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Since the beginning of time, species have spread and contracted their ranges. A variety of factors including weather and climate influenced their spread and movement. Arguably, one of the most important modern factors is human influence.

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Far-West Texas Mountain Wildlife 1

The series contains many wildlife photos, and, discusses holistic wildlife management practices.

Cattle

Holistic Management vs Conventional Management: A Stark Look

The footage serves as a powerful testament to the effectiveness of Holistic Management.

food supply

Robert F. Kennedy: The Harmful Effects Of Glyphosate, The Most Common Agrochemical

We’re living in an age where it’s increasingly hard to avoid exposure to toxins.

Fisheries

Fishing Limit Will Increase Ahead of Lake Poisonings

The war on wildlife continues, with a new front opening in Utah.

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Can Sheep Save the Planet?

Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,” states Allan Savory in his quiet but inspirational form.

Fisheries

Salmon Farms in Patagonia Face Growing Opposition

Salmon farming as practiced is rife with environmental problems, as discussed below.

habitat restoration

King Charles: How Cattle Can Restore Habitat and Wildlife

Prince Charles comments on Allan Savory and his integrated approach to ranching and farming, and the role ruminants for the health of grasslands.

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Holistic Management at Work

Holistic management uses a long term planning process that assigns to environmental and social outcomes the same importance as profits.  In addition to being particularly suited to the deserts of far-West Texas, its grazing and wildlife practices will work anywhere in the West.      NOTE: this post was originally published to

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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 ranch and farm lands.      NOTE: this post was originally published on April 26, 2017,

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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

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They Shoot Owls in California, Don’t They?

An audacious federal plan to protect the spotted owl would eradicate hundreds of thousands of barred owls in the coming years.

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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.

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Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas?

Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.

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As Tree Species Face Decline, ‘Assisted Migration’ Gains Popularity in Pacific Northwest

Cutting through their environmental jargon, the  invasive species plant warriors now propose massive transplanting of non-native trees to combat ‘climate change’. They call this ‘assisted migration’. Imagine how much they can spend on this!   Look at this another way: because Mother Nature abhors a vacuum, empty ecological niches that open

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Earthworm Invaders

“As discussed below, earthworms are invaluable to the health of many natural systems.   As also discussed, virtually any earthworm found in North America belongs to a so-called “invasive species”.  Not only do we live alongside thousands of invasive species: Life as we know it would be impossible without them.   NOTE:

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Allan Savory and the Science of Tracking

How the world’s oldest scientific method has changed everything from grazing livestock to snaring poachers

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A Plant That’s Everywhere is Fueling a Growing Risk of Wildfire Disaster

As reported in this article below, the invasive plant warriors have a new enemy. Their latest villain is grass, which CNN says is an invasive, dangerous plant.    The true problem is too few animals eating the grass. This is called ‘herbivory’. Many scientific studies show that wherever herbivory has collapsed,

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USDA Wildlife Services--Black Vulture, Wolf Predation

“Wildlife Services” is the helpful-sounding name taken by the federal agency which has been conducting the misguided, wasteful, and counter-productive war on predators for over 120-years. The war started with bounties, but now relies on agency poison programs. At one time or another these folks have tried to kill out

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Functional Traits - Not Nativenes - Shape the Effects Of Large Mammalian Herbivores on Plant Communities

For decades the assumption shared by conservation dogma and Invasive Species “Biology” has been that non-native animals – by definition – harm native habitat and plants. This belief is often used to justify the ongoing War on Wildlife.   The authors of this scholarly work disagree. They say it’s what animals do,

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Biodiversity and Holistic Management

These excellent thoughts on the importance of biodiversity apply to wildlife as well as agriculture.    NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on November 20, 2016. And reposted again on July 1, 2021

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How We Treat Wild Horses

This video was created by Wild Horse Fire Brigade, a non-profit dedicated to expanding wild horse populations in order to reduce fire hazard on public lands. They challenge viewers with this question: “Do you want to keep funding Orgs that merely show photos of what’s wrong, ad-nauseam? Or that

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Invasive Species vs. Native Species

Presented below is a scholarly article on the issue of whether so-called invasive ‘exotic’ species like feral pigs, goats, buffalo, and horses, are by definition harmful to environments in which they did not evolve, or from which they disappeared – often because of human impacts including overhunting. An example is the

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Hard-To-Eradicate ‘Super Pigs’ in Canada Threaten to Invade the US

Super pigs from Canada will soon be in the U.S.  These animals can’t be eradicated but they can be controlled – if we allow them into the commercial food chain like any other domestic species. If not, there will soon be a northern ‘feral pig problem’. NOTE: this article

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The War on Lake Trout

Lake trout, native to the Great Lakes and the boreal lakes of Canada and Alaska, were first “discovered” in Yellowstone Lake in 1994. Their appearance was likely the result of introduction from nearby Lewis or Shoshone lakes, where the fish were intentionally stocked more than 100 years ago.   It is

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Drought Busters 101 : A 21-Minute Video on Desert Grassland Restoration

“Drought Busters” is an inexpensive, quick, physiologically and economically sustainable method of habitat and wildlife restoration. We call it Drought Busters because it increases effective rainfall by rebuilding soil fertility and the soil’s ability to absorb and store water. This 21-minute video explains Drought Busters, and our experience on