Todd Wilkinson – Yellowstonian

Wildlife

Videos Highlighting Grizzly Bears On Moth Sites Incite Backlash

Are social media influencers helping to educate the masses or bringing more pressure on wildlife and wild places? A new column, “Conversations from the Green Thicket,” enlists Chris Servheen to talk about impacts on The Great Bear

Todd Wilkinson May 30, 2026

Art

Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer’s Life

Todd Goddard’s biography about Jim Harrison brings insight to a literary force of nature. It shines a light on sides of Harrison many didn’t know, including those who shared Paradise Valley with him

Todd Wilkinson May 26, 2026

Wildlife

For Once, The West Needs To Have A Serious Adult Conversation About Outdoor Wreckreation

Part one in an ongoing series titled, “Are Funhogs Loving America’s Wild Country to Death?” Instead of defending the last best finite habitat for wildlife that remains, why are some conservationists instead pushing to have it become playgrounds?

Todd Wilkinson May 19, 2026

Wildlife

Could Madison Valley Of Montana Have A New Interstate Running Through It In Honor Of Trump?

US Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, with support from Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, has submitted bill to turn Highway 287 into industrial thorofare—right through one of Greater Yellowstone’s world-class wildlife migration corridors

Todd Wilkinson May 13, 2026

Wildlife

Will “Cyanide Bombs” Soon Be Making An Encore To Protect Cattle, Sheep And Goats On Public Land?

M-44s, which use deadly sodium cyanide to kill wildlife carnivores on behalf of the livestock industry, are notorious for also felling lots of “non-target” animals, imperiled species and pet dogs. After being banned from BLM lands, the Trump Administration appears poised to bring them back

Todd Wilkinson May 11, 2026

Wildlife

A Time To Rally: When Ted Turner Gave Jacques Cousteau An End-Of-Life Pep Talk

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

Todd Wilkinson May 6, 2026

Community

Terry Tempest Williams Returns To The West, With A New Book Many See As A Rally Cry

“The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary” is a reminder of not only the power of the sacred in our daily lives but the importance of being advocates in protecting the things that give us meaning.

Todd Wilkinson March 26, 2026

Wildlife

Meet The Real Madison—And Why It’s Called ‘A Mini-American Serengeti’

Is the Madison Valley, because of its wildlife, the wildest valley with working ranches in Montana? Now Taylor Sheridan is putting a bead on it with his new melodramatic “Yellowstone” spinoff. Is out of control sprawl next?

Todd Wilkinson March 25, 2026

Wildlife

Hope Is Built On Action: People Doing Good Work

Need inspiration? As a special feature of NRCC’s daylong Conservation Symposium, 20 different short “QuickTalks” highlight good work being done around Greater Yellowstone in meeting challenges. And from afar you can tune in via live-stream

Todd Wilkinson April 25, 2026

Wildlife

Wreckreation And Our National Obsession To Love Wild Places To Death

Why are conservationists so unwilling to address the undeniable impacts of industrial-strength outdoor recreation on wildlife?

Todd Wilkinson January 23, 2025