The legacy of wild horses in the West is somewhat complicated. They are iconic, evoking images of a lost, wild and romantic West. On the other hand, they can be pretty damaging to fragile dry-land vegetation and cause a good bit of erosion. On the...
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Am I the only one who thinks this grizzly bear chair presented to Andrew Johnson in 1865 really seals his image as a villain? Who can't see him drunkenly spewing.
Sometimes, it's hard for me to write about environmental issues because it makes me want to cry. One example is white nose syndrome, a fungus that is devastating the bat.
I have trouble understanding people who don't believe in the theory of evolution. This is like not believing in gravity or climate change. Oh yeah, these people don't believe in that either. Anyway, I was struck by the recently discovered lesula monkey in the Democratic...
Take a look at some of the amazingly beautiful species we are driving to extinction. Pictures are all our descendants will have of these species.
The 9-pound Gambian rat has invaded the Florida Keys, having been released there by an exotic animal breeder about 10 years ago. They are thriving, one of many species that.
Feral pigs are expanding their range and will probably be across most of North America in the next 20 years. They cause a tremendous amount of damage, not only to farmers but to wildlife and habitat. It seems to me the logical solution is a...
Outstanding Christopher Ketcham story on the delisting of wolves from the Endangered Species Act and the plans to wipe them out in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. There is much that.