Page 2 - Black Range Naturalist Vol 3 No 3 July 2020

In This Issue
2. From Wolves to Dogs - by Karl Malcolm
Dr. Karl Malcolm’s interest in nature, conservation, wildlife, and protected area management led him to study the role of nature reserves in harboring large carnivores in southwestern China for his PhD in Wildlife Ecology, which he completed in 2011 through a joint appointment with the University of Wisconsin – Madison and Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute. These experiences fostered a deeper and more informed appreciation for America’s public lands system and inspired him to pursue a career with the United States Forest Service.
5. Free Flow - by Jan Haley
In addition to Free Flow, Jan Haley provided the photographs for Max Evans’ Hi Lo Country: Under the One-eyed Sky.
8. Porkies Get No Respect - by Harley Shaw
In this article, Harley Shaw shares a study of a Kangaroo Rat burrow mound near Hillsboro. A graduate of the University of Arizona and the University of Idaho, Harley Shaw spent his professional career with the Arizona Department of Game and Fish. His primary research topics included Wild Turkey and Mountain Lion, although Desert Big Horn Sheep were thrown in for good measure. He is the author of several books, including Soul Among Lions and Twelve Hundred Miles by Horse and Burro. Shaw is the associate editor of this magazine.
11. To Kill a Bumblebee - by Bob Barnes
Barnes is the editor of this magazine, see previous issues for his bio.
13. Never Kiss a Walapai Tiger - by Harley Shaw Experiences with a kissing-bug.
14. Gordon’s Bladderpod
A species description and sources of botanical information.
17. House Sparrows Constructing Nests in Active Red-tailed Hawk Nest - by John Hubbard
Dr. John Hubbard received his Ph. D. In Zoology from the University of Michigan in 1967. He now holds or has held positions with the Smithsonian Institution and the Museum of Southwestern Biology at the University of New Mexico. He has published extensively on zoological topics with an emphasis on the southwest of the United States.
17. On Pestering Elk - by Taylor Streit
When Taylor Streit was inducted into the Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 2001 it was noted that he is “considered the authority on fly fishing in New Mexico”. His life as a professional fishing guide has supported his love of the natural world. He is the author of four books on fly fishing and the fly fishing experience, as well as, numerous articles in various magazines and newspapers. Taylor spends a great deal of his time on Caballo Reservoir these days.
18. Shelter in Place: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day - by Michelle Hall Kells
Dr. Kells is an associate professor of rhetoric and writing at the University of New Mexico. She is the author
of Héctor P. Garcia: Everyday Rhetoric and Mexican American Civil Rights and Vicente Ximenes, LBJ's Great Society, and Mexican American Civil Rights Rhetoric. She recently initiated the Black Range Environmental Writers consortium.
20. Three Oreodonts From the Black Range Show the Importance of Shared and Accessible Data by Hannah Cantrell
Hannah Cantrell is an undergraduate student at University of New Mexico studying Evolutionary Anthropology and GIS. She works at New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science as a Paleontology Digitization Intern. She hopes to conduct research as a professor or curator later on in her career. She lives in Sandia Park, New Mexico.
25. Mating Gopher Snakes - Photos by J. R. Absher
26. Changes to the Middle Fork of Percha Creek, west of Kingston - Photographs by Véronique De Jaegher
Véronique De Jaegher is an avid photographer with an eye on the changes that occur in the Black Range, she lives in Kingston.
27. Elf Owl at the A-Spear - Photograph by Dave Cleary - text by J. R. Absher
28. Repurposed Drug to the Rescue of Snakebite Victims
29. Forest Trail 796 - Kingston Cemetery to Emory Pass
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Front Cover: Physaria gordonii (Gordon’s Bladderpod) in the Nutt Grasslands on the southeastern border of the Black Range, in late March. Cooke’s Peak in the background. (See article)