In
1995, the gray wolf was reintroduced into Yellowstone National Park. Nearly 30
years later, Colorado has done the same. How will it play out?
All Stories
A Tale of Two Revivals: How Yellowstone Helped Return Wolves to Colorado
March 31, 2024 // NEWS: Feature
![Colorado's Proposition 114 brought wolves back to the Centennial State. It was was the first voter-led wildlife reintroduction in American history.](/content/articles/ic_1712004387_400x300_true.jpg)
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Am I Taking Crazy Pills?
March 30, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
![The Crazy Mountains, part of a complex and controversial proposed land exchange](/content/articles/ic_1712008490_400x300_true.jpg)
Or does
the land swap in the Crazy Mountains really need more scrutiny?
We Are All Connected
March 29, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![The bliss we can find in the wild](/content/articles/ic_1711732733_400x300_true.jpg)
In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh finds unity, elegance and bliss in the wild.
Read MoreWolves: Taking Aim from the Air
March 28, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Aerial wolf gunning is a practice used to manage wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Conservation groups are pushing back.](/content/articles/ic_1711662198_400x300_true.jpg)
Conservation orgs are battling the aerial shooting of
wolves, coyotes and foxes on Idaho public lands. Now they’ve submitted a
petition to the U.S. Forest Service to ban the practice. Will the feds listen?
Read MoreWyoming Legislative Session Brings Conservation ‘Wins and Losses’
March 21, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![The 640-acre Kelly Parcel was slated for public auction before the action was postponed in December amid public outcry](/content/articles/ic_1711044039_400x300_true.jpg)
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.
A Fusion of Western Artists
March 12, 2024 // MoJo Interview
![Cary Morin: an artist on an artist](/content/articles/ic_1710279844_400x300_true.jpg)
Mountain Journal speaks with
singer-songwriter Cary Morin about his latest album release, a collection of
songs inspired by Montana artist Charlie Russell's paintings.
Banishing the Tukudika
March 10, 2024 // FEATURE: History
![Today and yesterday: the Yellowstone Revealed project depicted the historic and current presence of Indigenous people in Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1710093945_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MoreThe Complex and Confounding Task of Wrangling America’s Wild Horses
March 7, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Summer thunder: the McCullough Peaks herd on the move](/content/articles/ic_1709844360_400x300_true.jpg)
As
management agencies wrangle with wild horse management, advocates, nonprofits
and the general public are pushing back.
Hearing the ‘Hush of the Land’
March 5, 2024 // MoJo Interview
![Legendary outfitter Smoke Elser's new book "Hush of the Land" is published this month](/content/articles/ic_1709683486_400x300_true.jpg)
Smoke
Elser and Eva-Maria Maggi discuss their new book, Hush of the Land,
chronicling decades of mule-packing trips in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.
How Irrigation Harms (or Helps) Streamflows in the West
February 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
![You can see all the wildlife Yellowstone offers when you visit the Yellowstone River delta](/content/articles/ic_1707521130_400x300_true.jpg)
A new study used 35
years of data to qualify the impacts of irrigation on river basins across the western
U.S. to better inform future management decisions. As it turns out, it’s
complicated.
The Heartbeat of Wild Places
February 4, 2024 // Feature story
![Mountain King: If you lock eyes with this guy, you'll want some distance between you](/content/articles/ic_1707085107_400x300_true.jpg)
Deep in the wildest terrain in the Rockies, a mysterious discovery tells the story of a battle between Montana's most lethal predators. And why we need them on the landscape.
Read MoreForests of Immortal Stories
January 31, 2024 // OPINION: Essay
![Old-growth forests, whether in large continuous stands or scattered pockets, have long found refuge in Greater Yellowstone](/content/articles/ic_1706719978_400x300_true.jpg)
In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh writes how ancient trees draw human love in Greater Yellowstone and across the globe.
Read MoreWolves: Love Them or Hate Them?
January 24, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
![A recent study indicates that tolerance for wolves in Montana has grown since 2012](/content/articles/ic_1706123741_400x300_true.jpg)
Results from a recent survey by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the University of Montana finds growing
tolerance toward wolves among state residents.
Call of the Mild
January 23, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Need snow? An unseasonably warm and dry winter thus far has left Greater Yellowstone thirsty](/content/articles/ic_1706048174_400x300_true.jpg)
With
regional snowpack at record lows and average temperatures well above normal,
how are local wildlife coping with the unusual winter?