Category: WILDLIFE & HUNTING
Cows And Desert Bighorn Sheep
The desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) is one of the four subspecies of desert bighorn sheep that occur in North America. The desert bighorn is named for the American naturalist, Edward William Nelson and …
New Mule Deer Research in the Chihuahuan Desert
This post contains a recently-published report on mule deer research in the Chihuahuan Desert. It was conducted by the Borderland Research Institute for Natural Resource Management (BRI). BRI is part of Sul Ross State University …
We and the Burro
About a year and a half ago I was contacted by Marjorie Farabee, President of the Burro Protection League. Marjorie hesitantly asked me if I was aware that wild burros were being eradicated down at …
Cows and Desert Mule Deer
This is the third in a series about how cattle can benefit wildlife and habitat. Our previous two articles addressed quail and pronghorn. Desert mule deer are native to several Western states, and are in …
Using Cows to Improve Wildlife Habitat and Increase Pronghorn
This is the second in a series about how domestic animals like cattle can help wildlife and habitat in desert grasslands. Our first introduced Cows and Quail, Albuquerque-based Holistic Management International’s new range and wildlife …
Cows & Quail
Cows and Quail was a successful presentation on the use of domestic animals to help wildlife and habitat. 39 ranchers managing 530,000 acres attended. Here is a summary of the event:
Explaining Pronghorn Decline: The Answer is Hidden in Plain Sight
Pronghorn is an iconic American native species and, the only large game animal in the United States which evolved on this continent. In the days of the vast buffalo herds, pronghorn numbers possibly approached 50 million: …
Science and Range Scientists
When we bought Circle Ranch in 1999 it had been continuously ranched since about 1881, using domestic livestock like horses, sheep, goats, and cattle. Our intention was not to graze. We had been taught by …
Burros and Bio-Diversity: The Rest of the Story
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has slated wild burros for eradication at Big Bend Ranch State Park, as part of a general program to remove all “exotics” from all state-owned land it manages in …
Cattleization of Wild Deer Poses Unknown Risks
The Texas Wildlife Association is, by far, the leading advocate and source of private property solutions to preserve wildlife and habitat, in the State of Texas. TWA has long opposed privatization of deer. “TWA supports …