Flora & Fauna
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Feature
Helping Hummingbirds with Citizen Science
The dedicated volunteers of the Hummingbird Monitoring Network gather field data to help conserve the birds they love.
by Jean Palumbo , Sep 12, 2011 -
Sidebar
Citizen scientists gather data on wildlife
by Jean Palumbo , Sep 04, 2011 -
Current
Flight risks: Cities reduce hazards for migrating birds
Four Western cities receive grants to improve habitat for the millions of migratory birds that pass through urban areas every year.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Sep 04, 2011 -
Sidebar
Incredible hummingbird facts
A brief sidebar lists a few of the amazing attributes of hummingbirds.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Sep 04, 2011 -
Editor's Note
Calling all science nerds
Across the country, "citizen scientist" volunteers help professional researchers by gathering data on wildlife species, from moose to hummingbirds.
by Jodi Peterson, Sep 04, 2011 -
Current
Toads on high: tracking and photographing boreal toads
Biologists trek high into the Colorado Rockies in search of the rare amphibian.
by Jennifer Frazer, Aug 30, 2011 -
Current
Invasion of the feral pigs
Feral pigs are invading New Mexico and other Western states, but biologists are working hard to stop them.
by Cally Carswell, Aug 24, 2011 -
Sidebar
New Mexico Feral Swine Distribution
by USDA; Updated by RD Wildlife Managment, 2011, Aug 21, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
A new chance for Snake River salmon
The federal government needs to seriously consider breaching four fish-killing dams on the lower Snake River, as is being done to restore salmon runs on Washington’s Elwha River.
by Tim Palmer, Aug 19, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Live and let live
Mountain lions can be dangerous, but the risk is over-rated and well worth accepting for those of us who want to live in a truly wild West.
by Dan Miller, Aug 10, 2011 -
Current
Settlements prompt federal decisions on hundreds of endangered species
In a settlement with environmental groups, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agrees to make listing decisions about more than 250 imperiled candidate species.
by Marian Lyman Kirst, Aug 07, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Is wildfire always a question of when?
An innkeeper remembers the fires that roared through her beloved Chiricahua Mountains.
by Susan Nunn, Jul 20, 2011 -
Feature
Rocky Mountain wolf recovery leader was not your average bureaucrat
An interview with Ed Bangs, who recently retired from heading the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's gray wolf recovery program
by Ray Ring, Jul 18, 2011 -
Current
For steelhead, dirty water might be better than clean
A wastewater treatment plant provides nutrients that help endangered steelhead thrive in an Idaho stream.
by Amanda Peacher, Jul 10, 2011 -
Writers on the Range
Why the Southwest is burning
This season’s wildfires are caused by three things: Climate change-induced drought, bureaucratic blindness and old-fashioned human folly.
by William deBuys, Jun 30, 2011
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