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Wildlife

A Reflection On Role Models

What if Cody Roberts and the late Jane Goodall had had a heart to heart conversation about wildlife?

Todd Wilkinson November 22, 2025

Bernard DeVoto, heralded Western historian who went gunning for truth despite attempts to silence him. He bought a gun in the wake of threats made against him and his family. He never condoned violence (and neither, for the record, does Yellowstonian). Photo courtesy Nate Schweber

Wildlife

They Pushed Back When The West, And American Democracy Were On The Line

In his masterful book about Bernard and Avis DeVoto, Nate Schweber answers the question of what do citizens who love the wild West do when the things holding it together are getting rapidly dismantled?

Todd Wilkinson November 19, 2025

Grand Teton

Broken Promises Could Derail Greater Yellowstone Grizzly Delisting

If public land protections and science get gutted, former national bear recovery expert says attempts to remove famous grizzly population from federal protection will be invalidated

Todd Wilkinson October 3, 2025

Wildlife

Grizzly 399: Wildlife In The Wild—Not Solely On A Wall—Is Wyoming’s Own Version Of The Mona Lisa

Helen Seay’s portrayal of Jackson Hole Grizzly 399 and cubs was completed literally hours before the famous bear died. Her mural is neither an elegy or eulogy, but a celebration of Greater Yellowstone’s living wildlife diversity

Todd Wilkinson November 10, 2025

Wildlife

Yellowstonian featured in two riveting podcasts on topics of wilderness, de-wilding and re-wilding

Jackie Batrus who hosts the “Voices of Wllderness” podcast, and Jack Humphrey, host of “Rewilding Earth,” both invited the founder of Yellowstonian to talk about the future of Greater Yellowstone, journalism and the fate of the wild West. We have the links!

Todd Wilkinson October 19, 2025

Wildlife

Cougar Secrets: Lives Of American Lions Celebrated In Two Spellbinding New Documentaries

Heart of a Lion and Guardians of Yellowstone deliver intimate portraits of the vital role Puma concolor plays in Greater Yellowstone and other wild ecosystems

Todd Wilkinson October 15, 2025

Wildlife

Remembering When Jane Goodall Went Huntin’ For A Wyoming Grizzly Bear Tag

Goodall was a tireless defender of the natural world but she felt a special affinity for the Greater Yellowstone region because it was a symbol of what wildness could be and is in danger of being lost

Todd Wilkinson October 5, 2025

Human Footprint

What’s In A Photograph? How A Globally-Inspiring Vision Is Being Lost

The American public, especially those who live in the West, need to realize what’s at stake for natural landscapes that now are in danger of being permanently (negatively) transformed

Todd Wilkinson October 12, 2025

Wildlife

Scientists: Undoing Roadless Rule Could Negatively Transform The West’s Remaining Wildness Forever

Some of Greater Yellowstone’s protected roadless areas, which provide vital habitat for the region’s globally iconic wildlife, could soon be penetrated by bulldozers for the first time ever. You don’t even want to know what’s in store for BLM lands

Todd Wilkinson September 11, 2025

Wildlife

Why The Lorax Never Identified As A Funhog Outdoor Recreationist

Do American public lands really suffer from a lack of human access? If we ever posed the question to wildlife, likely 100 percent of species would disagree with the premise

Todd Wilkinson September 10, 2025