Montana author Russell Rowland talks about divides shaking the West to its core. They go beyond rural-urban, newcomer-old timer, mountain-prairie and prosperity vs. despair
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A Time To Rally: When Ted Turner Gave Jacques Cousteau An End-Of-Life Pep Talk
April 23, 2023 // Conservation, Science
![Jacques Cousteau and his prized pupil Ted Turner](/content/articles/ic_1501690978_400x300_true.jpg)
Cousteau, once the most famous conservationist in the world, was a father figure to Ted Turner. In old age, Cousteau became cynical. Here's what Turner told him
Read MoreBig Sky, Montana: A New West Mountain Town Primed For Its Own 'Big Burn'?
April 19, 2023
![Where there's smoke there's a big fire brewing](/content/articles/ic_1681947846_400x300_true.jpg)
This high-profile resort community is at 'very high risk to wildfire' and an emblem for the dangers of building in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Part 3 in MoJo's ongoing series
Meet Jessica Wiese, Mountain Journal's New Executive Director
April 7, 2023
![Jessie brings dynamic combo of love for outdoors, wild places and rural Westerners](/content/articles/ic_1680895628_400x300_true.jpg)
With a background in science and private land conservation, Wiese says the time is now to rally for Greater Yellowstone as the region comes under increasing human pressure
Read MorePeople Beat Machines In Ability To Identify Wildlife
April 5, 2023
![A big wildcat on the run: could you ID it in a line up?](/content/articles/ic_1680728368_400x300_true.jpg)
Although AI is frighteningly on the rise, study finds human eyesight and brains still hold advantage in recognizing subtle differences between pumas
Read MoreGobbledygook? Are Feel-Good Words Failing The Cause Of Wildlife Conservation?
January 5, 2023
![Elk meeting dawn's light on undeveloped land west of Bozeman](/content/articles/ic_1672903227_400x300_true.jpg)
Those who toss around terms like "sustainability" often struggle to explain what they really mean in the context of protecting America's private and public wild lands
Read MoreWhite-tailed Deer Buck With CWD Confirmed Near Bozeman
December 14, 2022
![CWD is now on the doorstep of Bozeman](/content/articles/ic_1671071895_400x300_true.jpg)
As CWD spreads across the West, Wyoming still operates elk feedgrounds and states take aim at disease-fighting predators
Read MoreOur Biodiversity Is World Class, But Can We Prevent It From Slipping Away?
December 11, 2022
![Only three Lower 48 states boast grizzlies and wolves in their border](/content/articles/ic_1670803133_400x300_true.jpg)
Greater Yellowstone stands apart for its large mammals and other species. Dorothy Bradley says only habitat protection will spare it
Read MoreHow Do We Prevent Wild Greater Yellowstone from Unraveling?
November 29, 2022
![Pronghorn migration in Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1669615132_400x300_true.jpg)
Special report: What can be done to save the Yellowstone ecosystem? If we're serious and want to have a reason for hope, here are several big ideas for how to do it
Read MoreWhy 'Yellowstone' Rancher John Dutton Says 'Progress' Is Destroying The Wild Rural West
October 27, 2022
![The "balance" between private land development and conservation is landing hard on some of America's most famous wildlife populations](/content/articles/ic_1666893445_400x300_true.jpg)
The only way Greater Yellowstone, America's most iconic wildlife ecosystem, stands a chance of being saved is if there's a game plan. Glaringly, none now exists
Read More'Wild' Horses: Are There 'Too Many' In The West?
September 26, 2022
![A wild horse in central Wyoming](/content/articles/ic_1665416595_400x300_true.jpg)
Few topics stir more passion. In Writers on the Range, Ted Williams and Scott Beckstead debate wild horse management
Read MoreMountain Journal Adds Managing Editor To Expand Its Impact
September 23, 2022
![MoJo's new ME Joe O'Connor](/content/articles/ic_1665416969_400x300_true.jpg)
Joseph T. O'Connor, multimedia veteran in covering the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, joins MoJo team as part of series of big operational moves
Read MoreGrizzlies Around Yellowstone Are Entering A Big Squeeze
May 16, 2022
![Grizzly 399 and four cubs, with whom she recently parted company](/content/articles/ic_1652730892_400x300_true.jpg)
Past research shows bears are sensitive to small amounts of habitat intrusion by recreation and development. But what's the impact now as both of those go boom?
Read MoreSearching For The 'Other Bob' Behind Dylan
April 25, 2022
![Dylan playing at the Civil Rights March in Washington DC, summer 1963](/content/articles/ic_1650841067_400x300_true.jpg)
In 1968, writer Toby Thompson set out for Hibbing, Minnesota on a quest to find out how Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan. He met the legend's high school sweetheart who inspired a Dylan song