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Famous Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 Wows Again, But Now What?
May 18, 2023
![Model of Motherhood: 399 and her new cub out of hibernation](/content/articles/ic_1684459521_400x300_true.jpg)
Emerging with her 18th cub as part of a historic legendary life, 399 is 27, long in the tooth and still transforming our perceptions of grizzlies. Now it's our turn to be on best behavior
Read MoreIn The Light Of A Campfire, People And Wolf As Original Brothers/Sisters
May 16, 2023
![The bond between humans and wolves stretches back to the twilight of our species](/content/articles/ic_1684268374_400x300_true.jpg)
In John Potter's painting, 'A Private Conversation,' the artist shares the Anishinaabe origin story of how Creator told humans and wolves their fates were forever intertwined
Read MoreThree Dead Griz Raise More Doubts About States' Ability To Manage Bruins
May 11, 2023
![A Yellowstone-area mother grizzly and two cubs](/content/articles/ic_1683782750_400x300_true.jpg)
In op-ed, wildlife advocate Doug Peacock says Idaho incident points to serious flaws with alleged commitment to bear recovery. Save the Yellowstone Grizzly plans lawsuit
Read MoreHow Development Forced Bozeman’s Namesake Creek Underground
May 10, 2023
![Do you see it? What is the water and land mosaic telling us?](/content/articles/ic_1683764443_400x300_true.jpg)
The plight of Bozeman Creek is an indicator of how the health of waterways in Greater Yellowstone and the West are facing a multitude of damaging threats
Read MoreAnatomy Of A Wake-Up Call
May 9, 2023
![Spruance, conservative angler turned advocate for saving wildness](/content/articles/ic_1655702744_400x300_true.jpg)
After witnessing the impact of Vail on nature, Tom Spruance, conservative businessman, felt compelled to rise up in defense of Greater Yellowstone. He says others should, too
Read MoreDino Bone Museums Create Local Stars, Drive Tourism To Some Western Towns
May 8, 2023
![A T. Rex at Bozeman's Museum of the Rockies](/content/articles/ic_1683557810_400x300_true.jpg)
Struggling remote communities can benefit by keeping prehistoric bones in area where they are found, Adam Larson says in this piece from Writers on the Range
Read MoreThe Doggoned Truth—Domestic Canines Are Not Wildlife’s Best Friends
May 4, 2023
![We love our pups but they're taking a toll on wildlife](/content/articles/ic_1683220249_400x300_true.jpg)
The science is clear that our canine friends are seriously disrupting wild ecosystems, but why do we keep turning a blind eye? Do we want wildlife to persist?
Read MoreA Time To Rally: When Ted Turner Gave Jacques Cousteau An End-Of-Life Pep Talk
April 23, 2023 // Conservation, Science
![Jacques Cousteau and his prized pupil Ted Turner](/content/articles/ic_1501690978_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MoreBig Sky, Montana: A New West Mountain Town Primed For Its Own 'Big Burn'?
April 19, 2023
![Where there's smoke there's a big fire brewing](/content/articles/ic_1681947846_400x300_true.jpg)
This high-profile resort community is at 'very high risk to wildfire' and an emblem for the dangers of building in the Wildland-Urban Interface. Part 3 in MoJo's ongoing series
Exploring Peregrinations
April 18, 2023
![Defying boundaries: Courtenaye's paintings remind of nature's refusal to be boxed in](/content/articles/ic_1681865332_400x300_true.jpg)
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 More'Huge Mortality': Winterkill Hitting Wildlife In Northern Rockies Hard
April 7, 2023
![A bull elk in Yellowstone left haggard by the winter](/content/articles/ic_1680887041_400x300_true.jpg)
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 MoreThe Gray Ghosts Of Change: Can The Grizzly 'Bear Tree' Be Saved?
April 3, 2023
![A grizzly on the hunt for food moves through a Northern Rockies forest](/content/articles/ic_1680462909_400x300_true.jpg)
The whitebark pine tree is receiving federal protection at same time states are pushing to remove grizzlies from imperiled list. A story about how fate of trees and bears is intertwined
We Are Transforming Yellowstone And Only Hard Human Choices Will Keep Ecosystem Intact
March 22, 2023
![A bull elk near Yellowstone's Fawn Pass Trail](/content/articles/ic_1679501566_400x300_true.jpg)
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
![Can't happen here? The Bridger Foothills Fire was Bozeman's WUI wake-up call](/content/articles/ic_1679357907_400x300_true.jpg)
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
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