Bruce Smith
- Jan 1
- 1 min
Just hanging on ...
A bit of good news in the New Year. The most recent gathering of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montreal produced a...
Bruce Smith
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
For Young and Old Alike
If you're like me and haven't yet finished your Christmas shopping, here's an idea. Get those readers in your life who like a good...
Bruce Smith
- Oct 24, 2022
- 1 min
Where did all the critters go?
I've written several blog posts earlier this year about the continuing loss of Earth's biodiversity. Not a happy subject. Yet, as with...
Bruce Smith
- Sep 2, 2022
- 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
- Jul 31, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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 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
- Mar 4, 2022
- 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 4, 2022
- 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
- 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
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Legend Keepers event
Legend Keepers: The Chosen One has now been on bookshelves and for sale at online websites for over a month. Unlike my previous books,...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 27, 2021
- 1 min
What do we owe wildlife?
As the article in this link details, the West’s megadrought is threatening wildlife in many ways: lack of water to drink, metabolic...
Bruce Smith
- Aug 22, 2021
- 2 min
Trout in Trouble
Fly fishing in the Rocky Mountain West has become big business. As more and more people escape the confines of urban living, either...
Bruce Smith
- Jul 18, 2021
- 1 min
Too Hot for Bears
As this blazing hot and drought-stricken summer continues across the western US and Canada, it’s not just us humans feeling the heat....