What’s Driving the Obsession for Antlers?

May 28, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Madison Dapcevich

Antlers come in all shapes and sizes and their growth and patterns are influenced by many factors

As interest and the market for antlers soars, elk, deer and moose ‘sheds’ are selling for $13 a pound, up nearly double over the past two decades.

Critiquing the Emperor in Grizzly Country

May 23, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Biologist David Mattson remembered for career of iconoclastic science on predators.

The Phantom of the Rockies

May 13, 2025 // FEATURE

by Benjamin Alva Polley

Between human development, a warming climate and battles to remain on the endangered species list, the rare wolverine faces stiff challenges

Chasing wolverines on and off the endangered species list.

A Case of Mistaken Identity? Some Hunters are Confusing Grizzlies with Black Bears

April 28, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Madison Dapcevich

While some black bears and grizzly bears look decidedly different, some can be similar colors and sizes. Nevertheless, hunters mistaking grizzlies for black bears say they can do better.

Over the last decade, more than a dozen Greater Yellowstone grizzlies have been killed by hunters who say they mistook them for black bears.

Future of Grizzly Bear Study Group in Dire Straits

April 14, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

'Someone to watch over me': Grizzly 399 and Spirit look to the future

As Interior Secretary Doug Burgum touts successful dire wolf revival, IGBST fights for survival.

Crazy Talk

March 27, 2025 // Book

by Robert Chaney

The Crazy Mountains from Paradise Valley, Montana

In her new book on Crazy Mountain property battles, journalist Amy Gamerman explores the contrasting values of cattle, renewable energy and wilderness altering an ancient landscape.

River Study Offers New Angle on Yellowstone Recreation

March 26, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

by David Tucker

Boaters float the Yellowstone River on a hot August day

The Upper Yellowstone Watershed Group report hopes to inform better management for a cherished regional resource.

Federal Appeals Court Sides with Corner-Crossing Hunters in Wyoming Dispute

March 19, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Amanda Eggert

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.

Sowing Uncertainty from DC Beltway to Yellowstone Gateways

March 13, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

by David Tucker

Workers install a fire ring at a campground for Friends of Bridger-Teton

How the federal budget purge is impacting regional landscape conservation and stewardship.

MSU Lyme Disease Research Squeaks Through NIH Funding Freeze

March 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

MSU's microbiology lab received a $2.8 million grant for Lyme disease research

Montana scientists join protests across the U.S. against White House interference.

The Fight for Wild Lands: Part 2

February 18, 2025 // MoJo Special Series

by Robert Chaney

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.