BEHAVE Past Projects

This aspect of the BEHAVE program explores what makes land managers more likely to change behaviors to adopt new practices. Learn more about BEHAVE.

Read more about mineral deficiencies in animals and how the animals adapt, compensate, and what we can do about it.

Boom-bust management involves short, intensive periods of grazing followed by two growing seasons of rest. Find out more about this diet mixing process and best practices of livestock.

Many areas in the Western United States are dominated by sagebrush. The increase in sagebrush density over the past century is generally attributed to: 1) reduced numbers of mixed feeders and browsers such as deer, antelope, goats and sheep, 2) increased

Juan Villalba studied whether early experience eating a ration with a single flavor or rations offered in multiple flavors, would affect feed intake and preference, the hormones regulating intake, and acceptability of new feeds. Flavors used in the study

The level of social organization in bison is widely debated. Some believe bison live in extended families, while others believe social interactions among bison occur randomly. A recent study examined social organization in bison. Learn more about what res...

Learn more bout wintering Elk and why we shouldn’t feed the Elk from an applied management experiment.