Mexican wolves are on the verge of extinction—again.

 

anuary 2012 Unified Action   Tell US Fish and Wildlife Service: Release Mexican wolves into New Mexico before it's too late    

This email was composed by text shared by Southwest Environmental Center  and the New Mexico Wilderness Alliance   The Issue: Exterminated by the US government in the southwest by the 1970s . . . → Read More: Mexican wolves are on the verge of extinction—again.

Around the Campfire with Uncle Dave Foreman

 

Issue No. 38                                                                            January 27, 2012   Five Little Birds and Their Lessons

          Ten years ago at the end of a three-week trip in Argentinean Patagonia and the rain-soaked, glacier-whittled southern Chilean coast, I took a nasty fall.   After flying home to New Mexico, my back, . . . → Read More: Around the Campfire with Uncle Dave Foreman

Overgrazed Grasslands Tied to Locust Outbreaks

 

ScienceDaily (Jan. 26, 2012) — While residents of the United States and much of Europe think of locust plagues as biblical references, locust swarms still have devastating effects on agriculture today, especially in developing countries in Asia and Africa. In a study to be released in the journalScience on Jan. 27, scientists from Arizona State University . . . → Read More: Overgrazed Grasslands Tied to Locust Outbreaks

Garrison Keller talks about Aldo Leopold with a bit about wolves

 

Celebrating Aldo Leopold's 125th Birthday

Rand Aldo Leopold was born to Carl Leopold and Clara Starker Leopold on January 11, 1887, in Burlington, Iowa, exactly 125 years ago today. His ideas remain as, if not more, . . . → Read More: Garrison Keller talks about Aldo Leopold with a bit about wolves

Arizona Game and Fish Commission amends Mexican wolf release policy

http://azgfd.net/artman/publish/NewsMedia/Arizona-s-Game-and-Fish-Commission-amends-Mexican-wolf-release-policy.shtml

  Arizona Game and Fish Commission amends Mexican wolf release policy to consider population losses Posted in: News Media By  Jan 13, 2012

During a routine update on the Game and Fish Department’s nongame program activities, the Arizona Game and Fish Commission – during its regularly scheduled monthly public meeting – voted unanimously . . . → Read More: Arizona Game and Fish Commission amends Mexican wolf release policy

Predators Hunt for a Balanced Diet

Science Daily

Previous research on insects has shown that herbivores such as butterfly larvae and grasshoppers and omnivores like fruit flies and crickets select food that will give them a balanced diet. However, until now scientists have assumed that predators can only focus on obtaining sufficient calories in their diets. This is the first research . . . → Read More: Predators Hunt for a Balanced Diet