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In a poor natural food year like this one in the West, grizzlies and black bears are wandering into our ever-expanding human footprint filled with enticing things to eat. Who is the cause of “problem bears?” What does it mean for griz recovery and black-bear “co-existence” with people?
Retired Yellowstone winterkeeper Steve Fuller picks up where he last left off in his column. It was one month into their second year at Canyon: Guy Fawkes Night, Nov 5, 1974. And then "Miss Piggy" with claws arrived
Doris Fischer was the chief planner in Madison County, Montana when development in Big Sky erupted. She has advice for high-growth rural counties in Greater Yellowstone.
What the conservation movement misses about the sanctity of places, still unspoiled by modernity, when it deepens its alignment with the outdoor recreation industry
In this op-ed, Matt Barnes, a scientist on the front lines of human-lobo co-existence, shares his insights. Barnes is featured in the new film "In The Company of Wolves" now coming to Greater Yellowstone
Black bears in the Rockies, Dorothy Bradley writes, are turning up everywhere in mountain towns, the result of failed berry crops. And we all know what the cause of it is, but why can't people speak the truth?
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
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
We have the recordings of the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative's provocative presentations given at its 10th biennial symposium in Jackson Hole. Featuring experts and good work by local conservation groups, they've created a buzz and have people talking. You can view them free here.
What lessons, if any, did Jackson Hole Grizzly 399, the most famous mother bear in the world, teach us about co-existence? New book by Susan Clark and Ana Lambert explores the question—and in this story you can download a free digital copy!