IS RANCHING on the federal range an environmentally destructive anachronism? Many environmentalists seem to think so. Less than 30,000 ranchers graze cattle on 350 million acres of federal lands, an area twice the size of Texas. Environmentalists hope the public lands will be, as the bumper sticker intones, “Cattle Free by ’93.” Grazing has also […]

KILLING WOLVES is a dramatic and highly controversial wildlife management practice. Alaska has recently proposed this as a way to boost caribou, moose, and deer populations for tourists and hunters. But many people find gunning wolves from airplanes offensive and are outraged. The logic underlying the killing seems clear, but the issues are complex. Wolves […]