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Ranching with Grizzlies in Wyoming’s Upper Green
You can’t talk about ranching with grizzly bears without going to Wyoming’s Upper Green—one of the epicenters of livestock-grizzly conflict in the Northern Rockies.
The Drought Nobody is Talking About
Turn on any news outlet today and you'll hear about drought, forage shortages, water rights, and shrinking reservoirs. Those are real issues, and they deserve our attention.But I believe there's
Beyond Yellowstone: Grizzlies, the Craighead Brothers, and the Rise of Modern Wildlife Ecology
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is one of the defining concepts in wildlife conservation. But where did it come from?
What’s really going on with the Fish and Wildlife Service’s new proposed grizzly bear rule
On July 17, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) released a proposed rule that expands exceptions to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) “take" prohibitions for grizzly bears. “Take” in
Grizzly bears are back – now what?
What happens when one of North America's most iconic predators returns? Grizzly bears are making a remarkable comeback across the American West. After decades of recovery, they're expanding into places they
Forests Need Fire, but Forestry Makes It Work
In the past decades, more and more people have built or bought homes in the Wildland Urban Interface, or WUI. The draws are obvious: beauty, isolation, quiet, and closeness to