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Gov. Lionheart? How Montana's Greg Gianforte Harvested A Yellowstone Cougar
March 3, 2022
The Montana governor's spokeswoman refused to answer questions after word spread of Greg Gianforte taking a cougar near the same place where he felled a Yellowstone wolf in a trap
Read MoreMontana Governor Dodged Accountability After He Shot Yellowstone Research Lion Out Of Tree
March 2, 2022
The governor's spokeswoman refused to do her job in answering questions after rumors spread of Greg Gianforte shooting a cougar near same place where he killed a Yellowstone wolf in a trap
Read MoreTruth, Illusion And The Reality There's So Much More
February 26, 2022
If science can't measure something or we humans can't perceive it, does that mean it doesn't exist? Susan Marsh weighs in, wrestling with the ways facts fall short in explaining a deeper spirit in nature
Read MoreBeyond Money: The Failure Of Economics To Account For The Value Of Wild Places
February 3, 2022
Outdoor recreation in America is worth nearly $1 trillion annually but like any consumptive industry, it can make nature a casualty
Read MoreIs 'The Gallatin Way' Being Lost?
January 27, 2022
A historic scenic passageway to Yellowstone, the Gallatin Canyon is today undergoing profound change. Duncan Patten in his sweet book reminds us what's still at stake
Read MoreProminent Scientists Push Back Against Delisting Grizzly Bears: Op-Ed
January 13, 2022
When it comes to assessing biological recovery of grizzlies, who is better informed—people who study wildlife for a living or governors and legislators who dislike grizzlies and wolves?
Read MoreWhat Is Wilderness Without Its Wolves?
January 9, 2022
The ecological importance of wolves is irrefutable. In this op-ed, MoJo columnist Franz Camenzind asks why are wolves facing eradication campaigns in federal Wilderness where the health of native species takes priority?
Read More'Gunfight' Is One Of The Most Important Books You May Ever Read About Guns In America
December 22, 2021
Ryan Busse, a Montana hunter, was once a gun industry executive who helped create the uncivil war over firearms in America. Now he's trying to change the discourse before it's too late
Read More“Never Here”: Battle Royale In MN Boundary Waters' Mine Fight Has Ties To Greater Yellowstone
November 16, 2021
Mountain Journal interviews Becky Rom who is hoping to stop a mega copper mine, backed by Chilean investors, from harming the Lower 48's premier water wilderness
Read MoreScientists Say Gianforte's Anti-Wolf, Anti-Grizzly Policies In Montana Have No Scientific Basis
October 2, 2021 // Wildlife, Wolves, Yellowstone
Prominent group of wildlife professionals with 1,500 years of experience condemn Montana's new laws targeting wolves. Already pups from popular Yellowstone wolf pack have been killed
Read MoreYellowstone Wolf 302 Latest Star In Rick McIntyre's Lobo Trifecta
September 30, 2021 // Wolves
It's not easy surviving as a wolf in America's oldest national park—and this doesn't even include the perils that loom for wolves from humans once they cross the northern border into Montana
Read MoreA Storm Front Moves Into Red State Wyoming
September 14, 2021 // Politics, Wyoming
Liz Cheney says she is fighting for truth and country but why do facts often evade her when it comes to honest discourse about environmental issues? That's a topic for MoJo's The Week That Is
Read MoreMontana Defiantly Puts Yellowstone Wolves In Its Crosshairs
September 9, 2021 // Montana, Wolves, Yellowstone
In unprecedented move, new hunting and trapping regulations would allow every wolf coming into state from America's first national park to be killed as a trophy
Read MoreLast Trek Of The Human Wolverine
August 17, 2021
Joe Gutkoski, a legendary American conservationist, has passed away. Is his style of relentless advocacy for wildlife and wild places the only hope Greater Yellowstone has for keeping its nature from being tamed?
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