Plans aim to keep the wide-ranging bird off the endangered list.
Wildlife
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Jim Deacon, pioneering desert fish biologist, dies
But the concept of saving big places through little animals lives on.
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Washington’s wolverines stage tenuous comeback
The carnivores are recolonizing the northern Cascades, but they face an uncertain climate future.
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New hope for beetle-killed landscapes
Can native forest fungi combat the West’s bark beetle epidemic?
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The technique that’s revolutionizing aquatic science
Looking for brook trout? Try environmental DNA.
Posted inFebruary 2, 2015: This Land is Their Land
The Latest: Wildlife refuges
The refuge system finally has a strategy for expansion.
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Bison, cows and rabbits square off on Utah range
Study says jackrabbits, not bison, are cattle’s main competitors in the Henry Mountains.
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Will endangered species status help the Mexican gray wolf?
Rare subspecies barely hangs on in the Southwest.
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Critical mule deer research relies on fundraising
Scientists raise money to study effects of drought, development and migration.
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Research seeks reasons for demise of mule deer
Across Wyoming, herds are down by a third
Posted inJanuary 12, 2015: What Are We Thinking?
Should nature have standing to sue?
Even today, the natural world needs a co-plaintiff: us.
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Death of Utah wolf is collateral damage
Shooting was side-effect of state’s aggressive push to control coyotes
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Wyoming grazing dispute threatens bighorn sheep
Rancher’s domestic sheep may pass fatal disease to a major bighorn herd.
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Snowshoe hares caught wearing the wrong color
I knew we were in trouble when I saw the third snowshoe hare. It was almost noon on the first day of elk season back in early November. I had a knife, hunting rifle and adequate ammunition. Yet what I realized made the hair stand up on the back of my neck. I felt immediately […]
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Salmon ground is holy ground
As bishop of the Eastern Washington-Idaho Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, my territory is home to the Columbia River, one of the great rivers of our continent. Whenever I have time and the Spirit allows, I travel throughout this region learning about its history and cultures, and studying its blessings and gifts. In Christian […]
Posted inDecember 22, 2014: The Dust Detectives
Hunting for scorpions
Seeking one of Earth’s most ancient land invertebrates.
Posted inDecember 22, 2014: The Dust Detectives
Non-native goats in Utah’s La Sal Mountains
How bad are these ungulates for the ecosystem?
Posted inDecember 8, 2014: The Great Salmon Compromise
A fix for the desert tortoise
Prolific pets continue to threaten their wild cousins.
Posted inDecember 8, 2014: The Great Salmon Compromise
A grouse divided
Will new federal protections rescue the Gunnison sage grouse?
Posted inDecember 8, 2014: The Great Salmon Compromise
Have returning wolves really saved Yellowstone?
Researchers fear that some damage can’t be undone.