Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Wildlife
Posted inApril 1, 2020: Land-Grab Universities
A captive orca and a chance for our redemption
Tokitae has spent nearly 50 years in captivity. It’s time she returned home.
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Gift and theft in the far North
‘Floating Coast,’ the first comprehensive history of the Bering Strait, offers a lesson in ecological economics.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
Deer dinner; tree dates; boulder dimensions
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
The wildness is in me, too
People were excluded from the wild, historically, and in today’s rapidly digitizing West.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
Is shed hunting ethical?
A Utah conservationist weighs the hobby’s popularity with its moral stakes.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
When the love of skiing endangers wildlife
A world-renowned athlete stopped skiing in sensitive areas. Can she convince others to do the same?
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
What’s threatening the elusive wolverine?
As snowmobilers fight to preserve their pastime, scientists worry about the future of the species.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
Will we ever know rec’s true impact on wildlife?
Scientists race to quantify winter recreation’s impact on Canada lynx, but technology outpaces them.
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Oregon elk vex landowners and game managers
The herds are wary of recreationalists, unwelcome at the refuge and eating into profits.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
The mystery of mountain lions
Despite decades of research, myth and fear still surround the animals.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Colorado throws wolves to the vote
Should democracy take over where science ends?
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Trump’s gas wells in Wyoming would block pronghorn migration
The 170-mile route has been traveled for 6,000 years. Conservation groups are trying to prevent 3,500 new wells from severing it.
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The next threat to bees? Organized crime.
As bee numbers decline while facing increasing demand, hive thefts ravage California’s Central Valley and beyond.
Posted inApril 1, 2020: Land-Grab Universities
A viral coyote-badger video demonstrates the incredible complexity of nature
A behavioral ecologist breaks down the importance of an adorable wildlife clip.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe reintroduces bighorn sheep on tribal lands
For the first time in roughly 100 years, the species returns to historic habitat.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
The poet on the garbage crew
In ‘Vantage,’ Taneum Bambrick digs for refuse along the Columbia River.
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Tom Udall: It’s past time we confront the climate and nature crises
For our survival, we can look to my father’s vision as an alternative to our current path.
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Trump administration slashes protections for migratory birds
The new rule would legalize the unintentional killing of birds by energy companies and other industries.
Posted inFebruary 1, 2020: How One Woman Took a Stand Against Tribal Disenrollment and Paid For It
Tumbleweed mayhem; maggot farmers; cowboy shrimp
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.