Lawmakers
push to give wildlife officials authority to end unrestricted trapping access on public lands.
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Bill Would Redraw Lines Between Wyoming Trappers, Trail Users
February 13, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

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In Response to 2024 Wolf Torture, Killing, Wyoming Seeks to Write New Chapter
February 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Two bills in the Wyoming Legislature seek to outlaw cruelty to predatory animals.
Read MoreA Microdose of Hope
January 29, 2025 // OPINION: Column

In a time in American history when we can feel confused, helpless
and alone, remember the butterfly.
Grizzly Bear ESA Status in Question as FWS Cancels Public Meetings
January 27, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.
Read MoreFighting for Survival
January 14, 2025 // NEWS: Analysis

At a charged time for grizzly bears, MoJo takes you inside the complex U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to keep grizzlies on the endangered species list.
Read MoreFeds Buy Kelly Parcel, Conserving Last of Unprotected Land in GTNP
January 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

‘Decades-in-the-making’ $100 million purchase adds 640 acres to Grand Teton National Park, while protecting a key Greater Yellowstone wildlife
migration corridor.
The Year of the Wolves
January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History

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.
Read MoreThe Power of Storytelling
January 2, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

A Montana filmmaker’s multimedia project highlights
collaborative conservation work across the Treasure State. Will it have a ripple effect?
Single-Use Plastics Ban on Bozeman Ballot
October 16, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Following an initial
disqualification, a ballot initiative on plastic bags proceeds to the polls in
November.
Wolf-Abuse Incident Prompts New Wyoming Bill
September 25, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Draft bill protects the right to run down predators, with
updated laws to limit ongoing suffering. Citizens say bill doesn’t go far
enough.
Wilderness Proposal in Gallatin, Madison Ranges Sparks Debate
August 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

A new bill
hopes to establish 124,000 acres of Wilderness in the Gallatin and Madison
ranges adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. Is it enough to protect wildlife?
Nonprofit Sues Montana DEQ Over Gallatin Mine Approval
August 13, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The Gateway Conservation Alliance filed a lawsuit against Montana citing environmental
concerns over recent amendments to Opencut Mining Act.
Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness
July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

In June, Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to allow mountain bikes in Wilderness areas. In his op-ed, Kevin Proescholdt writes that weakening Wilderness protections is a slippery slope.
Read MoreCounting Cougars
July 11, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

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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