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How Livestock Differs From Wildlife
Cattle grazing in the Mojave Desert, California. Photo by George Wuerthner Livestock advocates often state that cattle and sheep have merely “replaced” the native herbivores. And since plants are...
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Bison ecology, ecological influence, behavior, and decline.
Bison in North Dakota. Photo by George Wuerthner Due to gross similarities in size, food preference, and appearance, it is often asserted that bison and domestic cattle are ecological analogs....
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Indian Culpability in Bison Demise
Bison herd. Photo George Wuerthner Kollibri Terre Sonneblume’s recent discussion Reindigenizing the Anthropocene that appeared in the May 28th CounterPunch has prompted a response from me....
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Wild Bison Restoration
Restoration of wild bison will require large landscapes. Photo George Wuerthner Bison were critical ecosystem influences on grasslands of North America, particularly in the Great Plains “bison belt.”...
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The Real Cost of a Hamburger
The cost of a hamburger does not reflect the cost of this cowbombed land in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Photo George Wuerthner Do you know what a Big Mac costs? If you say $4.50 or...
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Another Yellowstone Bison Slaughter
Yellowstone bison have been subject to evolutionary influences like harsh winters, predators, and other natural agents. Photo George Wuerthner The state, federal and tribal groups involved in the...
View ArticleYellowstone Bison Are Not Livestock
In response to a guest editorial I published in the Missoulian on the shameful slaughter of Yellowstone’s bison, a group of three retired USDA range managers wrote a commentary that was published in...
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The Louvre Museum in France houses some of the most famous art works in the world, including paintings by such well-known artists as Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. What would you think...
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Annual Bison Carnage
Bison Yellowstone NP, Wyoming Hunters gutting bison shoot on Gallatin NF by Gardiner Montana State, federal and tribal representatives voted again to slaughter 600-900 Yellowstone Park bison this...
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How Livestock Differs From Wildlife
Cattle grazing in the Mojave Desert, California. Photo by George Wuerthner Livestock advocates often state that cattle and sheep have merely “replaced” the native herbivores. And since plants are...
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Bison ecology, ecological influence, behavior, and decline.
Bison in North Dakota. Photo by George Wuerthner Due to gross similarities in size, food preference, and appearance, it is often asserted that bison and domestic cattle are ecological analogs....
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Indian Culpability in Bison Demise
Bison herd. Photo George Wuerthner Many authors today suggest that Indigenous people somehow behaved differently from other humans, particularly western culture that now dominates the globe in their...
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Wild Bison Restoration
Restoration of wild bison will require large landscapes. Photo George Wuerthner Bison were critical ecosystem influences on grasslands of North America, particularly in the Great Plains “bison belt.”...
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The Real Cost of a Hamburger
The cost of a hamburger does not reflect the cost of this cowbombed land in Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument. Photo George Wuerthner Do you know what a Big Mac costs? If you say $4.50 or...
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Another Yellowstone Bison Slaughter
Yellowstone bison have been subject to evolutionary influences like harsh winters, predators, and other natural agents. Photo George Wuerthner The state, federal and tribal groups involved in the...
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Yellowstone: The Shining Beacon For Conservation
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The park was originally created to protect geological phenomena like geysers and canyons. Photo George Wuerthner The year 2022 is the 150th birthday of the creation of...
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The Louvre Museum in France houses some of the most famous art works in the world, including paintings by such well-known artists as Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. What would you think...
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Annual Bison Carnage
Bison Yellowstone NP, Wyoming Hunters gutting bison shoot on Gallatin NF by Gardiner Montana State, federal and tribal representatives voted again to slaughter 600-900 Yellowstone Park bison this...
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How Livestock Differs From Wildlife
Cattle grazing in the Mojave Desert, California. Photo by George Wuerthner Livestock advocates often state that cattle and sheep have merely “replaced” the native herbivores. And since plants are...
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Bison ecology, ecological influence, behavior, and decline.
Bison in North Dakota. Photo by George Wuerthner Due to gross similarities in size, food preference, and appearance, it is often asserted that bison and domestic cattle are ecological analogs....
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