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Famous Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 Wows Again, But Now What?
May 18, 2023
Emerging with her 18th cub as part of a historic legendary life, 399 is 27, long in the tooth and still transforming our perceptions of grizzlies. Now it's our turn to be on best behavior
Read MoreHas Wildlife Watching Been Getting A Free Ride?
December 14, 2022
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Why 'Yellowstone' Rancher John Dutton Says 'Progress' Is Destroying The Wild Rural West
October 27, 2022
The only way Greater Yellowstone, America's most iconic wildlife ecosystem, stands a chance of being saved is if there's a game plan. Glaringly, none now exists
Read MoreWin Or Lose, Liz Cheney's Legacy In American History Will Be Non Sibi Sed Patriae
August 16, 2022
In this op-ed, Tom Sadler reflects on Wyoming's Republican primary and what Lincoln, Roosevelt, Ike and Reagan would make of Harriet Hageman
Read MoreProminent Scientists Push Back Against Delisting Grizzly Bears: Op-Ed
January 13, 2022
When it comes to assessing biological recovery of grizzlies, who is better informed—people who study wildlife for a living or governors and legislators who dislike grizzlies and wolves?
Read MoreProtecting Tranquility One Square Inch At A Time
August 2, 2021
Escaping the noisy human cacophony: Gordon Hempton is called 'the sound tracker' but he's really a maestro who reminds that natural harmonic bliss exists in the quietest spots of the Lower 48
Soulé's Last Warning: We'll Never 'Develop Our Way' To Better Conservation Outcomes
August 30, 2020
The late Michael Soulé, godfather of conservation biology, offered this critique of 'New Conservation" and its consequences for regions like Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreOf God And Guns: How The Sagebrush Rebellion Turned Into A Hotbed Of Armed Modern Radicals
March 24, 2020
In this excerpt from Betsy Gaines Quammen's new book 'American Zion: Cliven Bundy, God & Public Lands in the West,' the author explores how Utah became the center of anti-federalism
Read MoreMaking Contact With Richard Louv: How Animals Save And Heal Us
November 10, 2019
"Our Wild Calling," the new "game-changing" book by Richard Louv, explores why our connection with other species is good for society, our mental health and the wild places that matter to us
Read MoreWyoming Keeps Falling Behind While Jackson Hole Thrives—Why?
October 17, 2019
Compared to her Rocky Mountain neighbors, the state is the only one losing people. Wyoming's leaders have some soul-searching to do
Read MoreCarrying The Banner For Wilderness
May 10, 2019
Wyoming Wilderness Association turns 40 and four dynamic young women are reinvigorating the wilderness spirit when so much is on the line in Greater Yellowstone
Read MoreSteve Bullock: When You Lose Rural Hospitals, Communities Die
November 9, 2018
Montana's democratic governor, who could contend for The White House, addresses the recent election and issues facing the rural West
Read MoreThe Big Empty Is Anything But
February 27, 2018
Jackson Frishman is connected to the giants of American mountaineering. He also knows the pain and euphoria of the West
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean To Be An Animal Person?
November 22, 2017 // Hunting
Marc Bekoff, a leading figure in the American animal rights movement, sounds off on Wyoming's proposed hunt of grizzly bears and emerging science revealing the emotions and intelligence of non-human beings
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