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Scientists Say Gianforte's Anti-Wolf, Anti-Grizzly Policies In Montana Have No Scientific Basis
October 2, 2021 // Wildlife, Wolves, Yellowstone
Prominent group of wildlife professionals with 1,500 years of experience condemn Montana's new laws targeting wolves. Already pups from popular Yellowstone wolf pack have been killed
Read MoreGrizzly Matters: A Recap Of Court Actions Involving Greater Yellowstone Bears
January 6, 2019 // Grizzly Bears
When it comes to true recovery for America's most famous bruins, the focus is not on numbers but biological connectivity
Read MoreYellowstone Checkup: How Healthy Really is America's Most Iconic Wildland Ecosystem?
August 20, 2018 // Science, Wildlife, Yellowstone
New "vital signs" report says region's famous wildlife faring well, for now, but climate change and human development loom ominously
Read MoreGrizzly Or Black Bear?
July 30, 2018 // Grizzly Bears, Hunting, Wildlife
As Wyoming moves toward its first trophy hunt of grizzlies in 44 years, it's a question that looms large. Is its "test" enough?
Read MoreBruin Lottery: Photographer Tom Mangelsen Scores A Wyoming Grizzly Tag
July 26, 2018 // Grizzly Bears, Hunting, Wildlife, Wyoming
Jackson Hole conservationist plans to hunt a bear with his camera, not a gun
Read MoreEncounter With Grizzly—Part I: The Shooting
July 5, 2018 // Grizzly Bears
In three parts, MoJo columnist Steve Primm reflects on lessons from a hiker's killing of a bear in Wyoming's Wind River Mountains
Read MoreA Hunger For Solitude During Visitor Season
June 27, 2018 // Grizzly Bears, Jackson Hole, Wilderness, Wyoming
After the guests depart, Susan Marsh savors a wild Snake and charismatic megafauna
Read MoreWhat Do The Long-term Trends For Grizzlies In Lower 48 Really Look Like?
January 7, 2018 // Grizzly Bears, Wildlife
MoJo columnist Lance Olsen says climate change and human development trends create a lot of uncertainty for Great Bears south of Canada
Read MoreLessons From A Hunter Twice Attacked By A Grizzly Bear
October 26, 2017 // Grizzly Bears, Hunting
Todd Orr's misadventure with a sow grizzly offers insight for anyone—hunter or hiker—heading into bear country. Biggest take home: bear spray works
Read MoreCharting The Rise Of A Famous Grizzly Bear Mother In Jackson Hole
October 3, 2017 // Grizzly Bears, The New West
People Forget That Before Grizzly 399 Became The World's Most Famous Bear, There Was Jackson Hole Grizzly Mama 474
Read MoreOf Bias And Bears: Is Delisting Greater Yellowstone's Grizzlies Based On Science Or Politics?
September 12, 2017 // Grizzly Bears
For several decades, Jesse Logan gained renown as a forest ecologist. He says the scientific rationale behind removing bears from federal protection doesn't hold up to scrutiny. First part in an ongoing series.
Read MoreJesse Logan Explores GYE Backcountry In From Granite To Grizzlies
August 14, 2017 // Endangered Species, Grizzly Bears, Public Lands, Science
Just as you can't separate the forest from its trees, you can't extract one strand of the web without stretching, stressing or breaking another. From his basecamp home in Paradise Valley, halfway between Yellowstone and Livingston, retired forest researcher Jesse Logan shares insights about climate change that's already upon us.
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