Trump Administration Seeks to Unravel NEPA

March 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Robert Chaney

Trump delivered a joint address to Congress: "Drill, baby, drill."

The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 kept all agencies following the same guidelines. An expedited rule change could dismantle that system by April 11.

When I Need to say 'NO'

March 5, 2025 // OPINION: Column

by Susan Marsh

Range fire: The Tetons and Grand Teton National Park

When we pick our battles, sometimes we must stand up and call a spade a spade.

Elk in Crazy Mountains Test Negative for Brucellosis, Easing Livestock Concerns

March 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Sophie Tsairis

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently captured and tested elk for brucellosis in the Crazy Mountains

Agency and state officials complete latest surveillance effort in Montana's ongoing battle against wildlife-livestock disease.

Conservation Groups File Notice to Sue Feds Over New Gold Mine

February 26, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Madison Dapcevich

The South Fork of the Salmon River flows near the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness

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.

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.

Update: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground

February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Sophie Tsairis

Elk queue to make their way across the flats at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

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

by Robert Chaney

Ecologist Scott Creel suggests Yellowstone could learn from Africa's wildlife-management practices

MSU ecologist’s new research papers examine large carnivore populations in Zambia’s national parks and explore the best ways to manage wildlife.

CWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat

January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

by Sophie Tsairis

CWD affects cervids and is always deadly

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

by Sophie Tsairis

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

by Robert Chaney

FWS announced this month its decision to retain protections for grizzlies under the ESA

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.

Myth-Busting and the Great Gray Wolf

January 26, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

by Benjamin Alva Polley

A member of Yellowstone's 8-Mile Pack glances back before nightfall

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.

Why ‘Yellowstone’ Became a Dirty Word to so Many Montanans

January 21, 2025 // OPINION: Essay

by Darby Minow Smith

The complexity of reality versus fiction

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.