Critiquing the Emperor in Grizzly Country

May 23, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Biologist David Mattson remembered for career of iconoclastic science on predators.

Montana's Nighttime Sky Hunters Under Watch

May 16, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

by Sophie Tsairis

Nighthawks and poorwills are nocturnal birds whose populations are cratering. Now, citizen scientists are joining Montana Audubon and FWP to track the decline of these two aerial insectivores.

ESA's ‘Harm’: What’s In a Word?

May 15, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Canada lynx are among many species whose habitat could be harmed if FWS changes "harm" definition in the ESA

FWS proposes dropping ‘harm’ from Endangered Species Act regulations to speed up economic development on critical habitat.

Putting the Heat on Charismatic Microfauna

May 12, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

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.

Peeling Back the Science of Grizzlies’ Favorite Food

April 30, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

by Robert Chaney

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.

Rejecting Despair in the Arms of Nature

April 22, 2025 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

A mountain chickadee celebrates spring in Greater Yellowstone

In an effort to rise above a vicious news cycle, incessant politics and threats to our wildlife and public lands, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh seeks solace in nature and good friends.

‘A Cascading Effect’: Forest Service, Park Service Workers who Lost Jobs Amid Mass Layoffs Explain Rippling Fallout

February 20, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

by Joseph T. O'Connor and Amanda Eggert

In a lawsuit seeking to halt federal employee firings, the NFFE union said layoffs will threaten 500,000 federal employees

Five nationwide unions representing federal employees have gone to court in an attempt to stop workforce reductions.

The Fight For Wild Lands: Part 3

February 19, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

by Robert Chaney

A packed Capitol rotunda in Helena, Montana, for the February 19 Rally for Public Lands

The U.S. Constitution gives citizens the right to “petition the government for a redress of grievances.” As a blizzard of public lands change sweeps out of Washington, D.C., activists around Greater Yellowstone ponder tactics to help them keep what they hold dear.

A Microdose of Hope

January 29, 2025 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

A sign of hope: Pieris brassicae, or white butterfly, perches on a lantana flower

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

by Robert Chaney

FWS on Jan. 8 announced its decision to keep grizzlies protected under the Endangered Species Act

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.