Is a Chronic Wasting Disease 'super-spreader' event possible in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem? Experts say Wyoming, federal agencies have created conditions ripe for disaster
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Deadly CWD Reaches Outskirts Of Bozeman
December 9, 2020
Montana confirms dreaded cousin of Mad Cow detected in Gallatin, Paradise and northern Madison deer. Wyoming, meanwhile, will keep feedgrounds open
Read More"Public Trust" Is A Film About America's Natural Heritage That Will Rile You
October 16, 2020
Patagonia made a film about America's great natural asset—our public lands—and it is raising a ruckus. We interview the Montana journalist who appears in it. You can also see the film here, now.
Read MoreAmerican Shadowland: How Do We Stop The New Uncivil War?
September 24, 2020
As two Americas protest against each other, Timothy Tate in this op-ed says the only remedy is to confront the national shadow we've created. And it starts with each of us looking inward at ourselves
Read MoreAmid Fever Of A Pandemic, Yellowstone's Main Gateway Town Catches Fire
July 29, 2020
Gardiner, Montana may be reeling but with this year being its 140th anniversary, a local elected official says it's the perfect time to stage a rally
Read MoreHere Comes The Sun
July 21, 2020
For people of the prairie, as poet Lois Red Elk reminds, summer is a time of togetherness, prayer and gratitude
Read MoreListed Again: Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies Federally Protected And Won't Be Trophy Hunted
July 14, 2020
What the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals wrote in its high-profile ruling and what it means for the most iconic population of bears in the world
Read MoreComposting Carcasses In Cattle Country Keeps Livestock And Predators Alive
June 11, 2020
Writer Kate Hill explores why it's important for conservation groups to protect rancher identity in times of livestock loss
Read More‘Unbroken Wilderness:’ The Quest To Save The Wild Gallatins
May 12, 2020
For this American mountain range vital to Yellowstone's world-class wildlife, Bart Koehler reflects on why protecting it is one of the most important conservation issues in the West
Read MorePerpetual Resurrection: New Life Springs From What Came Before
April 12, 2020
As Jackson Hole poet Libby Crews Wood notes, all of us, every living being, contributes to the masterpiece of Nature
Read MoreWhat Can Greater Yellowstone Learn From Africa? (Remembering Garth Owen-Smith 1944-2020)
April 11, 2020
From sport hunting iconic species to giving local communities ownership over wildlife, Namibia may do things that drive some American conservationists crazy, but it has slowed and reversed the decimation of wildlife
Read MoreCoronavirus On The Doorstep: The Pandemic Reaches America’s Isolated Flyover
April 2, 2020
In a real-life potboiler, Sarah DeOpsomer pens a personal journal about Covid-19's arrival in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and waiting for her own (positive) test results to come in
Read MoreWhen The Government Tries To Think Big
March 29, 2020
Thirty years ago, the Greater Yellowstone's first attempt at having a grand vision to protect the ecosystem turned into a whimper. What happened? A first-hand account from a civil servant who was there
Read MoreAfter Yellowstone, Dreams Of Rewilding Scotland With Wolves And Lynx?
February 26, 2020
In the absence of predators, deer numbers exploded. After environmentalist George Monbiot killed one for population control, animal rights activists howled
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