Nepal’s Snow Leopard Project Hopes To Change Opinions
A new study in Nepal hopes to show predation of local livestock by snow leopards is less than first thought.
Local Anti-Poaching Units Find Success in the Republic of Dagestan
The success of the anti-poaching unit has prompted the creation of a program to raise awareness among local communities about the value of wildlife conservation.
Multiple Factors Affect Grizzly Bear Numbers
Along with grizzly bears being struck and killed, various other animals were struck as well and their carcasses were dumped in gravel pits in the valleys below. The dumped carcasses attracted grizzly bears to the valleys below
Montana Chapters Donate Big at Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council Biennial Symposium
The Northern Wild Sheep and Goat Council (NWSGC) hosted its biennial symposium in Whitefish, Montana this past month and Montana SCI Chapters brought in $2,125 proving themselves to be gracious hosts! The Big Sky State’s SCI Chapters are already known for contributing heavily to wild sheep and goat conservation. This sponsorship is another example of how …
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Marco Polo Sheep Face New Threats
For 8 years, SCI Foundation has sponsored cutting-edge surveys and studies on Marco Polo Sheep, perhaps the most iconic species in one of the most remarkable places on earth. This ongoing study has three goals, develop models of present-day and potential future distributions of suitable environmental conditions for argali in the eastern Tajikistan mountains, compare how …
Vermont Moose Study Seeks to Find Answers to Declining Numbers
(Photo courtesy of: Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department) It has been over a year since the first moose cows and calves were successfully captured and collared as part of the Vermont Moose Mortality and Recruitment Research Project funded by Safari Club International Foundation (SCI Foundation). Biologists from the University of Vermont and the Vermont Fish and …
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The Special Weapons and Tactics of Community Game Guards
Wildlife stewardship has become far more than a job opportunity as 1 out of every 10 Namibians belong to a communal conservancy.
Curiosity Saves the Cat
Gathering information about the smallest feline species in the western United States can sometimes feel a bit like herding cats. As each state wildlife agency in the west is responsible for huge swaths of land, different survey and data collection techniques are often adopted. And, since bobcats exist in different ecosystems and are also managed differently …
CAMPFIRE Program Puts Control of Wildlife in Local Hands
One day we will all look back on the difficulties and achievements of the CAMPFIRE program and know this is a positive force in the world.
The Circle of Life and The Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
If all the beasts were gone, men would die from great loneliness of spirit, for whatever happens to the beast also happens to man.