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American prairie. What's the issue?
Yes, although not my area of expertise. Some results looking strictly at variations on 4-wire are here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/conservation-science/articles/10.3389/fcosc.2022.991765/full Key takeaway is that crossing success in WT and Mule Deer in eastern MT increases as the...- OlWhitcombPlace
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American prairie. What's the issue?
This looks like Turner. AP uses 4 wire wildlife friendly including a hot 2nd wire from top. Andy- OlWhitcombPlace
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American prairie. What's the issue?
One more thing people should know -- Bison aren't magic. They're different from cows in some important ways, they aren't nearly as tied to water as cattle and they have a stronger preference for grass. Together these things mean they have much less of a negative impact on wet areas (important...- OlWhitcombPlace
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American prairie. What's the issue?
What is your biggest challenge on the landscape? 2-fold I guess; 1) It's really difficult to answer the questions many folks are interested in (e.g. what would a large bison herd with tons of space mean for a Great Plains grassland ecosystem?) because politics and logistics make it impossible...- OlWhitcombPlace
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American prairie. What's the issue?
I have lead much of the research work for Smithsonian on the AP landscape since 2018. If someone wants to put questions together, I'll answer them. -andy- OlWhitcombPlace
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American Prairie Reserve - Nothing new
If you're as into peer-reviewed research as you claim to be, surely you're familiar with these two studies showing similar and improved ecosystem health in upland and riparian systems where AP has reintroduced bison. Incidentally, even though biodiversity (birds in this case) is similar in bison...- OlWhitcombPlace
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