How many things in this scene are more valuable than gold? When you protect landscapes that benefit grizzlies, it provides dividends for hundreds of other species. And when you have hundreds of other species, you have the foundation for a world-class sustainable tourism economy worth billions of dollars annually. Such landscapes also deliver clean water, absorb carbon and are truly renewable with no major infrastructure costs. The only challenge is not messing up a naturally-functioning system through poor decision-making. Illustration by Marshall Cutchin