[…] collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, WRA worked to enhance habitat in two cattle stock ponds on the property for the threatened frog. This included planting wetland vegetation on which the frogs could attach their eggs and willow trees for overhead shade and cover. Two egg masses were taken from a pond […]
The mainstream environmental movement often questions the value of property rights and environmental protection, but they actually go hand in hand.
[…] land species because 64 percent of its habitat is on federal land. Yet private land is arguably the most important factor for sage grouse conservation. A 2014 study by federal and state biologists shows why. The study found as much as 81 percent of the moist habitat that sage grouse rely on for forage […]
To protect lions and other endangered species, we must harness the tools of free market environmentalism to resolve human-wildlife conflict.
Lions, wildebeests, elephants, and cheetahs—all are found in the Serengeti-Mara region of eastern Africa. Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve protects much this wildlife, with throngs of tourists flocking to snap photos of these iconic species. Yet all is not well for the wildlife of the Massai Mara. Mounting pressures from development and poaching are […]
[…] the federal government or conservation groups. A jaw-dropping example of precisely the opposite—at least it was to me when I learned about the outcome—it is a case study instead about how one 21st century cowboy can be won over by incentives. Wild Sky Beef Today, by joining a grassroots effort begun by APR, the […]
[…] many wetlands. This means that even the most well-intentioned conservationists may need a federal permit to undertake ecological restoration on private land. Why does this matter? Because obtaining such permits can be costly and time-consuming—and failure to comply can bring criminal penalties. And as has been shown in the context of endangered species, excessively […]
[…] Huffman – “Designing Institutions for the Anthropocene” Institutions for the Anthropocene Rob Fleck & Andy Hanssen – “Environmental Policy for the Anthropocene: Information, Incentives, and Effective Institutions” Study of Dynamic Institutions for Rangeland Management Gregg Simonds – “Sailing the Sagebrush Sea” Decoupling for Conservation Linus Blomqvist – “Nature Unbound: Decoupling for Conservation” Terry Anderson […]
[…] explaining that the hurricane “was just another link in the continuous chain of events that is responsible for shaping and changing this forest,” and announcing that it planned to allow the forest to continue to take its “natural course.” With the single exception of agreeing to clear a 50-foot-wide firebreak around the perimeter, that […]
We follow the lead of Aldo Leopold by reinforcing a land ethic that rewards landowners who engage in private conservation.