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Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue Feds Over New Gold Mine
February 26, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The Stibnite project site would be the fourth-largest gold operation in the U.S. by grade, and the only domestic source of mined antimony.
Read MoreGrizzlies: Double Vision
February 25, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
With the Endangered Species Act comment period ending March 17, states and advocates are at odds over the future of grizzly bears.
Read More‘A Cascading Effect’: Forest Service, Park Service Workers who Lost Jobs Amid Mass Layoffs Explain Rippling Fallout
February 20, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
Five nationwide unions representing federal employees have gone to court in an attempt to stop workforce reductions.
Read MoreThe Fight for Wild Lands: Part 2
February 18, 2025 // MoJo Special Series
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.
Read MoreUpdate: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground
February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Increase
in chronic wasting disease numbers among elk at Dell Creek Feedground marks new
territory for always-fatal disease.
Predator Management: What Africa can Teach Greater Yellowstone
February 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
MSU ecologist’s new research papers examine large carnivore populations in Zambia’s national parks and explore the best ways to manage wildlife.
Read MoreTrump’s Tariff Tussle Tangles Montana
February 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Fast-moving announcements of U.S. trade wars against Canada, Mexico and China leave state stakeholders bracing for market turmoil.
Read MoreIn Response to 2024 Wolf Torture, Killing, Wyoming Seeks to Write New Chapter
February 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
Two bills in the Wyoming Legislature seek to outlaw cruelty to predatory animals.
Read MoreCWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat
January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
Wyoming
Game and Fish report fifth chronic wasting disease case near where federal agencies feed elk,
first confirmed case at Wyoming elk feedground.
Fencing Fund Aims to Support Paradise Valley Ranchers, Wildlife
January 29, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
PERC launches
privately funded pilot project to address fencing issues, rancher needs and wildlife connectivity.
Grizzly Bear ESA Status in Question as FWS Cancels Public Meetings
January 27, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.
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 MoreWhy ‘Yellowstone’ Became a Dirty Word to so Many Montanans
January 21, 2025 // OPINION: Essay
No one ever claimed the hit cowboy soap opera was aiming for realism. But for Montana locals, the show’s many day-to-day inaccuracies are hard to swallow.
Read MoreStudy Models Impact of Elk Feeding on CWD and Herd Health
January 16, 2025 // NEWS: In Short
Researchers analyze alternative
management plans for Jackson Elk Herd and bison as FWS update nears.