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Inside the Battle Over the ESA

March 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

A threatened Canada lynx checks its six
Since the Endangered Species Act was passed in 1973, has it been a winning or losing proposition? It depends on who you ask.
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Wolves Need Federal Protection to Survive

March 24, 2025 // OPINION: Op-ed

Bumper stickers supported by the anti-wolf contingent read, "Smoke a pack a day"
As wildlife proponents in January celebrated the 30th anniversary of wolf reintroductions to Yellowstone National Park, wolves remain under fire.
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How Deep Does It Go? Future of Area Water Monitoring in Question

March 21, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The future of Greater Yellowstone water monitoring USGS performs may be in jeopardy
With USGS offices in Greater Yellowstone among dozens of regional government buildings on the chopping block, DOGE savings efforts leave anglers wondering if streamflow monitors will survive.
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Federal Appeals Court Sides with Corner-Crossing Hunters in Wyoming Dispute

March 19, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Charges stem from a checkerboard of public and private lands in Wyoming
A three-judge panel upheld a lower court’s ruling in favor of four hunters facing civil trespassing charges.
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Proper Protection or Perverse Incentive? Orgs Challenge ESA Process

March 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Centennial Valley, Montana, west of Yellowstone National Park
Two Montana nonprofits have filed suit against the Endangered Species Act’s ‘Blanket Rule.’
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CWD Suspected in Dead Elk at Wyoming Feedground

March 12, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk feedgrounds are seeing increased cases of chronic wasting disease
As cases of the always-fatal disease increase, wildlife managers are grappling with complex management decisions.
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Trump Administration Seeks to Unravel NEPA

March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Trump delivered a joint address to Congress: "Drill, baby, drill."
The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 kept all agencies following the same guidelines. An expedited rule change could dismantle that system by April 11.
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When I Need to say 'NO'

March 5, 2025 // OPINION: Column

Range fire: The Tetons and Grand Teton National Park
When we pick our battles, sometimes we must stand up and call a spade a spade.
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Elk in Crazy Mountains Test Negative for Brucellosis, Easing Livestock Concerns

March 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently captured and tested elk for brucellosis in the Crazy Mountains
Agency and state officials complete latest surveillance effort in Montana's ongoing battle against wildlife-livestock disease.
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Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue Feds Over New Gold Mine

February 26, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The South Fork of the Salmon River flows near the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness
The Stibnite project site would be the fourth-largest gold operation in the U.S. by grade, and the only domestic source of mined antimony.
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The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 2

February 18, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

The federal government employs as many as 10,000 wildland firefighters each year. With hiring freezes in place nationwide, fire season is in limbo
Executive orders coming from the White House could transform a range of core issues affecting Greater Yellowstone. From Forest Service and BLM priorities to national park staffing cuts, public lands advocates must brace for a long season of conflict.
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Update: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground

February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk queue to make their way across the flats at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Increase in chronic wasting disease numbers among elk at Dell Creek Feedground marks new territory for always-fatal disease.
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Predator Management: What Africa can Teach Greater Yellowstone

February 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Ecologist Scott Creel suggests Yellowstone could learn from Africa's wildlife-management practices
MSU ecologist’s new research papers examine large carnivore populations in Zambia’s national parks and explore the best ways to manage wildlife.
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CWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat

January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

CWD affects cervids and is always deadly
Wyoming Game and Fish report fifth chronic wasting disease case near where federal agencies feed elk, first confirmed case at Wyoming elk feedground.
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