Wildlife Management

Keeping the "Hunt" in Hunting

David Petersen | Posted 05.11.2012

David Petersen

Amorality is hardly the only dark side to game ranching. Consider these outtakes from a conversation I had recently with Canada's Dr. Valerius Geist, an ethical hunter and world authority on elk and other deer species.

Why Wolves Matter: The Green World Theory

Brenda Peterson | Posted 05.25.2011

Brenda Peterson

In the past fifteen years of studying wolves returned to their native habitat, scientists have discovered that these top predators actually help balance and restore the entire ecosystem.

Doomed Pelicans: British Petroleum Neglecting Booms in Pelican Rookery

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 05.25.2011

Georgianne Nienaber

Photos of oil-soaked suffocating pelicans drifting in pools of oil from the British Petroleum oil disaster have become a heartbreaking symbol of the e...

Too Much of a Good Thing, Elephants and Us

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

Valerie Tarico

When it comes to overpopulation no answer is emotionally satisfying. Each has its own set of griefs and losses. Each feels uneasy and unfamiliar. But it must be faced, and science can provide the answers.