On the
heels of a wolf that was tortured and killed in Wyoming, Mountain Journal
columnist Franz Camenzind says laws need to change.
All Stories
Bears Emerge from Slumber in Greater Yellowstone
May 2, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
As bruins make spring entrance
in the GYE, federal
agencies announce the reintroduction of grizzlies in the North Cascades.
What Dreams May Come
April 29, 2024 // MoJo Interview
Maddie Pellman, host
of the ‘Who Runs This Park?’ podcast, discusses how dreaming big delivered her dream
job.
Wyoming Legislative Session Brings Conservation ‘Wins and Losses’
March 21, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Conservation
organizations celebrated an amendment to the state budget authorizing land managers to sell the Kelly Parcel to the National Park Service for $100
million. Some bills are more worrisome.
Banishing the Tukudika
March 10, 2024 // FEATURE: History
In 1879, Yellowstone
superintendent Philetus Norris made a fateful call that epitomized the park’s
relationship with Indigenous people—and thus with the world.
Read MorePremiere of the Queen
February 15, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Grizzly 399 is
the most famous bear in the world. The new film, 399: Queen of the Tetons,
makes its world premiere at Missoula’s Documentary Film Festival on Feb. 16
Homeward Bound
January 19, 2024 // NEWS: Film Review
A new documentary released by the Wyoming Migration Initiative chronicles the travel and travails of Grand Teton mule deer.
Read MoreA Remarkable Year
December 26, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
In her poignant essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh reminds us of the important things in life as she reflects on the past year: to be bold, to be gracious, and to remember that the more we give, the more we receive.
Read MoreWhere the Rudder Meets the Road
December 22, 2023 // NEWS: Feature
In his
new book, Crossings, author Ben Goldfarb charts a course through the
complicated intersection of roads and ecology.
Two Wyoming Elk Feedgrounds in Limbo Amid CWD Concerns
December 21, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
As Wyoming Game and Fish assesses the viability of two Wyoming elk feedgrounds, concerns over the spread of chronic wasting disease at forefront.
Read MoreThe 'Unprecedented' Decline of a Wyoming Pronghorn Herd
December 15, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
A brutal winter and
rare respiratory bacteria killed thousands of pronghorn on one of the nation's
longest migration routes. Now what?
Outrage in Wyoming Erupts Over Public-Land Auction
December 6, 2023 // OPINION: Op-ed
A pristine piece of public land within Grand Teton National Park is on the auction block. It could go to the highest bidder Dec. 7.
Read MoreTo Protect a Section of Precious Land
November 3, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
Why would Wyoming put a
wildlife-rich 640-acre land parcel up for auction? Hint: Big money.
The Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 1: Cameron Sholly
October 24, 2023 // Interview Series
In the first of this MoJo interview series with four superintendents of America’s first national park, Cam Sholly discusses wildlife, visitation, Covid and the 2022 floods