Category: Wildlife

How will Montana's Congressional Delegation react to letter from wildlife specialists who condemn closure of famed grizzly bear study team and other research offices supporting Yellowstone and other national parks?
An analysis: It's one of the most famous consequential wildlife research units in the world, and helped to bring Greater Yellowstone's iconic grizzlies back from the brink. Are the you-know-whos now trying to kill it?
They’re angelic symbols of how a species can be brought back. But as the plight of trumpeter swans in Yellowstone shows, they’re also reminders of how wildlife conservation is not a destination but a duty of care passed along from one generation of advocates to the next
Teton County, Wyoming is one of the richest, per capita, in America. In a riveting excerpt from the new book, A Watershed Moment, Luther Propst (who is also a Teton County Commissioner) writes that unless a regional strategy is adopted to confront growth, Greater Yellowstone's world-class sense of wildness will be lost. No matter where you live, Propst's piece should be considered a must-read
Nationally-renowned planning expert Robert Liberty, who has taken a keen interest in Greater Yellowstone, will discuss Jackson Hole's epic growth challenges. Public event Tuesday is free and sponsored by the Jackson Hole Conservation Alliance
$30 million gift from Kathy and late Tim Crawford is largest in history of Montana State University and will underwrite scholarships for students advancing public understanding of wildlife and habitat protection
It's on this week! Join thousands of others who are attending remotely from around the world. Now is the time to celebrate—and defend—the value of public wildlife and proted areas
Tristan Scott, managing editor of the Flathead Beacon, explains what happened with a unpopular push to undo the legacy of conservation easements with a Madison County rancher/legislator listening to the people and changing his mind 
From now until its festival in April, Gallatin Valley Earth Day is delivering a series of free live and streamlined events that will make you swoon for the West even more. Also enjoy our interview with organizer Anne Ready
To fast-track grizzly delisting, states have been moving a few bears around to address genetic concerns. But as Nick Gevock writes in this op-ed, they're also evading the goal of achieving durable biological connectivity between isolated ecosystems