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Two Stories About Shung-mani-tu Tanka—The Lobo
January 11, 2019
Lois Red Elk Tells Different Tales From "Little Red Riding Hood"
Read MoreRobert T. Fanning, America's Premier Wolf Doomsayer, Passes On
January 7, 2019 // The New West, Wolves
Former Chicago businessman moved to Montana to hunt big game and enjoyed fame as a hater of lobos
Read MoreGrizzly Matters: A Recap Of Court Actions Involving Greater Yellowstone Bears
January 6, 2019 // Grizzly Bears
When it comes to true recovery for America's most famous bruins, the focus is not on numbers but biological connectivity
Read MoreFinding Personal Transformation In Nature's Higher Ground
December 29, 2018
At the Anderson Ranch, "learning/adventure vacations" bring people together through fun, wildlife and stories shared around a campfire
Read MoreA Death Of Ethics: Is Hunting Destroying Itself?
December 12, 2018 // Hunting, Wildlife
From killing baboon families to staging predator-killing contests, hunters stand accused of violating the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation. Now they’re being called out by their own.
Running Through A Human-Framed Masterpiece
December 3, 2018
A student tries to make sense of Ted Turner's attempt to restore wildness and ponders the role of bison and beaver as keystone species
Read MoreTeddy Loved NoDak: Land Of Prairie Light, Space And Multitudes Of Migrating Avians
December 3, 2018
Before the Bakken made fortunes and a mess of the landscape, Jackson Hole naturalist Susan Marsh discovered a different kind of majesty
Read MoreThe Golf Course Grizzly: First Hope Of Biological Connectivity For Bruins?
November 27, 2018
Scientists have long supposed grizzly populations between ecosystems might link up. David Stalling wonders when it will happen.
Read MoreChronic Wasting Disease Hits Mule Deer In Grand Teton National Park
November 21, 2018
Dreaded deadly pathogen now literally among Jackson Hole's famous elk herds as thousands of wapiti arrive in valley for winter
Read MoreLate Autumn Harbingers: When The Sorrel Sunka Wakan Approaches
November 14, 2018
In the ancient elder tradition, Lois Red Elk tells stories of her grandmother. Her poems lead us to a deeper reflection on the missing and departed women in Indian Country.
Read MoreAt 50, Has The Inspiring Spirit Of The Wild And Scenic Rivers Act Been Forgotten?
November 13, 2018
Susan Marsh says Greater Yellowstone is a fount of wild American rivers—and trails— yet many citizens treat them only with greed or indifference
Read MoreSteve Bullock: When You Lose Rural Hospitals, Communities Die
November 9, 2018
Montana's democratic governor, who could contend for The White House, addresses the recent election and issues facing the rural West
Read MoreDid Two Montana Politicians Get Lost In Their Search For 'Honest Truth' With Public Land?
November 4, 2018
In their Paradise Valley photo op, Steve Daines and Senate hopeful Matt Rosendale appear to have trouble knowing the difference between private and public tracts
Read MoreThe Horse Family
October 18, 2018 // Photography, Ranching, Together We Go: Women and Horses
At the U-Cross Ranch near Roy, Nicole Johnson teaches her daughters to find strength in the saddle
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