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A Time To Rally: When Ted Turner Gave Jacques Cousteau An End-Of-Life Pep Talk
April 23, 2023 // Science

Cousteau, once the most famous conservationist in the world, was a father figure to Ted Turner. In old age, Cousteau became cynical. Here's what Turner told him
Read MoreExploring Peregrinations
April 18, 2023

As warmer weather puts wildlife on the move, Catherine Courtenaye's new exhibition, 'What the Nighthawk Knows,' reads like evocative maps for thinking about species migrations
Read MoreMeet Jessica Wiese, Mountain Journal's New Executive Director
April 7, 2023

With a background in science and private land conservation, Wiese says the time is now to rally for Greater Yellowstone as the region comes under increasing human pressure
Read More'Huge Mortality': Winterkill Hitting Wildlife In Northern Rockies Hard
April 7, 2023

Grizzlies are out and wildlife is severely stressed. States issue warnings that recreationists need to be smart and, most importantly, respect space of animals or they could perish
Read MorePeople Beat Machines In Ability To Identify Wildlife
April 5, 2023

Although AI is frighteningly on the rise, study finds human eyesight and brains still hold advantage in recognizing subtle differences between pumas
Read MoreWe Are Transforming Yellowstone And Only Hard Human Choices Will Keep Ecosystem Intact
March 22, 2023

In this guest essay, Lance Olsen notes that our best hope of safeguarding America's first national park and its natural character rests with our species consuming less land. Can we tame our appetite?
Read MoreAre Western Mountain Towns Ready For The Coming Flames?
March 21, 2023

Rural sprawl is expanding the "wildland-urban interface." It is elevating the costs and perils of dealing with wildfire, and taxpayers are footing the bill. Part 2 in our ongoing series
Read MoreProtected Islands In The Stream Help Keep Mighty Yellowstone Wild
March 15, 2023

Investing in nature = smart ecosystem thinking: Beartooth Group and state of Montana preserve pair of wildlife-rich islands that now provides legal access to those who savor Yellowstone River by boat
Read MoreWolverines: Barometers For Pondering Impacts Of The Anthropocene
March 12, 2023

Changes in habitat and rising human pressures leave many wondering how long just 300 or so wolverines can persist in the West
Read MoreIn Jackson Hole, Good News About CWD—For Now
March 5, 2023

Senior biologist with National Elk Refuge says Chronic Wasting Disease hasn't shown up there yet. But any sense of solace is probably short lived
Read MoreCheckerboard: Do Laws In Greater Yellowstone Favor Private Rights Over Public Interest?
March 3, 2023

Award-winning writer and longtime Forest Service veteran Susan Marsh writes a parable for our time that underscores how we must take action to save our fragile ecosystem
Read MoreMayor Ghosts Nature In Bozeman's Annual State Of The City Address
March 1, 2023

It's strange how so few elected officials in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are willing to speak out for our world-class wildlife. And that does not bode well
Read MoreMontana, In The Wake Of 'Yellowstone' and 'A River Runs Through It'
February 27, 2023

Thirty years after Norman Maclean's novella was brought to big screen, many are lamenting how it, and the TV melodrama 'Yellowstone' have fueled an inundation of western Montana
Read MoreIt's Too Soon To Delist Grizzly Bears
February 21, 2023

In this op-ed, longtime grizzly bear conservationist Lance Olsen notes how threats to the bear's fragile ecological recovery are expanding and intensifying
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