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Peeling Back the Science of Grizzlies’ Favorite Food

April 30, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

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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Wyoming Looks to Designate Famed Path of the Pronghorn

April 21, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Pronghorn are North America's fastest land mammal and migrate hundreds of miles along Wyoming's Path of the Pronghorn
A Wyoming Game and Fish Commission vote in July could bring a long-deliberated migration corridor for imperiled pronghorn a step closer to designation as a state corridor.
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How Wyoming Sought to Stave off Wolf Torture

April 15, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Our Lady of The Forest: Alpha female of Yellowstone's Wapiti Lake Pack
Two bills in the 2025 Legislature were introduced in response to the torture and killing of a wolf in Daniel, Wyoming.
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FWS: Grizzly Bears to Remain Protected Under Endangered Species Act

January 8, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Grizzlies have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1975. For now, they'll remain so.
The agency rejected state petitions for local management, creating a single recovery area for grizzlies in the Lower 48.

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Feds Buy Kelly Parcel, Conserving Last of Unprotected Land in GTNP

January 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk herd on the Kelly Parcel, gateway to the Path of the Pronghorn
‘Decades-in-the-making’ $100 million purchase adds 640 acres to Grand Teton National Park, while protecting a key Greater Yellowstone wildlife migration corridor.
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The Daunting Challenges Facing Canada Lynx

January 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The elusive, nocturnal and threatened Canada lynx
As a warming climate grips North America, the lynx remains threatened in the Lower 48. It could get worse.
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The Year of the Wolves

January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History

The 1995 reintroduction of gray wolves, in the words of those who were there
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
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Wyoming Moose, Cattle Test Positive for Anthrax

September 19, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

A cow and bull moose in Grand Teton National Park
The state Game and Fish Department confirms the first case of anthrax in Wyoming wildlife in decades.
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Daring to Leap: Meet Paris Harris

September 10, 2024 // NEWS: Feature

Paris Harris lays down prescribed fire
One Chicago woman is digging a new line to become America’s first Black female smokejumper.
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Scientific Conference on Greater Yellowstone Comes to Big Sky

August 26, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Monitoring the changing climate will be among the many GYE topics covered at the conference
Conservation stakeholders converge Sept. 3-5 to share research and advance conservation awareness and efforts in the GYE.
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As Feds Delay Decision on Grizzly Protections, Montana and Wyoming Threaten Lawsuits

August 8, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The grizzly bear was placed under protection of the Endangered Species Act in 1975
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pushed its decision timeline to January 2025. States want an update by the end of October.
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Counting Cougars

July 11, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

The elusive and magnificent "Ghost of the Rockies" in its element.
In this guest essay, photographer and Yellowstone guide MacNeil Lyons recounts the top 10 most thrilling mountain lion sightings he's experienced.
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Bears Emerge from Slumber in Greater Yellowstone

May 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

A grizzly bear near Roaring Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
As bruins make spring entrance in the GYE, federal agencies announce the reintroduction of grizzlies in the North Cascades.
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What Dreams May Come

April 29, 2024 // MoJo Interview

The host of the "Who Runs This Park?" podcast in her element: Nature.
Maddie Pellman, host of the ‘Who Runs This Park?’ podcast, discusses how dreaming big delivered her dream job.
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