Bruce Smith
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Frog and Friend?
This is no more than a curiosity, but it caught my eye because it seemed so strange (tells you something about me, I suppose). Look...
Bruce Smith
- Dec 22, 2023
- 1 min
Rudolph with your eyes so bright
Reindeer don't need Rudolph to find their way at night. Researchers found that these animals, called caribou in North America, see light...
Bruce Smith
- Oct 21, 2023
- 1 min
Toad Conservation
For years, a small, relatively unknown animal has fought off extinction on the high plains of southeast Wyoming. Thanks to recovery...
Bruce Smith
- Jun 16, 2023
- 1 min
Frogs in the Desert
With all the discouraging news we hear about loss of biodiversity and environmental health, we need stories of conservation successes. ...
Bruce Smith
- May 15, 2023
- 1 min
A Wilderness Icon
For those of you in the Bozeman, Montana area, this Thursday, May 18th, I'll be giving a presentation about Montana's mountain goats,...
Bruce Smith
- May 7, 2023
- 1 min
Rebalancing Land Management
The Bureau of Land Management, which manages more public land (245 million acres) than any other federal agency, may be on the cusp of...
Bruce Smith
- Apr 20, 2023
- 1 min
Celebrate the Planet!
This week is National Environmental Education Week. It culminates in Earth Day celebrations on April 22 -- another American idea...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 5, 2022
- 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
- Jun 6, 2022
- 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 24, 2022
- 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
- Dec 28, 2021
- 1 min
The Passing of a Giant
By now you may have heard that over the past 2 days, the world has lost 2 men each of whom were luminaries in their fields: Archbishop...
Bruce Smith
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
Two Turkey Day
It’s Thanksgiving Day, a truly American tradition, and we’re all settling in for hams, roast elk, and of course turkey with all the...