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In case you were wondering why I started this fabulous Range Writing newsletter, but have been silent for a few months. Here's the bad news.
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Politics in 2025 Wyoming Legislature
Three weeks into the legislative session, here's an overview of some of the bills flying under the radar as well as the politics driving some of them.
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Activists Seek to Block Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Delisting
Activists petition for four-state 'metapopulation' of grizzly bears, but the same groups are actively seeking permanent federal protection for wolves…
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Watching the World’s Smallest Rabbit, and Lynx Extirpation in Wyoming
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Politics in 2025 Wyoming Legislature
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The Raising of a Livestock Guardian
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Hazing Wolves with a Drone
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Encountering Rare Species
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Activists Seek to Block Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Delisting
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Hazing Wolves with a Drone
USDA Wildlife Services demonstrates the effectiveness of drones to haze wolves, providing a new tool to deter predator attacks on livestock.
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Watching the World’s Smallest Rabbit, and Lynx Extirpation in Wyoming
Pygmy rabbits in Wyoming may soon gain federal protection, while Wyoming's lynx population is functionally extinct.
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Encountering Rare Species
Should we add to public record, or keep quiet?
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Animal Damage Control Isn't a 'War on Wildlife'
A livestock producer seeking to control problem predators is not the same as wanting to eradicate a species.
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The Raising of a Livestock Guardian
Domestic sheep producers throughout the world use livestock guardian dogs (also called livestock protection dogs) to protect their flocks…
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Women’s Working Equine Partners
A new report estimates that there are 112 million working equine animals in the world, providing support to hundreds of millions of poor…
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Life in the Empty Interior
A shepherd’s life in the sagebrush sea.
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Portraits Of Pastoralism
Pastoralists are people who live with livestock, while the seasonal movement of livestock with their human tenders is called transhumance…
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