Flora & Fauna
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Current
BLM teams with researchers to protect midget faded rattlesnake
Biologists and federal officials hope to direct booming oil, gas and wind development away from the rare reptile in southwest Wyoming and northwest Colorado
by Marian Lyman Kirst, May 22, 2013 -
Current
In the field with a Montana couple hunting wolves
Amid bitter controversy over allowing hunters and trappers to reduce wolf populations, a Montana couple is dedicated to their hunt.
by Neil LaRubbio, May 17, 2013 -
Sidebar
Other voices: the debate on wolf hunting from both sides
Perspectives on wolf hunting from conservationists and hunt proponents.
by Staff, May 13, 2013 -
Current
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 -
Current
The latest: A cautious cave re-opening
After closing all Western caves to protect bats from deadly white-nose syndrome, the Forest Service re-opens certain caves
by Sarah Jane Keller, Apr 29, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Look! Shooting stars!
A naturalist’s advice: pay attention
by Pepper Trail, Apr 23, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
Wild horses: Too much of a good thing
Wild horses wreak environmental havoc. What kind of symbol is this for the American West?
by Andrew Gulliford, Apr 18, 2013 -
Current
Are whale watchers taking a toll on Puget Sound's orcas?
Unraveling the mystery of the whales' steady decline.
by Eric Wagner, Apr 17, 2013 -
News
On thirty years of grizzly bear conservation in the Northern Rockies
Louisa Willcox, former senior wildlife advocate for Natural Resources Defense Council, reflects on political and environmental threats to grizzlies
by Emily Guerin, Apr 12, 2013 -
Current
Strolling San Francisco with a special guidebook to street trees
“The Trees of San Francisco” walks you through a unique urban forest that has hundreds of species from around the world.
by Leath Tonino, Mar 29, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
What do you do when you meet a predator?
On encountering lions and grizzlies--and their families--in the wild
by Christina Nealson, Mar 26, 2013 -
Writers on the Range
When a dog is part wolf
Northeastern Oregon is a hard place to have a dog like the author's.
by Mary Emerick, Mar 21, 2013 -
Book Reviews
Book review: The Wild Wyoming Range
A review of The Wild Wyoming Range, edited by Ronald H. Chilcote and Susan Marsh
by Staff, Mar 04, 2013 -
Sidebar
Researchers track Colorado cougars
The state’s Parks and Wildlife department is studying how the big cats live in the state’s urbanized Front Range in hopes of helping people coexist with them.
by Rhea Maze, Mar 04, 2013 -
Current
Will Los Angeles bring its cougars back from the brink?
With just a handful of mountain lions left in the Santa Monica Mountains, Californians must decide whether they care enough about wildness to fund key habitat connections.
by Judith Lewis Mernit, Mar 04, 2013






