Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Sage grouse face a new threat: Kanye West
The famous artist’s Wyoming ranch highlights a conservation battle surrounding the important indicator species.
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Wyoming’s ‘Bird Lady’ offers a haven for injured birds
For the past 33 years, Susan Ahalt has run one of the only bird rehabilitation facilities in the state.
Posted inAugust 1, 2020: Infectious Ideologies
Teenage wolves; petticoat rulers; Alaska’s permissive hunting
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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How can we protect silence?
As more people push into once-remote areas, truly quiet spots are increasingly scarce.
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Yellowstone grizzlies keep endangered species protections
A court ruling disallows sport hunting the bears in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho.
Posted inJuly 1, 2020: 'I am here fighting for my life and future children'
Western police are geared up for war
But who’s the enemy?
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Bureau of Land Management leaders have lost their way
A former state director argues narrow interests have dominated the agency’s direction.
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Wildlife is thriving in national parks — for now
‘This is something we haven’t seen in our lifetimes.’
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Ailing oil companies get a pass on royalties
According to documents obtained by High Country News, the BLM bypassed normal processes to provide pandemic relief.
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Coming home to nature
There’s a stereotype that Black Americans don’t explore the outdoors. Historically, that hasn’t been the case.
Posted inMay 1, 2020: Lives on Lockdown
Jackson, whole: Community persists with an uncertain future
COVID-19 upends a Wyoming resort town.
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Monique the space elk and the wild history of tracking wildlife
The legacy of scientific researchers, and a couple intrepid ungulates, endures half a century later.
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
When the love of skiing endangers wildlife
A world-renowned athlete stopped skiing in sensitive areas. Can she convince others to do the same?
Posted inMarch 16, 2020: Wiring the Wild
The Park Service is selling out to telecom giants
With Trump’s blessing, cell towers are infiltrating protected public lands across the West.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Colorado throws wolves to the vote
Should democracy take over where science ends?
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Western states widely support refugee resettlement
The president’s executive order meant to limit resettlement, but the West is opting for more.
Posted inMarch 1, 2020: Predator (Mis)perceptions
Billionaires are changing communities and the wild in Wyoming
Sociologist Justin Farrell explores the ways wealth shapes Teton County and the Western U.S.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
Wyoming’s coal-fired economy is coming to an end
The state faces a future without an industry that’s been very good to it.