High Country News

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
A most unusual sanctuary, where the Yeti roams free

The kingdom of Bhutan has created a wildlife sanctuary for its possibly mythological "strong men" – the migoi, or yeti

by Nicole Gordon, Jul 25, 2005
A tale of two Yellowstones

The writer takes us to Old Faithful’s almost-on time eruption; then to a confrontation between wolves and elk

by Gary Wockner, Aug 09, 2004
A wolf tale that’s all too true

Brian Connelly tells the harrowing story of a family of wolves killed by aerial gunners in Alaska.

by Brian Connelly, Nov 12, 2007
A wolf’s life

The wolf known as B-7 – the last surviving member of a group of Canadian wolves released in Idaho in 1995 – has died.

by Erin Halcomb, Mar 05, 2007
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
Alaska ho!

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

by Ray Ring, Feb 20, 2011
American — and proud of it

There’s nothing like a trip to Europe to make an American appreciate living in a country that still has wilderness.

by Geneen Marie Haugen, Nov 08, 2004
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
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