High Country News

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
She wins friends for lions, wolves and bears

Janelle Holden, the daughter of two Republican legislators, works with the Predator Conservation Alliance in Montana to help ranchers learn how to co-exist with wolves and other predators

by Melynda Coble, Nov 14, 2005
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
Alaska ho!

High Country News ventures into the rocky terrain of Alaska's wildlife politics.

by Ray Ring, Feb 20, 2011
Living the news, publishing every week

Across the nation, small, understaffed newspapers like Washington's Methow Valley News work to bring local news to their rural readers.

by Don Nelson, Oct 27, 2011
Living with wolves takes some practice

An Alaskan wilderness ranger believes humans can co-exist with wolves, despite anti-wolf hysteria in the Northern Rockies.

by Tim Lydon, Nov 30, 2010
Last chance for the Lobo

Mexican Wolves in Catron County, New Mexico struggle to survive in the midst of underfunding, inbreeding, and hostile local ranchers.

by John Dougherty, Dec 24, 2007
Two weeks in the West

Despite a cold winter, the West is still warming; the Southern Nevada Water Authority has wild ideas about water; renewable energy is on a roll, but expensive Western resorts are not; neglected Forest Service roads make a mess in the Pacific Northwest.

by Sarah Gilman, Apr 14, 2008
Feeding time

Will Rounds, who was once a very squeamish vegetarian, describes hacking apart the body of an elk to feed wolves at Mission:Wolf.

by Will Rounds, Apr 28, 2008
Of wolves and willows

Yellowstone's wolves are once again at the center of a debate. But this time, they're not pitted against hunters or ranchers; they're at the heart of a scientific controversy about the balance of nature.

by Kinna Ohman, Jan 16, 2008