

The Tortoise Engineers
Aldabra tortoise It's easy to become overwhelmed by the distressing news coming from Washington, D.C. day after day. And in a recent...

Bruce Smith
Apr 211 min read


Habitat Protection = Wildlife Conservation
North American endangered species This proposal "threatens a half-century of progress in protecting and restoring endangered species," is...

Bruce Smith
Apr 181 min read


Wilderness and Wildlife
Life on the Rocks cover Next month I'll be doing a series of speaking events about wilderness-obligate species of wildlife with a focus...

Bruce Smith
Feb 271 min read


Biodiversity: A Primary Defense against Climate Change
Biodiversity in our hands "Climate change is a primary driver of biodiversity loss. And climate change depends on biodiversity as part...

Bruce Smith
Feb 51 min read


Elk, winter feeding, and CWD
Feeding of elk on the National Elk Refuge I haven't posted about this topic for a while, but this reporting in WyoFile is newsworthy. ...

Bruce Smith
Jan 271 min read


Uganda's Predators
Leopard atop a termite mound This is somewhat far afield from my usual posts, but having visited African countries several times,...

Bruce Smith
Dec 15, 20241 min read