Barbara and Lily Kingsolver discuss 'Coyote’s Wild Home,' family publishing and the importance of balance in wild places like Greater Yellowstone.
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In New Book, Barbara Kingsolver and Daughter Lily Teach Children Empathy for Wildlife
December 11, 2023 // MoJo Interview
![Lily and Barbara Kingsolver published their new book, 'Coyote’s Wild Home,' on November 28](/content/articles/ic_1702331166_400x300_true.jpg)
After 20 Years of Lawsuits, Wolverine Listed as Threatened
December 7, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Wolverines face numerous challenges, including a warming climate and an increasing human footprint](/content/articles/ic_1701985397_400x300_true.jpg)
Wolverines face numerous threats and only 300 exist in the Lower 48. Now that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed them under the Endangered Species Act, wolverine supporters are finally notching a win.
Read MoreOutrage in Wyoming Erupts Over Public-Land Auction
December 6, 2023 // OPINION: Op-ed
![The 200-mile Path of the Pronghorn passes right through the 640-acre Kelly parcel](/content/articles/ic_1701897002_400x300_true.jpg)
A pristine piece of public land within Grand Teton National Park is on the auction block. It could go to the highest bidder Dec. 7.
Read MoreLethal Rotenone Plan Aims to Trade Wilderness Rainbows for Cutthroat
December 5, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![The plan to use rotenone would kill rainbow trout in Buffalo Creek to be replaced by cutthroat](/content/articles/ic_1701822765_400x300_true.jpg)
After Custer Gallatin National Forest issued a decision to kill off rainbow trout with rotenone north of Yellowstone, a Montana group filed lawsuit against the Forest Service over plan to 'poison' Buffalo Creek.
Read MoreGlory is not Just in the Going
December 1, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![The view from Cottonwood Bench Road near Clyde Park makes it easy to slow down and take it in](/content/articles/ic_1701475477_400x300_true.jpg)
To slow down and take in the wonder of Nature
is to recognize the spirituality and wonder of our environment.
Breeding Pair of Eastern Owl Species Spotted for First Time in Grand Teton
November 30, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![The barred owl is common in most states east of the Mississippi River. In Wyoming? Not so much.](/content/articles/ic_1701371533_400x300_true.jpg)
The first breeding pair of barred owls
recorded in the park or Wyoming has experts concerned over potential ecosystem
effects.
The Evaporation of Water in the West
November 28, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Hyalite Reservoir south of Bozeman, Montana, is one of three water sources that supply the rapidly growing city](/content/articles/ic_1701172298_400x300_true.jpg)
Bozeman
is growing at breakneck speed. As its population ripples outward, the city looks
to combat supply and demand challenges with a new water conservation plan, the
first of its kind in Montana.
The Arrival of Harriman’s Iconic Trumpeter Swans
November 22, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![Nearly extinct by the early 1900s, trumpeter swans have made an impressive comeback thanks to conservation efforts](/content/articles/ic_1700178387_400x300_true.jpg)
By the early 1900’s trumpeter swans were nearly extinct, but concerted efforts have reinvigorated their numbers. Land around Harriman Ranch State Park has produced more cygnets than any other region in
Idaho.
Read MoreWill Wolverines be Listed Under Endangered Species Act?
November 21, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![The fate of the wolverine lies in the hands of the federal government](/content/articles/ic_1700588187_400x300_true.jpg)
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will make a determination about listing Lower 48 wolverines by Nov. 27
Read MoreWith CWD finally confirmed in Yellowstone National Park, Predators Could be Yellowstone's Salvation
November 20, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![A mule deer found near Yellowstone Lake is the first confirmed case of chronic wasting disease ever in Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1700521428_400x300_true.jpg)
Experts say first-ever CWD case in park was ‘only a matter of time,’ call for Wyoming to eliminate elk feedgrounds
Read MoreMontana unveils first wolf management plan update in 20 years
November 16, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![The Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan reflects changes in the wolf population over the past two decades](/content/articles/ic_1700180457_400x300_true.jpg)
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission reduced this year’s quota from 450 to 313 wolves following slight population decreases since 2020.
Read MoreThe Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 3: Suzanne Lewis
November 14, 2023 // Interview Series
![Suzanne Lewis served as Yellowstone's superintendent from 2002-2010, the only woman to have ever held the post](/content/articles/ic_1700083841_400x300_true.jpg)
In
Part 3 of our interview series with the past four superintendents of Yellowstone,
Suzanne Lewis, the first and thus far only woman to lead America's first
national park, talks fishing, bison, snowmobiles, and the visitation capacity Yellowstone has
(or doesn’t have) down the road.
Yellowstone, Montana Officials Disagree on Bison Management
November 13, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![As it turns out, bison don't know where invisible borders exist](/content/articles/ic_1699919511_400x300_true.jpg)
Montana and Yellowstone National Park have disagreed for years about how to manage Yellowstone bison. Those tensions recently ratcheted up.
Read MoreWildland Firefighters: Slash and Burn?
November 9, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![On November 17, federal wildland firefighters face a fiscal pay cliff, which could be "calamitous" for America's forests](/content/articles/ic_1699559925_400x300_true.jpg)
As wildfires
rage hotter and spread faster, federal wildland firefighters are facing a fiscal
pay cliff on Nov. 17, and with it a potential 50 percent slash in workforce.