend’, these animals are socially compatible, and improve habitat conditions for one another. Here are cool videos of bighorn and aoudad sharing water, taken

Desert Grassland Restoration Crew at Work: June 2014

Desert Grassland Restoration Crew at Work: June 2014

This blog was established to promote the use of sound science in our wildlife and habitat management practices. We devote a lot of time to talking about the role of cattle delivering the animal impact which grasslands require. In fact, most of our animal impact comes from the wild animals

Sunset, Wildlife and Coyote Herding Quail

Sunset, Wildlife and Coyote Herding Quail

Here are videos taken in late 2013 at Sheep Tank. The last one shows a coyote trailing a covey of quail.

Invasive Species Eradications: "The Rest of the Story"

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Invasive Species Eradications: "The Rest of the Story"

If you have bought into Big Wildlife’s ‘invasive species crisis,’ and believe that eradicating and poisoning of ‘invasive’ species of plants and wild animals are based on science, or benefit ecosystems including wildlife and habitat, you need to hear “The Rest of the Story.” David I. Theodoropoulos directs the

Circle Ranch Game Cameras: May 2014

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Circle Ranch Game Cameras: May 2014

“Competition” or Cooperation? Here are links to some great pictures of many species sharing water and habitat at the Circle Ranch. Several of the species photographed such as the aoudad and bighorn pictured above, are said by game ‘managers’ to be incompatible. ‘Exotics’, these ‘experts’ say, harm bighorn, deer, pronghorn,

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Circle Ranch Game Cameras: March 15, 2014

Here are links to some great pictures of many species sharing water and habitat at the Circle Ranch. Several, like aoudad and bighorn, are thought to be hostile to each other, and incompatible: That belief is wrong, as these photos show. Diablo Peak: Sheep Tank: Tres Papalotes: Bezos Fenceline: Oncie

Aoudad, The Bogus Boogeyman

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Aoudad, The Bogus Boogeyman

Eradication Science or Eradication Snake Oil? This piece asks common sense questions about the increasing use of wild animal eradication as a primary conservation tool, and about the foundations on which these practices rest: Why have eradications become so prevalent? Do eradications advance conservation? Are eradications based on science or