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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.
A Piece of the Conservation Puzzle
November 7, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![The Alaska Basin addition to the Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Montana's Centennial Valley](/content/articles/ic_1699384006_400x300_true.jpg)
Missouri Headwaters Conservation
Area could provide an additional tool for private landowners and protect 250,000 acres from subdivision and sprawl.
Read MoreThe Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 2: Dan Wenk
November 6, 2023 // Interview Series
![Former Superintendent Dan Wenk speaking at the Albright Visitor Center in Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1698956782_400x300_true.jpg)
In Part 2 of our interview series with the past four superintendents of America's first national park, Dan Wenk recalls the joy and challenges in running Yellowstone, and his controversial departure.
Read MoreTo Protect a Section of Precious Land
November 3, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![The spectacular view from the Kelly parcel looking southwest](/content/articles/ic_1699049439_400x300_true.jpg)
Why would Wyoming put a
wildlife-rich 640-acre land parcel up for auction? Hint: Big money.
Ecosystem Engineers: Wyoming Beavers Deployed to Repair Wetlands
November 2, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![Beavers are expert dam builders, and their industrious behavior helps repair eroded streambeds by trapping sediments and slowly raising water levels](/content/articles/ic_1698950354_400x300_true.jpg)
In Wyoming, land managers are relocating ‘nuisance’ beavers to enhance riparian areas. Their dams can even curb wildfires.
Read MoreAre Humans Killing More Grizzlies?
October 31, 2023 // NEWS: In Short
![More humans are pouring into Greater Yellowstone, and diminishing food sources aren't helping grizzly-human conflicts](/content/articles/ic_1698795033_400x300_true.jpg)
Since August, five Greater Yellowstone grizzlies have been killed by hunters and anglers in self-defense. Why?
Read MoreDan Stahler: Yellowstone Wolf Project's New Alpha
October 27, 2023 // MoJo Profile
![Dan Stahler recently took over as lead wolf biologist for the Yellowstone Wolf Project and is following some big footprints](/content/articles/ic_1698450666_400x300_true.jpg)
The new lead biologist for the Yellowstone Wolf Project has big shoes to fill. He’s taking cues on resilience from mentors, science and the wildlife he studies.
Read MoreBridging the Divide: How to decrease wildlife-vehicle collisions
October 26, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Elk in Gallatin Gateway and across Greater Yellowstone are contending now more than ever with increased traffic](/content/articles/ic_1698357186_400x300_true.jpg)
More than 1 million vehicles use US Highway 191 to enter Yellowstone. With a quarter of all crashes involving wildlife, what's to be done? A new traffic and wildlife corridor study hopes to shed some light on solutions.
Read MoreThe Past 30 Years in Yellowstone, Part 1: Cameron Sholly
October 24, 2023 // Interview Series
![Cam Sholly is entering year six as superintendent of Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1698185168_400x300_true.jpg)
In the first of this MoJo interview series with four superintendents of America’s first national park, Cam Sholly discusses wildlife, visitation, Covid and the 2022 floods
Mapping Our Values
October 20, 2023 // NEWS: Dispatch
![Gallatin County is the fastest growing county in Montana by more than 20 percent over the next fastest growing county](/content/articles/ic_1697831902_400x300_true.jpg)
With 122,000 residents, Gallatin County is the fastest growing county in Montana. A working group recently unveiled its Sensitive Lands Protection Plan aiming to guide county growth.
Read MoreYellowstone Grizzlies and the Controversy Over Food
October 18, 2023 // OPINION: Essay
![Grizzly 211 ambles across the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park](/content/articles/ic_1697672814_400x300_true.jpg)
Between human interaction and a changing climate, are grizzly bears getting
enough to eat?
Read MoreDayton Duncan on Tragedy, Hope and Duality in New PBS Doc ‘The American Buffalo’
October 15, 2023 // MoJo Interview
![King of the range: The bison, America's National Mammal](/content/articles/ic_1697398311_400x300_true.jpg)
The acclaimed writer and filmmaker discusses his latest collaboration, "The American Buffalo," a two-part film with Ken Burns premiering on PBS Oct. 16 and 17
Read MoreSeen from Above
October 11, 2023 // Opinion
![Author Thomas Turiano: climb to a point of prominence and your sphere of awareness will grow](/content/articles/ic_1697059644_400x300_true.jpg)
Mountain
climbing, sense of place, and, after 15 years out of print, the second edition
of Select Peaks of Greater Yellowstone