able to put points on a map and connect here [Idaho] to the north-
ern Gulf of California and say, 'Curlews that breed here are winter-
ing there,'" Carlisle says. "That's really exciting."
Carlisle wants exciting and productive. He wants science on the
ground that actually does something for people using the ground.
People like Matthew Ward.
"We're a science based conservation organization so we want
science to help us make our management decisions," says Matthew
Ward, The Nature Conservancy Flat Ranch Preserve manager. "We
feel like this project will hopefully help guide our future manage-
ment if we need to adjust our grazing. Proper grazing management
and wildlife can go together."
Flat Ranch is productive for cows and curlews. Pairs nest regu-
larly in high densities at the ranch. Carlisle isn't suggesting any
changes at the preserve, but he is tracking the birds as they come
and go. If the population slips, he'll know where to look when the
birds are somewhere else for the rest of the year.
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