4This book is a collection of essays published in 2019 and 2020 in the Western Livestock Journal, a weekly newspaper serving the livestock industry. The topics covered include wildlife, endangered species, and science relevant to livestock and the natural resource industries of timber, mining, oil and gas, and agriculture. A primary focus is the biased science used by environmental groups and governments to regulate and prevent these important industries from operating. Matthew Anthony Cronin is a biologist, with a Ph.D. from Yale University, an M.S. from Montana State University, and a B.S. from the State University New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry. He has worked in the university, government, and private sectors, and published papers in the scientific literature. Dr. Cronin served as an officer in the U.S. Coast Guard. He has three children and after three decades in Alaska now resides in Montana.