Mary Brooks

Oct 8, 2024 | blog.nwf.org | Mary Brooks |Portia Bharath

There has been a troubling trend in recent years in which activists try to turn wildlife management over to voters at the ballot box. The problem with these misguided measures is that successful wildlife management should be left to wildlife biologists who base their decisions on the best available science and on observations from the field. Wildlife management should NOT be determined by shifting political whims or rhetoric.

Jul 9, 2024 | rockies.audubon.org | Mary Brooks

This article was originally published on the National Wildlife Federation's blog. Under a glorious bluebird Wyoming sky, a group of ranchers, state and federal land managers, wildlife advocates, Indigenous leaders, and industry representatives recently met on a ranch outside Big Piney to celebrate the work they and others have undertaken to conserve and restore the sagebrush steppe. This ecosystem is home to more than 350 species and has helped define the rugged Western way of life.

Jun 28, 2024 | blog.nwf.org | Mary Brooks |Dana Jensen McNamara

Under a glorious bluebird Wyoming sky, a group of ranchers, state and federal land managers, wildlife advocates, Indigenous leaders, and industry representatives recently met on a ranch outside Big Piney to celebrate the work they and others have undertaken to conserve and restore the sagebrush steppe. This ecosystem is home to more than 350 species and has helped define the rugged Western way of life.

May 17, 2024 | blog.nwf.org | Mary Brooks |Portia Bharath

The federal Bureau of Land Management stewards 245 million acres of public land that provide habitat for 3,000 wildlife species and more than 300 threatened or endangered wildlife and plant species. Many of those species depend on healthy, intact landscapes for their survival. Species such as the greater sage-grouse, elk, pronghorn, bighorn sheep, and mule deer depend on healthy, unfragmented landscapes managed by the federal government.

May 17, 2024 | blog.nwf.org | Mary Brooks |Portia Bharath

Wildlife – from majestic elk to small burrowing owls – depend on our public lands and waters for their survival. Elk use large intact landscapes and migration pathways to access important summer and winter ranges to find food. Burrowing owls live underground in burrows – often left behind by prairie dogs – and depend on insects and rodents for survival. These species, and hundreds more, are found on the 245 million acres of land stewarded by the Department of the Interior.