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A Mexican gray wolf is seen in Eurkea, Montana, on May 20, 2019.

Where wolves: Part II

Critical State

Critical State, a foreign policy newsletter by Inkstick Media, takes a deep dive this week into the politics of wildlife management. The political right tends to campaign on the visceral impact of wolf attacks, but tangible improvements to rural life could offer a counter argument.

The World’s Largest Known Organism In Trouble

Scientists turn to dogs to track, protect endangered animals

Environment

Declining moose population in upper Midwest may be due to climate change

Environment

North Pole reindeer in danger of extinction

Environment

The World’s Largest Known Organism In Trouble

The world’s largest and possibly oldest living organism is Pando, a Quaking Aspen clone living in Utah. Best guesses place it at 80,000 years old but over grazing from deer and elk are threatening its existence now.

Caribou, Oil and a Changing Arctic

Hear the Docs: Living on Earth: In Search of Caribou in Alaska’s Arctic Wildlife Refuge Living on Earth: Oil & Eskimos on Alaska’s North Slope Marco Werman’s Christmas week conversation with Jonathan Mazower of Survival International about the importance of real-life reindeer for many northern people brought a flashback to my own trip to the […]

Reindeer Populations in Decline

Reindeer, also known as caribou, are in dramatic decline in the far north. Indigenous communities depend on the herds for food and as a cultural touchstone. A Canadian Innu elder doubts his tribe can survive without healthy caribou populations.

The Tale of the Missing Moose

The rapid decline of the moose population in the northern Midwest has biologists worried.

Can the Moose of Summer Take the Heat?

The dog days of summer make moose miserable as they confront numerous challenges.