Researchers analyze alternative
management plans for Jackson Elk Herd and bison as FWS update nears.
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Study Models Impact of Elk Feeding on CWD and Herd Health
January 16, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
![Elk herd at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming](/content/articles/ic_1737059188_400x300_true.jpg)
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Feeling Through Fire Part 4: When the Fire Comes
January 15, 2025 // MoJo Special Series
![The Bridger Foothills Fire of 2020 burned 8,000 acres and destroyed 68 structures north of Bozeman, Montana](/content/articles/ic_1736988239_400x300_true.jpg)
In the conclusion
to our four-part series, we look at the profound sense of loss wildfires can leave in
their wake.
Fighting for Survival
January 14, 2025 // NEWS: Analysis
![FWS on Jan. 8 announced its decision to keep grizzlies protected under the Endangered Species Act](/content/articles/ic_1736893411_400x300_true.jpg)
At a charged time for grizzly bears, MoJo takes you inside the complex U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to keep grizzlies on the endangered species list.
Read MoreFeds Look to Expand Montana’s Largest Coal Mine
January 14, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
![The Spring Creek coal mine complex in Decker, Montana](/content/articles/ic_1736872017_400x300_true.jpg)
The 19-million-ton expansion is estimated to extend Spring Creek Mine’s operational life by five years.
Read MoreLegendary Yellowstone Wolf Dies After Fight with Rival Pack
January 13, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Wolf 907F, Queen of the Yellowstone wolves](/content/articles/ic_1736813340_400x300_true.jpg)
Wildlife enthusiasts mourn the loss of
iconic Yellowstone matriarch, Wolf 907F.
Yellowstone and Grand Teton: What’s in a Timed Entry?
January 10, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
![Even with multiple entry points to Yellowstone, you can still hit bumper-to-bumper traffic](/content/articles/ic_1736550412_400x300_true.jpg)
While
some national parks are implementing a timed visitor entry to mitigate
congestion, the nation’s first and its 18th are keeping it old
school.
FWS: Grizzly Bears to Remain Protected Under Endangered Species Act
January 8, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Grizzlies have been protected under the Endangered Species Act since 1975. For now, they'll remain so.](/content/articles/ic_1736363110_400x300_true.jpg)
The agency rejected state petitions for local management, creating a single recovery area for grizzlies in the Lower 48.
Feds Buy Kelly Parcel, Conserving Last of Unprotected Land in GTNP
January 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Elk herd on the Kelly Parcel, gateway to the Path of the Pronghorn](/content/articles/ic_1736194086_400x300_true.jpg)
‘Decades-in-the-making’ $100 million purchase adds 640 acres to Grand Teton National Park, while protecting a key Greater Yellowstone wildlife
migration corridor.
The Daunting Challenges Facing Canada Lynx
January 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
![The elusive, nocturnal and threatened Canada lynx](/content/articles/ic_1735957180_400x300_true.jpg)
As a warming climate grips North America, the lynx remains
threatened in the Lower 48. It could get worse.
The Year of the Wolves
January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History
![The 1995 reintroduction of gray wolves, in the words of those who were there](/content/articles/ic_1735918844_400x300_true.jpg)
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
Read MoreThe Power of Storytelling
January 2, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
!["Upper Yellowstone River" is one of six films produced as part of the Life in the Land series](/content/articles/ic_1735840054_400x300_true.jpg)
A Montana filmmaker’s multimedia project highlights
collaborative conservation work across the Treasure State. Will it have a ripple effect?
Montana Sues Yellowstone National Park Over Bison Management Plan
December 31, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![The park's plan directs wildlife managers to aim for a herd of 3,500-6,000 animals](/content/articles/ic_1735700386_400x300_true.jpg)
Department of Livestock and FWP join Gov. Gianforte in suing park over its plan to increase bison population and tolerance for bison presence outside park boundaries.
Read MoreFollow the Light
December 31, 2024 // OPINION: Column
![Looking ahead to 2025, embrace the light](/content/articles/ic_1735670746_400x300_true.jpg)
Looking to 2025, columnist Susan
Marsh writes that in the new year we should embrace the world with tenderness.
Buffalo Bridge
December 23, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Portrait of Grizzly Bear Tracks, Salish leader, by Thomas Adams](/content/articles/ic_1734981796_400x300_true.jpg)
In two new books, a Montana historian tracks how Native and White cultures blend and break away.
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