Attached is a Zoom talk I gave to the Massachusetts Sierra Club on the ecological costs of livestock grazing in the West, but I also provide evidence that livestock production […]
Puff Piece on Sheep Grazing in Montana’s Gravelly Range
Domestic sheep grazing in the Gravelly Range, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest, Montana. Photo George Wuerthner A recent article on the Helle family and their domestic sheep grazing operations on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge […]
Follow The Money
Biologist radio tracking wolves in Montana. Photo George Wuerthner Years ago, I was in a graduate wildlife biology seminar where we discussed major issues of the day. At one […]
Wilderness and Cows-Time to Send the Cows Home
Cattle grazing in designated wilderness at the Mojave National Preserve, California. Photo George Wuerthner Cows in designated wilderness areas? Does that seem like an oxymoron? Wilderness Areas are supposed […]
Large predatory animals likely protect grazing animals from disease?
In the latest Jackson Hole News and Guide, outdoor writer Todd Wilkinson discusses the question, “Do wolves, cougars help curb diseases?” At the Wildlife News we have posed the same […]
The Time to be Bold is Now
5 Keys to Reforming Wildlife Management in America- Over the years, I have come to realize that the current wildlife management model in America, at the federal level, and particularly, […]
Conservation Groups and Livestock Interests Work to Create a New $25 Million Rancher Slush Fund
Recently we were informed of a new effort by two conservation groups, a Native American tribe and livestock interests “to secure $25 million from the upcoming 2012 Farm Bill to […]
The Predator’s Peak and Life Below It
New York Times picks up and opines about the earlier story on the critical role of large predators- Earlier (July 14) we ran the story. Now the “gray lady” has […]