George Bird Grinnell: His Impact As "The Father of American Conservation" Written Across Today's West

July 22, 2019

by Todd Wilkinson

John Taliaferro's "Grinnell: America's Environmental Pioneer and His Restless Drive to Save the West" is epic, entertaining and important

How Lost Words Translate Into Lost Worlds

July 18, 2019

by Susan Marsh

It goes by the Snake but has other names

Place names matter, even when describing the ineffable and especially if monikers provide cover for cultural amnesia

Collapse Of Salmon And Steelhead A Dam Shame

May 30, 2019

by Tom France

As Tom France writes, Congressman Mike Simpson of Idaho emerges as an unlikely hero and he believes it's time to act

Big Guns Want 230,000 Acres Of Gallatins Near Yellowstone Protected As Wilderness

May 14, 2019

by Todd Wilkinson

Founder of Patagonia joins former U.S. Interior Secretary and dozens of eminent scientists who say capital "W" essential to safeguarding wildlife in core of Greater Yellowstone

Carrying The Banner For Wilderness

May 10, 2019

by Todd Wilkinson

Wyoming Wilderness Association turns 40 and four dynamic young women are reinvigorating the wilderness spirit when so much is on the line in Greater Yellowstone

Is American Prairie Reserve Taking The West Back To The Future?

March 25, 2019

by Shawn Regan

With a grand vision for rewilding native species in eastern Montana, APR is spurring a huge debate over bison, private property rights, federalism and the survival of rural communities

Conservationists Sue To Halt Artificial Feeding At National Elk Refuge

March 18, 2019 // Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

With Chronic Wasting Disease likely already on refuge, action is claimed as necessary to prevent disastrous disease outbreak amongst America's most famous elk herd

Some Call Her 'The Owl Whisperer'

March 18, 2019 // Photography, Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

Ashleigh Scully is a rising Millennial star in wildlife photography. Enjoy a Mountain Journal interview with the conservation-minded phenom

Public Health Official: Chronic Wasting Disease Seems Bound To Infect People

March 6, 2019 // Hunting, Jackson Hole, Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

Thousands of wapiti at National Elk Refuge

"CWD is gonna be a helluva wildlife problem even if disease doesn't reach livestock and humans," Osterholm says. He criticizes Wyoming for continuing to operate controversial elk feedgrounds

The Artful Angler

January 23, 2019

by Bill Lombardi

Life after government: Mike Gurnett celebrates wildlife in metal after being a spokesman for the natural world

With Wildfires, It's Easy To Rake Trump Over The Coals

December 19, 2018

by Steve Primm

But MoJo columnist Steve Primm, a volunteer firefighter, says it's more important to heed the burning facts

A Death Of Ethics: Is Hunting Destroying Itself?

December 12, 2018 // Hunting, Wildlife

by Todd Wilkinson

From killing baboon families to staging predator-killing contests, hunters stand accused of violating the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Now they’re being called out by their own.