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‘A Cascading Effect’: Forest Service, Park Service Workers who Lost Jobs Amid Mass Layoffs Explain Rippling Fallout
February 20, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

Five nationwide unions representing federal employees have gone to court in an attempt to stop workforce reductions.
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.
Fighting 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 MoreFWS: Grizzly Bears to Remain Protected Under Endangered Species Act
January 8, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The agency rejected state petitions for local management, creating a single recovery area for grizzlies in the Lower 48.
The Daunting Challenges Facing Canada Lynx
January 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

As a warming climate grips North America, the lynx remains
threatened in the Lower 48. It could get worse.
The Forgotten Woman Behind Yellowstone’s Predator Revolution
September 26, 2024 // FEATURE: History

Rosalie
Edge transformed public perceptions of predator policies in the Yellowstone
ecosystem—so why isn’t she more famous?
Read MoreBLM Amends Management Plans for Sage-Grouse Habitat
September 12, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Mounting concerns
over population numbers prompt reevaluation of protections across 10 western
states.
Are Toxic Agrichemicals Forcing Rapid Evolution in Yellowstone Elk?
June 14, 2024 // NEWS: Feature

New
research suggests hazardous chemicals like pesticides and fertilizers used in
farming, more so than wolves, contributed to a decline in Greater Yellowstone elk
and other ruminants.
BLM Public Lands Rule: Why is it Important in Greater Yellowstone?
June 6, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Despite 90 percent support from 200,000 public comments, new rule faces strong opposition from resource-extraction
advocates.
Grizzly Hunting is Trophy Hunting
May 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

In this op-ed, a former Yellowstone park ranger turned independent grizzly
bear researcher writes that states will institute grizzly bear hunting if
grizzlies lose protection under the Endangered Species Act.
The Greater Yellowstone Drought Continues
May 10, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

After recording a low-snow season in much of the GYE, weather experts predict a warm, dry summer, but ‘normal’ wildlife conditions.
Read MoreHearing the ‘Hush of the Land’
March 5, 2024 // MoJo Interview

Smoke
Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi discuss their new book, Hush of the Land,
chronicling decades of mule-packing trips in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
A Tale of Three Roads: Yellowstone Weighs Options for North Entrance
March 1, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Severe flooding in June 2022 wiped out Yellowstone
National Park’s North Entrance Road. The park built a temporary fix. Now
officials seek public input for a permanent solution.
As Wildfire Season Looms, Firefighters Battle Low Pay and Low Snow
February 20, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

The
Wildland Firefighter Paycheck Protection Act could permanently raise federal
firefighter salaries. But even if Congress can pass it, the proposed
legislation still isn’t a perfect fix.