Bruce Smith
- Sep 25
- 1 min
Bumblebees on the Move
As the climate of the Rocky Mountains warms, bumblebee inhabitants of lower elevations are shifting their ranges into the alpine...
Bruce Smith
- Sep 2
- 1 min
The second Legend Keepers book
The second book in the Legend Keepers middle-grade series is here! Copies can now be ordered from bookstores and from online booksellers....
Bruce Smith
- Aug 20
- 1 min
Climate hazards worsen human disease
A study published in Nature Climate Change reports that over half of 375 human infectious diseases are made worse by extreme weather...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Who's smarter (or dances better) than whom?
Because some of you found my last post about birds a welcome diversion from discouraging environmental news, here's another. Whether it's...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 5
- 1 min
What? Me, a headache?
After my recent posts on the climate crisis, zoonotic disease, and the planet's loss of biodiversity, you'll likely welcome a lighter bit...
Bruce Smith
- Jul 31
- 1 min
Disappearing Climates & Biodiversity
Protected areas are biodiversity reservoirs around the globe. But as the warming of the planet's climate accelerates, species using...
Bruce Smith
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Nature's true value
Drawing on more than 1,000 scientific studies assessing the value of nature, a landmark study published by the Intergovernmental...
Bruce Smith
- Jun 20
- 1 min
Spillover: Emerging Disease Threats
A peer-reviewed study published in the journal Nature in April discussed how interactions between people and animals are at the heart of...
Bruce Smith
- Jun 10
- 1 min
Birds in a Tailspin
Over the seven years we've lived outside of Bozeman, Montana, the change we've noticed is dramatic. We just don't see the birds we used...
Bruce Smith
- Jun 6
- 1 min
Rights of Nature
Following on my March 7th post about the newly enacted law in Panama, the highest court in India has likewise ruled that "Mother Nature "...
Bruce Smith
- May 29
- 1 min
Covid in Mink
This New York Times article summarizes the complexity of the human-wildlife disease interface. Mink farms in the US, as in the...
Bruce Smith
- May 24
- 1 min
New and improved
Hello to all of you who subscribe to my wildlife/science/author blog. I've been away rebuilding my website and companion blog. That's...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Covid and Wildlife
Following on my earlier posts in January and February about the human-wildlife connection of Covid-19, this link accesses a half hour...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Elk Feedgrounds and CWD
This Washington Post article brings some national attention to one of the foremost problems of congregating and feeding wild elk (and...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 30
- 1 min
Change a comin’
To all of you who’ve subscribed to Bruce’s Blog but have not received email notifications of new posts in recent months, I’m deeply...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 7
- 1 min
Nature’s Rights
Panama’s president, Laurentino Cortizo, signed into law far-reaching protections for the natural world last week. The legislation, which...
Bruce Smith
- Mar 4
- 1 min
Life on the Rocks
In a continuing effort to build a following for conservation of mountain goats, this podcast interview with Exo Mountain Gear aired...
Bruce Smith
- Feb 21
- 1 min
Biodiversity and Disease Spillover
In a recent post, I discussed how humans have been infecting free-roaming wildlife and zoo animals with Covid 19. These are cases of a...
Bruce Smith
- Feb 4
- 1 min
Legend Keepers receives awards
It’s been 5 months since my debut novel, Legend Keepers: The Chosen One, was released. As a writer who had never published fiction...
Bruce Smith
- Jan 14
- 2 min
Covid and the Human-Wildlife Interface
A variety of zoo animals are becoming infected by Covid19. Some are dying from the disease. Although we can’t be certain, it seems likely...