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  • The grasslands — humanity's big backyard

    In Sonoita Plain: Views from a Southwestern Grassland, biologists Carl and Jane Bock convey the subtle beauty of the wildlife and people of Arizona’s Sonoita Valley.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Sep 19, 2005
  • The perilous journey of Wyoming's migrating pronghorn

    The perilous journey of Wyoming's migrating pronghorn

    Along the 120-mile-long "Path of the Pronghorn," migrating animals cross rivers, dodge traffic, battle blizzards and navigate the infrastructure of Wyoming energy development.

    by Emilene Ostlind, Jan 03, 2012
  • Animal migration occurs all around us and yet remains a mystery

    Animal migration occurs all around us and yet remains a mystery

    Sandhill cranes and pronghorn antelope are among the many creatures that make long and arduous seasonal migrations across the West.

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Dec 25, 2011
  • Sportsmen protest New Mexico antelope hunting system

    Sportsmen protest New Mexico antelope hunting system

    New Mexico's system for doling out licenses to hunt pronghorn gets a poor grade from the state’s hunters.

    by Laura Paskus, Dec 28, 2010
  • Surprises flow from Ruby Pipeline

    Surprises flow from Ruby Pipeline

    A conservation fund provided by an energy company enrages ranchers across Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.

    by Emilene Ostlind, Aug 22, 2010

  • Follow-up

    Immigrants rush to cross U.S.-Mexico border for work visas; housing development threatens antelope migration corridor near Pinedale, Wyo.; Jim Hansen and Olene Walker lose Utah gubernatorial primary; and outdoor equipment manufacturers ask Forest Service

    by Matt Jenkins, May 24, 2004

  • The Last Open Range

    Wyoming’s Green Mountain Common Allotment is one of the West’s last big, wide-open landscapes – but these days, ranchers, environmentalists, history buffs and the BLM are arguing over whether it’s time to start putting up fences

    by Geoffrey O'Gara, Mar 01, 2004

  • Heard Around the West

    Fat bears; La Verkin welcomes U.N.; Boise, Utah; scratch ‘n’ sniff for rural newcomers; pronghorn vs. antelope; clear-thinking kids thwart crazy bus driver; and global warming is good for wine

    by Betsy Marston, Dec 22, 2003

  • American Speedster

    In Built for Speed: A Year in the Life of Pronghorn, zoology professor John Byers offers a glimpse into the life of North America’s fastest mammal

    by Ali Macalady, Dec 08, 2003

  • Industry walks a fuzzy line between preservation and extortion

    EnCana Oil and Gas offers to pay for offsite mitigation in Wyoming in exchange for intensive drilling rights in the Jonah Field

    by Whitney Royster, Aug 08, 2005

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