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Virtual Fences: A Promising Tool for Conservation and Ranching
September 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Bozeman workshop and Crazy Mountain project explore the potential in virtual fencing technology.
Read MoreWyoming Researcher Receives Aldo Leopold Award
August 29, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
The American Association of Mammalogists recognized Matthew Kauffman for his lasting conservation contributions through migration
studies.
Restoring Wildlife Connectivity Across the High Divide
August 29, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Throughout
the High Divide, century-old fencing is coming down to improve migration
corridors for pronghorn, elk and other wildlife.
Feeling Through Fire: Part 1 - Mixed Emotions
August 27, 2024 // MoJo Special Series
In Part 1 of our series, wildland firefighters
explore the emotional contradictions of fire and a job that demands more than
just 16-hour days.
Scientific Conference on Greater Yellowstone Comes to Big Sky
August 26, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Conservation stakeholders converge Sept. 3-5 to share research and advance
conservation awareness and efforts in the GYE.
Wilderness Proposal in Gallatin, Madison Ranges Sparks Debate
August 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
A new bill
hopes to establish 124,000 acres of Wilderness in the Gallatin and Madison
ranges adjacent to Yellowstone National Park. Is it enough to protect wildlife?
Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass
August 19, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Application period for projects mitigating vehicle-wildlife
collisions closes Sept. 4
Nonprofit Sues Montana DEQ Over Gallatin Mine Approval
August 13, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
The Gateway Conservation Alliance filed a lawsuit against Montana citing environmental
concerns over recent amendments to Opencut Mining Act.
As Feds Delay Decision on Grizzly Protections, Montana and Wyoming Threaten Lawsuits
August 8, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
The U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service pushed its decision timeline to January 2025. States want an update by the end of October.
Yellowstone Bison Plan Looks to Balance Interests
August 6, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
While
conservation groups have largely praised the new plan to govern bison
populations within Yellowstone, Montana’s governor and its ag community are
concerned about conflicts when those animals leave park boundaries.
Food-Conditioned Grizzly Killed in Yellowstone River
August 2, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
FWP
says it euthanized Grizzly 769, removing its head and paws after multiple conflicts in
Gardiner, Maiden Basin.
Warm Waters, Low Flows Trigger Early Hoot-owl Restrictions on Montana, YNP Rivers
July 31, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
The Gibbon, Firehole and Madison rivers in Yellowstone National Park join 17 Montana waterways that have restrictions to reduce stress on fish.
UPDATE: Biscuit Basin Explosion Sent Debris Hundreds of Feet in Air, Deemed 'not Volcanic'
July 25, 2024
After a hydrothermal explosion at Yellowstone National Park's Biscuit Basin destroyed a park boardwalk and sent visitors scrambling, NPS and USGS geologists say the explosion "was not caused by volcanic activity."
Read MoreMountain Bikers Push to Ride Through Wilderness
July 23, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
In June, Utah Sen. Mike Lee introduced a bill to allow mountain bikes in Wilderness areas. In his op-ed, Kevin Proescholdt writes that weakening Wilderness protections is a slippery slope.
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