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Top Story: The Phantom of the Rockies
Between human development, a warming climate and battles to remain on the endangered species list, the rare wolverine faces stiff challenges
Chasing wolverines on and off the endangered species list.
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Putting the Heat on Charismatic Microfauna
The "armored" Yellowstone tiger beetle thrives in 120-degree thermal pools
A Yellowstone beetle’s secret for withstanding scalding thermal pools could revolutionize human insulation.
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OPINION: Column
The Joy of Native Plant Gardening
Native plants in the garden bring beauty and comfort
Planting native flora in your yard (as opposed to grass) offers more than a
water-saving landscape and haven for pollinators. It can also provide wonder
and peace.
NEWS: In Short
Tragedy Strikes Again: Another of Grizzly 399's Descendants Lost to Vehicle Collision
Royalty: Grizzly 399, Queen of the Tetons, with her four cubs in September 2020. Among them Grizzly 1058
Bear 1058, the five-year-old male from famous quadruplet litter, on Tuesday became the latest casualty on a Grand Teton roadway.
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NEWS: Dispatch
Planned Repeal of ‘Public Lands Rule’ Could Unleash Federal Resource Development
The Bureau of Land Management oversees 245 million acres of public land across the country
The Interior Department is exploring multiple ways to ‘restore American prosperity’ by capitalizing on timber, grazing, fossil fuels at the expense of conservation. It could also push billions of dollars of management costs onto state taxpayers.
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Trump Budget Proposal Portends Deep Cuts to Public Lands
President Donald Trump's budget proposal includes allocating $1.1 trillion to defense spending while reducing non-defense federal spending by $163 billion
Recommendations include new consolidated wildfire service, more tasks in state hands, less science.
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Wild and Domestic Sheep are Comingling, Raising Concerns Over Disease Transmission
Researchers have been surprised by the numbers of domestic sheep they've found are living near wild bighorn sheep
Researchers for MSU, FWP study are analyzing wildlife-livestock interactions, and seeking public input.
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Peeling Back the Science of Grizzlies’ Favorite Food
Grizzlies forage for army cutworm moths high on talus fields in the mountains of Greater Yellowstone
In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, grizzly bears need a calorie-dense diet. That can consist of more than 40,000 moths in a day.
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