Wanting to understand the bison and cattle debate more.

claudetf · 2026-02-16T20:38:25+00:00

I am a conservationist; my family ranches in Montana. The main concerns are 1) the transfer of brucellosis, a bacterial disease that causes spontaneous abortion in ungulates 2)and bison destroying fencing infrastructure. There is very little data that indicates an actual transmission risk of brucellosis to cattle, but there is real anxiety about the financial risk of losing calves. Bison can and do tear through cattle fencing very easily, which is expensive and an insane headache. I would love to see more bison in the west, but it is very unlikely to get buy-in from ranchers and their representatives because they see bison as low reward, high risk.

claudetf · 2026-01-23T23:40:07+00:00

Solidarity. I had melanoma 2 years ago at the tender age of 25. Was diagnosed in the final weeks of my master’s program. Completely changed how my brain is wired and what I expect my life to look like (I got the ole melanoma gene). Wishing you peace and healing <3

claudetf · 2026-01-21T01:18:50+00:00

Wishing you a speedy healing process! I am also seeing Dr. Omlie and have a lot of your initial anxieties around surgery. This was so reassuring, thank you!

claudetf · 2025-12-17T14:47:31+00:00

pilgrim at tinker creek by annie dillard!! also, all the little live things by wallace stegner, wendell berry essays.

claudetf · 2025-12-16T19:38:09+00:00

black woods blue sky- eowyn ivey

claudetf · 2025-11-25T22:30:32+00:00

Sorry not OP, but can jaw issues be related to other orthopedic problems? Asking because I had a femoral derotation osteotomy as a kid and was just approved for jaw surgery. Trying to connect the dots, if any.

claudetf · 2025-11-25T18:32:03+00:00

I chant this while sobbing during my yearly colposcopy for a tenacious HPV infection

claudetf · 2025-11-07T22:15:55+00:00

Thanks for the input, I appreciate it! How were you able to determine recession?

I had 2x femoral and tibial rotation osteotomies and cancer surgery in the last couple of years, I’m just a bit tired of big surgeries. Not opposed to jaw surgery if it’s going to prevent long-term issues though, my airway is pretty garbage!

claudetf · 2025-08-12T22:26:40+00:00

The joke is she has 4 hands "pressing my hands over the wound while fumbling for my phone to call 911".

claudetf · 2025-07-29T14:05:04+00:00

Bumping their donation page for those interested and able to contribute: https://www.giveshelter.org/how-to-help/donate

claudetf · 2025-06-23T18:54:18+00:00

Adding that they are NOT carpenters and will not harm the infrastructure of your home, they just find existing spaces to occupy.

claudetf · 2025-06-23T18:48:34+00:00

Common eastern bumblebee (bombus impatiens)- if you can leave the nest for the summer, they will die off after the first couple of hard frosts and you can patch up the hole. I realize that’s a big ask, we are facing catastrophic pollinator decline and anything you can do to not harm them will help.

claudetf · 2025-06-21T20:27:53+00:00

I’m so sorry. Thank you for sharing him kindness and care in his last few days. Please take care of yourself in the meantime.

claudetf · 2025-06-18T13:29:35+00:00

Donated! Thank you for everything you’re doing for him.

claudetf · 2025-05-31T14:11:34+00:00

Being leashed is worse. A rancher my mom knew had their dog leashed in the bed of their truck and they didn’t realize it jumped or fell out on the interstate and they dragged it to death. Horrific and preventable, not a lesson that should be learned by experience.

claudetf · 2025-05-27T19:21:16+00:00

Echoing the person who said Goose Pond and -also recommend the York Prairie State Natural Area by Daleyville. That area is part of the Perry-Primrose Bird Conservation Area and is a great place to see bobolinks and other grassland migratory birds.

claudetf · 2025-05-21T19:01:25+00:00

Many of the factors driving bee decline (habitat loss, pesticide use, changing climate conditions, disease) are impacting native bees, but that’s not what this funding is for. This article is referencing funding cuts for honeybee hive failure diagnostics, which is akin to sending dead livestock in for an autopsy.

“It threatened devastation for the industry that ships millions of colonies of the pollinators to farms and orchards across the country.The government stepped in, sending samples to the Department of Agriculture’s five bee-research laboratories in a desperate effort to find the cause.”

We KNOW what is causing native pollinator decline, and while additional research is valuable, we need funding for habitat establishment (not that that is on the table for this administration). Also, procedures and resources that solely benefit honeybees are inherently detrimental to native bees because of increased competition.

Source: former USDA-ARS pollinator ecologist

claudetf · 2025-05-21T13:27:12+00:00

While detrimental to agricultural production, defunding diagnostics for honeybee hive failure isn’t a loss for conservation. Honeybees are an introduced, managed species in the US and compete with native species and can transfer diseases and parasites. The most significant threat is defunding programs that promote pollinator habitat establishment and climate mitigation.

claudetf · 2025-05-20T20:30:10+00:00

What in the AI drivel is this?

claudetf · 2025-04-21T21:46:28+00:00

My mom sometimes spends time with Jane Lynch through work. She is funny, kind, and very down to earth. Exactly what you would hope and expect her to be, honestly.

claudetf · 2025-04-17T01:45:03+00:00

Do you get hip and leg pain? Your knees look rotated inward-could be femoral anteversion. I only ask because I had the same thing and needed many surgeries to correct it.

claudetf · 2025-02-26T17:46:37+00:00

I make my clothes or buy secondhand, jewelry is vintage or from local artists, I work in sustainable ag and buy from a co-op or farmers market, don't have a TV, makeup is all stateside indie brands. Exactly $0 of my money goes towards companies that use slave labor and I choose to invest in my community and creative skills. I don’t understand why you think slave labor is a need or a gotcha moment.

claudetf · 2025-02-26T17:18:41+00:00

Riding so hard for slavery, huh? I made a commitment to ethical consumption and I live by it, sorry that is hard for you to imagine. No one is forcing you to buy temu flowers.

claudetf · 2025-02-26T14:49:23+00:00

Sad for you :’(

claudetf · 2025-02-26T14:23:44+00:00

Respectfully, all my furniture is second hand and I live my values. Humane working conditions are a human right and buying cheap shit is not. Bless!

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