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Wyoming Eyes Higher Predator Quotas
June 5, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
State wildlife officials propose expanded hunting limits on wolves and mountain lions, invite public comment.
Read MoreMontana's Nighttime Sky Hunters Under Watch
May 16, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
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.
Read MoreWolves Need Federal Protection to Survive
March 24, 2025 // OPINION: Op-ed
As wildlife proponents in January celebrated the 30th anniversary of wolf reintroductions to Yellowstone National Park, wolves remain under fire.
Read MoreSowing Uncertainty from DC Beltway to Yellowstone Gateways
March 13, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
How the
federal budget purge is impacting regional landscape conservation and
stewardship.
‘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 MoreBill Would Redraw Lines Between Wyoming Trappers, Trail Users
February 13, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
Lawmakers
push to give wildlife officials authority to end unrestricted trapping access on public lands.
Legendary Yellowstone Wolf Dies After Fight with Rival Pack
January 13, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Wildlife enthusiasts mourn the loss of
iconic Yellowstone matriarch, Wolf 907F.
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.
Have Wolves Returned Yellowstone to its Natural State?
May 24, 2024 // NEWS: Feature
Wolves
have affected the ecosystem in the park, but new study says they may be just
one component of a trophic cascade.
A Tale of Two Revivals: How Yellowstone Helped Return Wolves to Colorado
March 31, 2024 // NEWS: Feature
In
1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park. Nearly 30
years later, Colorado has done the same. How will it play out?
The Gray Wolf and a Dogged Pursuit
March 4, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
A
coalition of Western environmentalists seeks renewed endangered species status
for western gray wolves.
The Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 4: Mike Finley
January 9, 2024 // Interview Series
In the final installment
of MoJo’s interview series with four Yellowstone superintendents, Mike Finley pulls
no punches discussing the issues in our national parks.
With CWD finally confirmed in Yellowstone National Park, Predators Could be Yellowstone's Salvation
November 20, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
Experts say first-ever CWD case in park was ‘only a matter of time,’ call for Wyoming to eliminate elk feedgrounds
Read MoreThe Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 3: Suzanne Lewis
November 14, 2023 // Interview Series
In
Part 3 of our interview series with the past four superintendents of Yellowstone,
Suzanne Lewis, the first and thus far only woman to lead America's first
national park, talks fishing, bison, snowmobiles, and the visitation capacity Yellowstone has
(or doesn’t have) down the road.