wilderness
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A U.S. Federal Feral Cow Massacre Starts Today
If all has gone according to schedule, then today federal officials from the U.S. Forest Service climbed into helicopters with high-powered rifles and set their sights on cows. A planned “lethal removal” of about 150 un-owned cattle roaming New Mexico’s Gila Wilderness in Gila National Forest was set to begin Thursday and run through Sunday,…
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Our Planet Suffered A ‘Catastrophic’ Loss Of Wilderness In Just Two Decades
A disturbing new report shows that 1.3 million square miles of the Earth’s wilderness has been lost since the 1990s — an area half the size of Australia. The researchers say this “catastrophic loss” highlights the need for an international agreement to protect our planet’s invaluable forests.
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Eustace Conway, On Being A Man
Eustace Conway is a naturalist, author and appears on the History Channel’s “Mountain Men.” He was also the subject of the book “The Last American Man,” so his thoughts on manhood in modern day America may be relevant.
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This Is The Quietest Place In The United States
If you really want to get away from it all, head to Washington State. There, on a trail along the Hoh River, in the rain forest of Olympic National Park, only 40 miles from Seattle, it’s what one scientist has deemed the quietest place in the contiguous United States.