Tag: woody vegetation

April 13, 2020

Yellowstone’s growing bison herd is damaging ecosystems

Bison have made an incredible comeback in Yellowstone National Park, from only 22 in 1901 to more than 4,000 today. But in the Lamar Valley, in the park’s northeastern corner,...

October 17, 2017

WSB study: Grassland passerine nest survival goes up in flames

For decades, wildlife managers have used prescribed fires to limit woody vegetation on North America’s grasslands, maintaining them much as natural fires once did. Recent research conducted on the North...