Are Humans Killing More Grizzlies?

October 31, 2023 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

More humans are pouring into Greater Yellowstone, and diminishing food sources aren't helping grizzly-human conflicts

Since August, five Greater Yellowstone grizzlies have been killed by hunters and anglers in self-defense. Why?

What it means to stand at the Crossroads of the West

July 20, 2023

by Betsy Gaines Quammen

Perception versus reality: The West ain't what you see in old cowboy films

In her latest book, "True West: Myth and Mending on the Far Side of America," Betsy Gaines Quammen takes a deep look into the myths of the West and how we our future lies in the balance

The World Loses Wildlife Art's Greatest Champion

July 6, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

Bill Kerr, who helped create a global destination for wildlife art in Jackson Hole

Bill Kerr passes at 85. In Jackson Hole, his vision led to creation of the National Museum of Wildlife Art, a shrine for those globally who value connections between art and nature

'What Were You Thinking When You Took The Osprey?'

July 4, 2023

by Dave Hall

As osprey perched on its nest, another avian wonder of Greater Yellowstone

Dave Hall peers back four generations toward a revered ancestor who did things as a sportsman that would not meet today's conservation ethic

Looking Past The Cliches of 'Western Art'

June 18, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

In her new award-winning book 'Montana Modernists,' Michele Corriel declares that artists from the West are so much more than frontier portrayals of cowboys and Indians

Grizzly 399 And Cub—An Update From Jackson Hole

June 17, 2023

by Thomas D. Mangelsen

A mother's love: 399 and cub likely to be her last

At Summer Solstice and more than a month out of the den, 399 has devoted much time, Thomas Mangelsen says, to helping her cub understand the joy of play

In Marley's Memory, He Chooses Survival

June 12, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

Orsted credits grizzlies with giving him a reason to live

After suffering the devastating loss of his young daughter, Brad Orsted fell into bleak darkness—then the grizzly-inhabited wild country of Greater Yellowstone led him back into the light

'Cracked' Makes Strong Case For Tearing Down Dams That Took Wild Rivers

June 8, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

The Yellowstone River is the liquid gem of Paradise Valley. Some wanted to have it dammed

Across West, author Steven Hawley writes, logic that justified damming rivers is wrong. Like Yosemite battle over Hetch Hetchy, Greater Yellowstone had its own fights

Why 'Yellowstone' The TV Show Ain't The Real Montana (Or Wyoming, Or The West)

May 31, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

Rowland's grandparents' place, the Arbuckle Ranch near Ekalaka, Montana

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

Famous Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 Wows Again, But Now What?

May 18, 2023

by Todd Wilkinson

Model of Motherhood: 399 and her new cub out of hibernation

Emerging with her 18th cub as part of a historic legendary life, 399 is 27, long in the tooth and still transforming our perceptions of grizzlies. Now it's our turn to be on best behavior

Anatomy Of A Wake-Up Call

May 9, 2023

by Thomas Spruance

Spruance, conservative angler turned advocate for saving wildness

After witnessing the impact of Vail on nature, Tom Spruance, conservative businessman, felt compelled to rise up in defense of Greater Yellowstone. He says others should, too

The Gray Ghosts Of Change: Can The Grizzly 'Bear Tree' Be Saved?

April 3, 2023

by Laura Lundquist

A grizzly on the hunt for food moves through a Northern Rockies forest

The whitebark pine tree is receiving federal protection at same time states are pushing to remove grizzlies from imperiled list. A story about how fate of trees and bears is intertwined