Grizzly bears are not “endangered” as that term is defined by the Endangered Species Act. But, because their restoration has been so successful, they are increasingly in danger from poachers and people who are afraid of them.

Bears, including grizzlies, are smart. Moderate hunting makes them very wary of humans. This reduces bear-human conflict and makes bears less vulnerable to poaching.

Despite its good intentions, the prohibition of even limited grizzly bear hunting goes against millions of years of co-evolution of bears and humans and is placing all grizzly bears in increasing danger.

Animal wastes from confinement feed operations, trapped in giant lagoons, are an environmental disaster. The putrid lagoons and manure piles are rightly criticized for pollution and increasing atmospheric methane. They also poison groundwater and streams and are often so fetid they make areas downwind uninhabitable.

The dung and urine of the same animals, when deposited on pastures as part of natural grazing, are highly beneficial, as explained in the article below.

Quoting the authors, “It’s not the cow; it’s the ‘how’.” This point is often lost in the anti-cattle debate, because most people—on both sides—take it for granted that the industrial food model is the only way to produce meat.

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A mountain lion takes down an elk in a Glenwood Canyon backyard, much to the homeowner’s surprise

“Drought Busters” is an inexpensive, quick, physiologically and economically sustainable method of habitat and wildlife restoration.