A Montana Judge Ousts The Nation's Public Lands Chief. Now What?

October 23, 2020

by Judy Fahys

Some want his decisions tossed, too. William Perry Pendley's "acting" status as Bureau of Land Management head calls into question rulings on monuments, drilling and wildlife conservation

A Showdown Over Elk In Paradise?

July 30, 2020

by Todd Wilkinson

Worries over elk and disease in Paradise Valley

New report illuminates clash between ranchers and disease-carrying elk that has huge implications for a famous Montana valley, migrating wildlife and a scenic corridor to Yellowstone

Chronic Wasting Disease: America's Homegrown Contagion That Lumbers On Four Hooves

April 12, 2020

by Todd Wilkinson

Acronym for a series emerging zoosis (disease)

Forget, for a moment, Covid-19 and bats. Epidemiologists say we need to take seriously this wildlife version of Mad Cow rapidly spreading across the country. First in a new investigative series

Yellowstone Always On His Mind

March 13, 2020

by Todd Wilkinson

Yochim spent his last hours devoted to Yellowstone's protection

Until his last breath, former ranger, hiker and nature advocate Mike Yochim raced to finish a book aimed at protecting America's first national park

National Flashpoint: The Gallatin Range Is Ground Zero For Americans Talking About Wilderness

September 30, 2019

by Todd Burritt

The Gallatins represent critical wildness

History shows those pushing for mountain bikes in wilderness have no factual traction. Read this excerpt of Todd Burritt's book on Greater Yellowstone