Todd Wilkinson – Yellowstonian

Wildlife

Rules Of Safer Engagement For Hunters Sharing Backcountry With Grizzlies

With big game hunting seasons about to commence in the Northern Rockies, and certain to bring more bear deaths, longtime national grizzly expert Chris Servheen offers tips for how humans can avoid conflicts and injury

Todd Wilkinson August 17, 2026

Wildlife

Through Elders’ Eyes: Wilderness Is As Much About Respecting Animals As People

What the conservation movement misses about the sanctity of places, still unspoiled by modernity, when it deepens its alignment with the outdoor recreation industry

Todd Wilkinson August 13, 2026

Wildlife

When Saving Fish And Wildlife Habitat Are Treated As Impediments To Having Fun

The $1.3 trillion outdoor recreation colossus is racing down the tracks like a runaway train. Are there any leaders in the conservation movement courageous enough to say it needs to slow down? Part 4 in a series

Todd Wilkinson August 4, 2026

Wildlife

The Grizzly Outcomes Of Letting Our Dogs Run Wild

Study highlights the problems with off-leash dogs joining people in bear country. It’s fertile terrain for latest edition of Yellowstonian’s popular column, “Conversations from the Green Thicket”

Todd Wilkinson July 28, 2026

Wildlife

Carole King: Melodic Voice Of American Wilderness

As a rare member of both the Songwriters and Rock and Roll hall of fames, Carole King through NREPA is championing the sonorous calls of bugling elk, howling wolves and rhythms of the unmechanized wild West

Todd Wilkinson July 12, 2026

Wildlife

How Two Groups In Jackson Hole Set Pace For Protecting Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem

Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance and Jackson Hole Land Trust receive Yellowstonian’s first Conservation Leadership Award. Find out why they stand out in grassroots land protection

Todd Wilkinson July 14, 2026

Wildlife

For Jon Fossel, There’s An Epitaph Everlasting In Montana

Jon Fossel climbed a towering ladder of success in New York City but his greatest feat was embracing restraint to save a magical corner of the wild West from ruin

Todd Wilkinson July 11, 2026

Wildlife

Can Younger Generations Still Be Taught To Defend Wildlife and Wilderness?

In our provocative interview with former Harvard professor Jim Engell, who is leading Montanans for Wildlife and Wilderness, we explore this vexing question that has huge implications for conservation

Todd Wilkinson June 25, 2026

Wildlife

“Grizzlies In Greater Yellowstone Now Face A Dark Future”

The biologist who served as principal architect for recovering grizzlies in the Northern Rockies says those who are shredding the blueprint are destroying an American wildlife success story—and “should be ashamed of themselves”

Todd Wilkinson July 15, 2026

Wildlife

A Chat About Bear Spray In Grizzly Country

In their latest column for Yellowstonian, Wilkinson and national bear expert Chris Servheen discuss why the invention of bear spray became a game-changing tool in safely navigating the land of the Great Bear

Todd Wilkinson June 26, 2026