Todd Wilkinson – Yellowstonian

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

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

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

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

Wildlife

Skullduggery: Right Before Our Eyes, Public Lands Are Still Being Privatized

Even amid the battle cry of keeping American “public lands in public hands,” free market influencers are at work pushing to privatize the assets of those lands only to let future generations deal with the unwanted consequences

Todd Wilkinson March 17, 2026

Wildlife

The Boundary Waters Backstory

Our interview with Minnesota conservationist Becky Rom frames the debate over a controversial copper and nickel mine proposed for the BWCAW. She mentions rejection of science, potential conflicts of interests and parallels with efforts to save Yellowstone from a similar threat

Todd Wilkinson March 13, 2026

Wildlife

Study: Aerial Surveillance And Memory Give Ravens An Edge In Yellowstone’s Wolfscape

It was long assumed that these amazing corvids could thrive just by following wolves to carcasses. But research shows raven intelligence leads them to a much bigger bounty

Todd Wilkinson March 12, 2026

Wildlife

In The West He Now Stands Above All The Rest

It’s official: Donald J. Trump is already the most anti-conservation President in US history, unprotecting more land, water and air than any predecessor

Todd Wilkinson March 9, 2026