High Country News

The Ghosts of Yosemite

Modern-day scientists, retracing the path of Joseph Grinnell in Yosemite National Park, document conspicuous changes in the natural world and find a culprit unimagined by biologists 100 years ago: global warming

by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 17, 2005
Handling griz: How much is enough?

Increasing numbers of the West’s grizzly bears wear radio collars, and some environmentalists question the necessity of the practice

by Colleen O'Brien and Ray Ring, Oct 17, 2005
In the Great Basin, scientists track global warming

Wildlife biologist Erik Beever says that as the climate warms in the Great Basin, pikas are rapidly disappearing from mountains where they formerly thrived

by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 17, 2005
Declining seabird may drop off the endangered list

The Fish and Wildlife Service has announced plans to remove the marbled murrelet from the endangered species list, despite the small seabird’s declining numbers

by Michael Milstein, Nov 14, 2005
Hear Him Roar

Andrew Wingfield’s tensely told novel, Hear Him Roar, describes what happens when Puma concolor, the mountain lion, collides with Homo dingus dongus, the suburban homeowner

by Staff, Nov 28, 2005
Can animals evolve quickly enough to survive global warming?

What can rapid evolution in response to climate change teach us about managing nature?

by Michelle Nijhuis , Feb 05, 2012
Calling all science nerds

Across the country, "citizen scientist" volunteers help professional researchers by gathering data on wildlife species, from moose to hummingbirds.

by Jodi Peterson, Sep 04, 2011
Invasion of the feral pigs

Feral pigs are invading New Mexico and other Western states, but biologists are working hard to stop them.

by Cally Carswell, Aug 24, 2011
Collateral damage

T.C. Boyle's new novel, When the Killing's Done, examines the awkward way humans interact with nature and with one another.

by Michael Engelhard , Feb 20, 2011
Can snowshoe hares outrace climate change?

The seasonal coat changes of snowshoe hares may provide wildlife biologists with clues about how wild animals evolve in response to climate change.

by Hillary Rosner, Feb 12, 2012