The Wildlife News

A Project of Sage Steppe Wild

November 23, 2020

  • Indigenous Burning Myths and Realities

    George Wuerthner

    Prescribed burning by Forest Service. Photo by George Wuerthner  There has been a spate of articles in various newspapers and magazines asserting that if the Forest Service were following burning practices of Indigenous people the large wildfires we have seen around the West would be tamed. Here are some representative of Indian burning will save…

  • What does coexistence with large carnivores actually mean?

    In Mexican wolf country, ranchers and agencies bandy about the word ‘coexistence’ as if it means an end to conflict between humans and lobos. If only that were true, and that the playing field were somehow level.   Let us review, shall we? Coexistence:  1: to exist together or at the same time 2: to live in peace…

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‎”At some point we must draw a line across the ground of our home and our being, drive a spear into the land and say to the bulldozers, earthmovers, government and corporations, “thus far and no further.” If we do not, we shall later feel, instead of pride, the regret of Thoreau, that good but overly-bookish man, who wrote, near the end of his life, “If I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behaviour.”

Edward Abbey

“The continued existence of wildlife and wilderness is important to the quality of life of humans.”

Jim Fowler

“Our forests offer much more than just beautiful landscapes and wildlife. Each one has a different story to tell.”

Raveena Tandon

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