‘Decades-in-the-making’ $100 million purchase adds 640 acres to Grand Teton National Park, while protecting a key Greater Yellowstone wildlife
migration corridor.
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Feds Buy Kelly Parcel, Conserving Last of Unprotected Land in GTNP
January 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
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The Daunting Challenges Facing Canada Lynx
January 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch
As a warming climate grips North America, the lynx remains
threatened in the Lower 48. It could get worse.
The Year of the Wolves
January 3, 2025 // FEATURE: History
Thirty years ago this month, gray wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park and central Idaho. Today, the people who made it happen remember the mayhem and magic of one of the 20th century’s most controversial acts of ecosystem management.
Read MoreThe Power of Storytelling
January 2, 2025 // NEWS: Feature
A Montana filmmaker’s multimedia project highlights
collaborative conservation work across the Treasure State.
Buffalo Bridge
December 23, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
In two new books, a Montana historian tracks how Native and White cultures blend and break away.
Read MoreFormer FWS Grizzly Coordinator Updates Own 30-Year-Old Recovery Plan, Prompting Petition
December 20, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Weeks
before the agency decides whether or not to delist grizzlies, 15 environmental
groups petition for a plan revision.
Bison Restoration in Greater Yellowstone gets $3M Boost
December 19, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
The Eastern Shoshone Tribe in Wyoming will
use the federal funding to expand bison habitat and research.
A Life With Wolves
December 18, 2024 // Book Review
Biologist’s debut memoir weaves gripping adventure into a conservation success story.
Read MoreTiny Trouble in Microplastics
December 13, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Outdoor and camping gear’s
push to stay light and dry leaves it exposed to big health risks.
Read MoreTo Honor Bear 399, Limit Traffic and Development
December 12, 2024 // OPINION: Op-ed
Unchecked growth and exploding driving rates are endangering Greater
Yellowstone’s wildlife. It’s time to take the crisis seriously.
Environmental Groups Challenge Federal Logging Project in Western Montana
December 10, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
Clark Fork Face Project in Montana’s Garnet Range prompts lawsuit against BLM over wildlife habitat concerns.
Read MoreFWP Launches Online Dashboard to Track Grizzly Bear Deaths
December 4, 2024 // NEWS: In Short
As delisting
decision looms, Montana increases transparency with mortality monitoring tool.
The Man Behind the Snowpack
December 3, 2024 // MoJo Interview
Eric Larson knows how critical water is in the West. As
winters get warmer, the snowpack data Larson and his colleagues collect may benefit
everything from ranchers and climate scientists to reservoir managers and wildlife.
USDA’s Wildlife Services Under Microscope for Killing Grizzlies
November 25, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch
Montana federal judge rules the agency violated NEPA, orders EIS to analyze how its wildlife management practices
affect grizzly bear connectivity.