High Country News

Saving threatened Utah prairie dogs -- on private property

Can a new approach to conservation help landowners and endangered species coexist?

by Nathan Rice, Aug 28, 2012
Safari Club and the NRA aim to gut wilderness

The so-called "Sportsmen’s Heritage Act" is just another attempt to destroy the Wilderness Act and the land and wildlife it protects.

by Talasi Brooks and Kevin Proescholdt, Jun 20, 2012
Conservation agreements try to head off endangered species listings

Candidate conservation agreements try to keep rare species, like Colorado's Gunnison sage grouse, off the endangered species list, or at least healthy enough to lessen the restrictions that come with listing.

by Joshua Zaffos, May 31, 2012
Anglers can be advocates for endangered fish

An early encounter with the wily bull trout teaches an angler lifelong respect for this rare fish, and for the Endangered Species Act that helps keep it alive.

by Ben Long, May 30, 2012
Tribal religion trumps eagle protection

A recent court ruling on the ceremonial killing of eagles by American Indians collides with the Endangered Species Act, possibly sending the issue to the Supreme Court

by Brodie Farquhar, Nov 13, 2006
Wolf management in Idaho is not ready for prime time

The controversy that flared when a trapper posted a photo of himself with a dying wolf proves that Idaho and other Western states are incapable of managing wolves without the help of the Endangered Species Act.

by Michael J. Robinson, Apr 24, 2012
D.C. and the West: Worlds apart

Washington, D.C., seems like another planet when seen from the West, as the political stories in this issue of the paper suggest

by Greg Hanscom, Jul 25, 2005
Ferret recovery pioneer moves on

District Ranger Bill Perry, who led the effort to help restore endangered black-footed ferrets, is leaving South Dakota’s Buffalo Gap National Grassland for a job in Washington, D.C.

by Tom Domek, Aug 22, 2005
Cows versus condos -- Northwest style

Some say that Washington’s Forests and Fish rules could be so hard on small timber farms that the owners are likely to sell out to development, to the detriment of salmon and other wildlife

by Lissa James, May 16, 2005
In the Washington woods, managers face a catch-22

The Forests and Fish plan was supposed to help both salmon and the timber industry in Washington State, but clauses in the agreement may tilt it against wildlife

by Lissa James, May 16, 2005