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Runaway Runways
January 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Surging direct-flight jet service portends another busy tourist summer in Greater Yellowstone and beyond.
Read MoreMyth-Busting and the Great Gray Wolf
January 26, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

As we look back on the 30 years since the wolf was reintroduced in Yellowstone, we examine what wolves are and what they aren’t.
Read MoreTo Honor Bear 399, Limit Traffic and Development
December 12, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

Unchecked growth and exploding driving rates are endangering Greater
Yellowstone’s wildlife. It’s time to take the crisis seriously.
Unpacking a ‘Uniquely Mysterious’ Development Proposal in Paradise Valley
December 10, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Park County residents grapple with a high-density resort proposal in an agricultural area south of Livingston.
Read MoreFWP Launches Online Dashboard to Track Grizzly Bear Deaths
December 4, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

As delisting
decision looms, Montana increases transparency with mortality monitoring tool.
Grizzly 399: The Monarch of Conservation
October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

A national park wildlife guide reflects
on the life of the most famous grizzly bear in history.
The Mother We Shared: Reflections on the Life of Bear 399
October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

An author and first responder weighs
the magnitude of the impact 399 had on her enamored followers, and examines how
we can bridge the gap for bears and other wildlife as we walk forward without
the Queen of the Tetons.
'Walking Among Giants': A Writer’s Introduction to the Grizzly Bear
September 23, 2024

In the
prologue to his new book, Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange discusses how he came to love North
America’s mighty bears.
Mountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness
July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

In June, Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to allow mountain bikes in Wilderness areas. In his op-ed, Kevin Proescholdt writes that weakening Wilderness protections is a slippery slope.
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.
Can a Groundwater Recharge Program Save Teton Valley's Farmers?
April 8, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

In Teton Valley,
Idaho, where water is as precious as its native trout, irrigators and
environmental groups have teamed up to recharge the area’s diminishing aquifer.
In the process, they want to do something novel: find someone to pay farmers for
the effort.
2023 a ‘Good Food Year’ for Yellowstone Grizzlies
January 11, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Last fall, Grizzly 566
weighed in at a near record-breaking 700 pounds, Mountain Journal spoke with a grizzly expert for the latest in health
and population trends for bears in Greater Yellowstone.
Bear Tags As Revenue Generators: How Much Will Wyoming Make Bringing Back Griz Hunt?
July 26, 2023

One of the arguments states use in pushing for grizzly delisting is bringing back a trophy season to help them recoup money they've spent on bear recovery. Does the premise add up?
Read MoreGrizzlies Spotted North Of I-90 Between Bridgers and Crazies, And In Pryors
July 12, 2023

Confirmed in new landscapes, bears on exploratory sojourns show how they can wander. Preventing conflict and being safe requires humans being aware and living smartly
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