Category: Wildlife

Searching for the spirit of a Western state in a time of rapid unwanted change. Who decides its future?
Communities that don't confront change head on allow outside forces to determine their fate. Lost are the things we love. Fiege and Wilkinson talk about their piece for "Montana: The Magazine of Western History" that has created a buzz
As we enter the season of shorter days and celebrate light in our spiritual traditions, Reece Kothe pens a tribute to skycapes as magnificent as anything on the ground
Conservationist Bill Schneider, who has celebrated wild country as much as anyone in Montana, dishes some tough love. In this piece he directs his thoughts at a group he used to support. But no longer does after forsaking "wilderness" from its name
Author Miriam Horn's epic biography, "Homesick for a World Unknown," heads down the trail of one of the greatest field scientists of our time. John Davis pens this review
From sharks and wolves to cougars and bears, who is responsible for stirring up human fear and what's the motivation? Unfortunately, the media is often an accomplice. This is our topic in Yellowstonian's latest "Conversations from the Green Thicket"
Ecologist Paul C. Rogers says we are flailing when we aren't "fixing our forests" by using the most unavoidable and potent time-tested tool—the flame
To fill a quota based on a deeper purpose we know not what, Yellowstone Wolf 1273M was "harvested" when he wandered out of the park into Montana. Career scientists John and Colleen Marzluff offer this remembrance of the Rescue Creek Pack elder
Luther Propst says we need to stop averting our eyes away from the obvious ongoing loss of Greater Yellowstone's natural character. And start having adult conversations. This Teton County Commissioner is one of the few demonstrating leadership
Anne Hedges, who leads the Montana Environmental Information Center, explains what’s at stake for states known for their famous water. Her concerns are reflected in new national poll