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  • As it goes high-tech, wildlife biology loses its soul

    As it goes high-tech, wildlife biology loses its soul

    We're learning a lot by monitoring wild animals, but the high tech methods used to track them take some of the mystery out of our relationship with the wild.

    by Jim Robbins, Dec 17, 2012

  • Bears saved from the 'burbs

    Finding room for grizzly bears through the Montana Legacy Project.

    by Ray Ring, Jul 18, 2008

  • Heard around the West

    "Endangered Feces" T-shirts; troublesome T-shirts on airlines; renaming places in Oregon; outhouse races in Reno; rent-a-cave in Idaho; Parade of Homes vs. Parade of Wealth in Jackson

    by Betsy Marston, Oct 31, 2005

  • Heard around the West

    Is it a grolarbear or a pizzly?; garage doors vs. homeland security; hermaphrodite deer; Park Service fees; the drilling rig next door; school buses become billboards in Colorado

    by Betsy Marston, Dec 25, 2006
  • Only one thing is certain: A grizzly got killed

    Only one thing is certain: A grizzly got killed

    When a grizzly was killed in northern Idaho, was the shooter, a father of six, really protecting his children?

    by Daniel Person, Oct 04, 2011

  • Safe crossing

    Traffic engineers work with biologists to protect both wildlife and motorists on hazardous highways.

    by Peter Aleshire, Nov 12, 2007

  • Two weeks in the West

    California’s continuing water troubles; saving water for the Delta smelt; New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici to retire; Idaho grizzly shot; polygamous community in the spotlight; Vegas goes a glitzy shade of green.

    by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 15, 2007

  • Yellowstone's Grizzlies A success story

    The National Wildlife Federation believes that the federal government’s proposal to remove Yellowstone’s grizzlies from the endangered species list represents a tremendous achievement

    by Tom France, Sep 19, 2005

  • Yellowstone’s Grizzlies Not out of the woods yet

    Many environmentalists say the Yellowstone grizzly is a long way from being recovered, and that delisting the bear is premature and could spell disaster for the species

    by Doug Honnold, Sep 19, 2005

  • Yellowstone’s grizzly stalker

    Grizzlies in the Mist by Chuck Neal is an idiosyncratic look at the great bears of Yellowstone, combining scientific background and personal anecdotes with a strong conservation message

    by Karen Mockler, Sep 15, 2003

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