Texas fires: With over 1 million acres of grassland burned, cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds

The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.

Karen Hickman, Professor and Director of Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University • conversation
March 1, 2024 ~6 min

Texas fires: Cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds while burned grasslands recover

Over 1 million acres have burned in Texas’ largest wildfire on record, and more days of strong winds are forecast across the Panhandle, the heart of Texas’ cattle country.

Karen Hickman, Professor and Director of Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University • conversation
March 1, 2024 ~6 min


Texas fires: Burned rangeland can recover quickly, but cattle ranchers face struggles ahead to find and feed their herds

Over 1 million acres have burned in Texas’ largest wildfire on record, and more days of strong winds are forecast across the Panhandle, the heart of Texas’ cattle country.

Karen Hickman, Professor and Director of Environmental Science, Oklahoma State University • conversation
March 1, 2024 ~6 min

In protecting land for wildlife, size matters – here's what it takes to conserve very large areas

Governments and wildlife advocates are working to protect 30% of Earth’s lands and waters for nature by 2030. An ecologist explains why creating large protected areas should be a top priority.

David Jachowski, Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Clemson University • conversation
April 26, 2023 ~9 min

Is the Western drought finally ending? That depends on where you look

Reservoirs and streams are in good shape in California and the Great Basin, but groundwater and ecosystems are another story. And then there’s the Colorado River Basin.

Dan McEvoy, Associate Research Professor in Climatology, Desert Research Institute • conversation
March 16, 2023 ~9 min

How to make your lawn wildlife friendly all year round – tips from an ecologist

Plus, why you should always remove grass cuttings from your lawn.

Gareth Griffith, Professor of Fungal Ecology, Aberystwyth University • conversation
May 31, 2022 ~7 min

Raising cattle on native grasses in the eastern U.S. benefits farmers, wildlife and the soil

Growing native grasses as cattle forage is an example of working lands conservation – balancing human use of the land with conservation goals.

Patrick Keyser, Professor of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries and Director, Center for Native Grasslands Management, University of Tennessee • conversation
April 12, 2022 ~8 min

Climate change: how elephants help pump planet-warming carbon underground

Efforts to preserve biodiversity and slow climate change make natural bedfellows.

Jeppe Aagaard Kristensen, Carlsberg Foundation Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow at Oxford Ecosystems Lab, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 18, 2021 ~5 min


Creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis – but it may be innocent

The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.

Li Li, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 ~6 min

The creature that inspired Pikachu is being blamed for an ecological crisis – but it may be innocent

The electric Pokemon’s real-life muse is charged with degrading the vast meadows of the Tibetan Plateau.

Li Li, Assistant Professor of Landscape Ecology, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University • conversation
Oct. 4, 2021 ~6 min

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