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A Life With Wolves

December 18, 2024 // Book Review

Diane Boyd with an adult male wolf. The biologist spent four decades studying and advocating for wolves
Biologist’s debut memoir weaves gripping adventure into a conservation success story.
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Unpacking a ‘Uniquely Mysterious’ Development Proposal in Paradise Valley

December 10, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

The view from Suce Creek drainage in Paradise Valley
Park County residents grapple with a high-density resort proposal in an agricultural area south of Livingston.
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Environmental Groups Challenge Federal Logging Project in Western Montana

December 10, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

BLM's logging project will focus on nearly 17,000 acres in the Garnet Mountains
Clark Fork Face Project in Montana’s Garnet Range prompts lawsuit against BLM over wildlife habitat concerns.
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The Man Behind the Snowpack

December 3, 2024 // MoJo Interview

A snowman in his element with his dog Indy
Eric Larson knows how critical water is in the West. As winters get warmer, the snowpack data Larson and his colleagues collect may benefit everything from ranchers and climate scientists to reservoir managers and wildlife.
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The Search for Meaning. Hint: It’s not Something we Find

November 27, 2024 // OPINION: Column

Hope and reflection in the night sky
In times of despair, we have a choice. Let’s choose wisely this holiday season.
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USDA’s Wildlife Services Under Microscope for Killing Grizzlies

November 25, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Approximately 1,000 grizzly bears live in the Greater Yellowstone and Northern Continental Divide ecosystems, respectively
Montana federal judge rules the agency violated NEPA, orders EIS to analyze how its wildlife management practices affect grizzly bear connectivity.
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The Battle Over Grizzlies and Grazing in Paradise

November 4, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

Grizzlies in Greater Yellowstone are feeling the squeeze from human activity, including development and livestock grazing allotments
Nine conservation groups file lawsuit against USFS in federal court, claiming grazing allotments in Paradise Valley could affect grizzly bear survival and connectivity.
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Grizzly 399: The Monarch of Conservation

October 30, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

399 in Grand Teton National Park
A national park wildlife guide reflects on the life of the most famous grizzly bear in history.
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Feeling Through Fire Part 3: Seeking Truth in an Emotional Blaze

October 10, 2024 // MoJo Special Series

Wildland firefighting, much like journalism, can be a waiting game. Until it's not.
Two journalists and their attempt to unearth the truth behind wildfire. Part 3 in our series exploring our emotional relationship to wildfire.
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Are Bison Numbers in Yellowstone Sustainable?

October 2, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed

Bison graze in Yellowstone National Park near Lamar Valley
About 4,500 bison live in Yellowstone National Park. The National Park Service says it plans to manage for up 1,500 more but a former hydrologist writes in this op-ed that bison are already destroying park streams. Here’s what he says the Park Service should do.
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'Walking Among Giants': A Writer’s Introduction to the Grizzly Bear

September 23, 2024

The mighty grizzly bear and cubs of the year in 2018
In the prologue to his new book, Grizzly Confidential, author Kevin Grange discusses how he came to love North America’s mighty bears.
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Feeling Through Fire: Part 2 - 'Melancholic Beauty'

September 18, 2024 // MoJo Special Series

The powerful emotion of wildfire expressed through art
In Part 2 of our series, a Brooklyn painter and Montana’s Poet Laureate grapple with their crafts and the power of wildland fire.
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BLM Amends Management Plans for Sage-Grouse Habitat

September 12, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

The greater sage-grouse population has seen staggering decline over the past 60 years
Mounting concerns over population numbers prompt reevaluation of protections across 10 western states.
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Virtual Fences: A Promising Tool for Conservation and Ranching

September 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

Solar-powered signal towers and GPS collars on cattle can replace barbed-wire fencing
Bozeman workshop and Crazy Mountain project explore the potential in virtual fencing technology.
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