High Country News

Trappers catch a lot more than wolves

Mountain lions, eagles, bobcats, geese and domestic pets have all been accidentally caught -- and killed -- by wolf trappers.

by Jodi Peterson, Apr 29, 2013
Western legislative roundup

Some recent Western legislative highlights are noted, accompanied by quotes from the legislators involved.

by Jodi Peterson, May 13, 2012
An honest take on a tough land

Ordinary Wolves, Seth Kantner’s extraordinary debut novel, is the coming-of-age story of a young man on the remote Alaskan tundra

by Patrick Farrell, Sep 19, 2005
A young wolf wanders the West

OR-7, a young Oregon wolf, has logged some 1,000 miles in his journey through the West, becoming the first wild wolf seen in California since 1924.

by Tim Lydon, Feb 09, 2012
Making room for wolves

In the anthology Comeback Wolves, 50 Western writers talk about the complex emotional – and practical – responses evoked by the return of this iconic predator

by Matt Jenkins, Jun 12, 2006
Heard around the West

The strangest town in America; wolf vs. elk vs. anti-wolf fanatic; commuting without tears in Portland; tractor gas; energy boom humor; shooting coyotes from flying ATVs

by Betsy Marston, May 29, 2006
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
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
A life in the wild

Carter Niemeyer's memoir Wolfer is the entertaining story of a government trapper who loves wildlife - especially serious predators like wolves.

by Hal Herring, Aug 21, 2011
An interview with Carter Niemeyer, author of "Wolfer: A Memoir"

Emilene Ostlind talks with Niemeyer about his years tracking, capturing, relocating and removing wolves in the Northern Rockies, and his perspective on wolf management.

by Emilene Ostlind, May 29, 2011