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If the Forest Falls
March 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Timber industry analysts wonder if they can keep up with Trump logging orders.
Read MoreBLM 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.
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 MoreBears Emerge from Slumber in Greater Yellowstone
May 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
As bruins make spring entrance
in the GYE, federal
agencies announce the reintroduction of grizzlies in the North Cascades.
Yellowstone Tourism Leaving Massive Carbon Footprint
April 23, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Striking new study quantifies Yellowstone tourism
emissions. TLDR: it’s a lot of CO2.
To Feed or Not to Feed
April 17, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Wyoming decided to keep open its elk feedgrounds. Conservationists are questioning the decision citing concern over deadly chronic wasting disease.
If Grizzlies Delisted, Here's What Montana Plans to do
April 3, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Is the Treasure State’s proposed Grizzly Bear Management Plan really a grizzly hunting plan?
Read MoreWolves: Taking Aim from the Air
March 28, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Conservation orgs are battling the aerial shooting of
wolves, coyotes and foxes on Idaho public lands. Now they’ve submitted a
petition to the U.S. Forest Service to ban the practice. Will the feds listen?
Read MoreA 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.
Why are bighorn and domestic sheep hanging out? Here's why we should care.
February 14, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
A respiratory illness common in domestic sheep can devastate wild bighorn sheep herds. In a quest to minimize transmission, a
pair of MSU researchers is leading a study to identify how wild and domestic
sheep interact.
How Irrigation Harms (or Helps) Streamflows in the West
February 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
A new study used 35
years of data to qualify the impacts of irrigation on river basins across the western
U.S. to better inform future management decisions. As it turns out, it’s
complicated.
Pair of Wildlife Diseases Detected in Montana Birds
February 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Recent avian flu and pigeon
paramyxovirus detections prompted FWP to issue a statement last month informing residents to be aware and diligent if they find dead birds.
Wolves: Love Them or Hate Them?
January 24, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Results from a recent survey by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana finds growing
tolerance toward wolves among state residents.
Homeward Bound
January 19, 2024 // NEWS: Film Review
A new documentary released by the Wyoming Migration Initiative chronicles the travel and travails of Grand Teton mule deer.
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