People are at the heart of healthy western wildlands
Of the many living beings found in working wild landscapes, the paucity of human beings is palpable. For many of us in the working wild, the coronavirus-caused shutdown did not
Livestock Grazing and Hunting to Change Elk Behavior
Deseret Land & Livestock (DLL) provides an example of the use of positive and negative pressure, a carrot-and-stick approach, to significantly reduce reliance by elk on managed feeding ground.
Tough questions about wolves in Washington
During the early years of wolf recovery, tension between people with different perspectives and values increased dramatically. There were some using this conflict for a broader agenda, while not endeavoring
Can a fence that allows elk to pass stop the disease they carry?
Brucellosis is a highly infectious bacterial disease that most Americans are fortunate to have never heard of. To keep it that way, we need ranchers like Mick McCarty, who are
Colorado’s Mountain Island
We own and operate a large ranch on public and private property in far western Colorado and eastern Utah and raise organic grassfed beef and organic hay. Our most profitable
Wyoming’s Sublette County
Domestic sheep flocks have grazed these private pastures in the southern end of the Wind River Mountains for more than 100 years.
Montana’s Bangtail Divide
It was a warm August afternoon in 2016 and my future husband Alex had been talking about a date. Not our usual “date,” which was a word he used for
Catron and Apache Counties, New Mexico and Arizona
Even if after years of ranching with wolves it remains difficult for me to ascertain their virtue or how necessary they are, I still believe wolves, like bears and lions,
Getting started with birding
It takes practice to get good at bird identification, but it’s never too late to start! The COVID-19 induced pause plus the start of spring creates the perfect opportunity to
USDA WS to use $1.38M to implement and study nonlethal predation management
Congress appropriated $1.38M to Wildlife Services FY20 budget to support the program’s nonlethal predator damage management activities. WS will distribute the appropriation to 12 states, chosen based on existing and
Greg Hertel and his airedale terriers
Greg Hertel has used Airedale terriers for several years to protect himself, family and staff from grizzly bears by keeping them away from livestock and buildings around their Cody, Wyoming
Waterton Biosphere Reserve’s Carnivores and Communities Program
The Waterton Biosphere Reserve’s (WBR’s) Carnivores and Communities program operates in four municipalities, two of which are within the boundaries of the Waterton Biosphere Reserve in Canada. The program focuses