Researchers in Oregon have concluded, after extensive research, that prey species have a fear of predators and that prey species move away from their mortal enemies in an effort to survive. They have also concluded that this natural system has an important relationship to the success of other plant and animal life.
Impressive conclusion?
Interesting how a bit of [...]
Archive for June, 2008
The Ecology of Fear
Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Mountain lions, Wildlife habitat, Yosemite National Park, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged Add new tag, Yosemite National Park on June 23, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Hunting Along Alaska’s Pipeline Haul Road
Posted in Alaska hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, grizzly bears, outdoors, tagged Hunting in Alaska on June 19, 2008 | 3 Comments »
On September 11, 2001 Rob and I were packed and ready to fly to Fairbanks. As we approached Oakland Airport, we came to realize that our trip would be delayed. It was four or five days later that we finally boarded a different plane and flew to Fairbanks.
Our trip was to be a self-guided archery [...]
Tracking the Black Bear
Posted in black bears, outdoors, tracking, wildlife conservation, tagged animal tracks on June 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While archery hunting for mule deer in the Hoover Wilderness in 1991, I noticed that the well-warn trail leading into the hunting area was littered with animal tracks each morning only to be erased by human travelers during the day.
One morning I arose early and took a few minutes to observe, measure and sketch a [...]
Sportsmen Testify Before State Senate Appropriations Committee on Behalf of SB1172
Posted in Big game hunting, Ecology, Hunting, Wildlife habitat, legislation, mule deer, outdoors, wildlife, wildlife conservation, wildlife management, tagged wildlife conservation on June 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SB1172 creates California Fish and Game Commission oversight over expenditure of funds generated from sale of all tags and stamps issued for take of big game animals in California including funds generated from Fundraising Tags, deer, elk, bear, sheep, antelope and pig tags as well as upland game bird stamps.
This video shows the testimony of Senator Dutton [...]
Warthogs in South Africa
Posted in African wildlife, Archery hunting, Big game hunting, Hunting, african, outdoors, safaris, turkey, tagged African hunting, warthogs on June 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Warthogs and baboons feeding at Pillainsberg Wildlife Refuge near Sun City South Africa.
Although not considered high on the list of African trophy animals, warthogs are a very significant animal for several reasons. First of all you’ll see them often. They are interesting to watch and strange looking with their large tusks. And, they are fun [...]
Watching Delta Geese
Posted in Hunting, goose, outdoors, tagged Add new tag, goose hunt on June 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On December 1, 2007, Tom Billingsley and I sat in camp and watched the geese lift off. I related this on an earlier blog. Recently I uploaded the short video I made right after the geese lifted off. Even though many, if not most, of the geese had already flown, you’ll get the idea of [...]
Roaring Lion at Kruger National Park
Posted in African wildlife, Kruger National Park, outdoors, safaris, wildlife, tagged African lion, wildlife on June 6, 2008 | 4 Comments »
While in South Africa, we spent three nights at Nagala Tented Safaris. The camp was located in the bush and we had wart hogs and bushboks feeding right in camp. In fact, there was no fence so any animal could potentially walk through camp, except the elephant. To keep elephants out, an electric wire was strung about [...]
Callippe Silverspot Butterfly
Posted in Ecology, Endangered species, Wildlife habitat, butterflies, outdoors on June 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Another Bay Area endangered butterfly is the callippe silverspot. The reason for its decline is clear. Its habitat is grasslands in San Francisco and other cities surrounding San Francisco Bay.
In the Livermore Hills we find a variety of callippe butterfly that is similar. As with the callippe silverspot, this callippe butterfly is associated with violets [...]
The Checkerspot Butterfly
Posted in Endangered species, Land Ownership, Wildlife habitat, butterflies, tagged butterlies, threatened species on June 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is a photo of a chalcedon checkerspot butterfy. The photo was taken by Rob Fletcher on May 28, 2008 in the hills south of Livermore.
May is the time when the butterflies are out at the ranch. A different (from the one in the photo) species of checkerspot, the bay checkerspot, is closely associated with serpentine soils. Some soils [...]
