In the Gallatin Valley of Montana, elk are competing for survival against trophy homes. Indeed, on private land in Greater Yellowstone counties and others up and down the Rockies, vital wildlife winter range and other habitat is rapidly being lost to the impacts of exurban sprawl, particularly as ranches are replaced by subdivision. It's happening and in many places county commissions are doing little to stop it. Photo courtesy Holly Pippel
In the Gallatin Valley of Montana, elk are competing for survival against trophy homes. Indeed, on private land in Greater Yellowstone counties and others up and down the Rockies, vital wildlife winter range and other habitat is rapidly being lost to the impacts of exurban sprawl, particularly as ranches are replaced by subdivision. It's happening and in many places county commissions are doing little to stop it. Photo courtesy Holly Pippel