Tag: wildlife management
Crop Herbicides Play a Role in Shrinking Monarch Population
A kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies hangs from a tree branch in the Piedra Herrada sanctuary near Valle de Bravo, Mexico. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell /Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A butterfly being considered for federal …
Desert Restoration: Insights From the Human Body
How Microorganisms Determine Human Health and Behavior Holistic thinkers rightly point out the health of wildlife and its habitat depends on the health of soil particularly its life-giving microorganisms. Here is a wonderful TED Talk …
Innovative Fence Idea for Planned Grazing
Here is a great way to create multiple entrances into a pen, without gates. Very helpful when water is shared by multiple pastures as is so often the case in a planned grazing program. “Cowboy …
Confinement Meat Production, Not Meat Eating, Hurts the Environment
Big Agriculture’s industrial model of confinement meat production is undoubtedly damaging the environment. Cows, pigs and chickens are crowded together in unbelievable numbers and filth. They are forced to live on their own feces and …
Wildlife Numbers Drop by Half Since 1970, Report Says
Biodiversity loss in our Southwestern deserts is part of a larger global trend. Wildlife “management” is making this worse. NOTE: Originally appeared on WSJ.com September 30, 2014: By GAUTAM NAIK Analysis by WWF and Others …
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 …
West Texas, Photography by Weiman Meinzer
An evocative and beautiful short film about the culture, wildlife and geography of West Texas. Wyman Meinzer’s West Texas from Wyman Meinzer on Vimeo.
Circle Ranch Habitat Restoration Crews at Work – August 2014
Every month we edit 5,000 game photos from 13 cameras across the Circle Ranch. We have many species, and large animal numbers, as these photos show. The idea that these animals “compete” or otherwise “harm” …
Ecology and Conservation of the Prairie Dog Grassland Ecosystem of the Northern Chihuahua Desert, and Far-West Texas
Long considered pests, prairie dogs are in fact necessary to the health of desert grasslands and wildlife. The desert grasslands of the Janos region in northern Chihuahua are home of one of the largest surviving …
After Slow, Cold Trip Across Pacific, Sea Creatures Find Little Warmth
Every single day for uncounted millions of years, billions of pieces of flotsam – many bearing lifeforms – have drifted onto beaches across the world. Here is an example of the utterly futile, wasteful and …