A Tale of Two Revivals: How Yellowstone Helped Return Wolves to Colorado

March 31, 2024 // NEWS: Feature

by Ben Goldfarb

Colorado's Proposition 114 brought wolves back to the Centennial State. It was was the first voter-led wildlife reintroduction in American history.

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?

We Are All Connected

March 29, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

by Susan Marsh

In her latest essay, MoJo columnist Susan Marsh finds unity, elegance and bliss in the wild.

Wolves: Taking Aim from the Air

March 28, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Julia Barton

Aerial wolf gunning is a practice used to manage wolves in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Conservation groups are pushing back.

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?

Banishing the Tukudika

March 10, 2024 // FEATURE: History

by John Clayton

Today and yesterday: the Yellowstone Revealed project depicted the historic and current presence of Indigenous people in Greater Yellowstone

In 1879, Yellowstone superintendent Philetus Norris made a fateful call that epitomized the park’s relationship with Indigenous people—and thus with the world.

As Park County Booms, Locals Look to Retain Way of Life

March 8, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by David Tucker

Strength in numbers: Park County residents show support for county growth policy

Group launches new campaign in support of retaining growth policy in the face of efforts to repeal.

The Complex and Confounding Task of Wrangling America’s Wild Horses

March 7, 2024 // NEWS: Dispatch

by Brigid Mander

Summer thunder: the McCullough Peaks herd on the move

As management agencies wrangle with wild horse management, advocates, nonprofits and the general public are pushing back.

GUEST LETTER: FWP Misses the Mark on Grizzly Delisting

February 28, 2024 // OPINION: Guest Letter

by Christopher Servheen, Tim Aldrich, Gary Wolfe, Tom Puchlerz, Harvey Nyberg, Dale Becker

Grizzly bears are facing the possibility of being delisted. Are the states ready?

Chris Servheen, former grizzly bear recovery coordinator with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and five wildlife experts say Montana isn't ready to remove grizzly bears from the Endangered Species List.

Meet me in Fairyland

February 27, 2024 // OPINION: Essay

by Todd Burritt

The "Totem Forest" of Fairyland Basin in all its magic

In his latest essay, MoJo contributor Todd Burritt examines nature, friendship and the enduring magic of Yellowstone's backcountry.

Of Wolves and Wildness

February 15, 2024 // Photo Essay

by Amy Ames

Nature and a harsh reality of an ecosystem at work captured in photographs in Yellowstone National Park

In the wilds of Yellowstone, a photographer captured a mighty standoff, an illustration in imagery of the beauty and unforgiving reality of a cyclical ecosystem.

Why are bighorn and domestic sheep hanging out? Here's why we should care.

February 14, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

The bacteria M. ovi causes mild symptoms in domestic sheep, but can be fatal to bighorns

A respiratory illness common in domestic sheep can devastate wild bighorn sheep herds. In a quest to minimize transmission, a pair of MSU researchers is leading a study to identify how wild and domestic sheep interact.

How Irrigation Harms (or Helps) Streamflows in the West

February 9, 2024 // NEWS: In Short

by Julia Barton

You can see all the wildlife Yellowstone offers when you visit the Yellowstone River delta

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

by Benjamin Alva Polley

Mountain King: If you lock eyes with this guy, you'll want some distance between you

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.