Results for keyword: elk
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Canis fiasco
A chaotic effort to restore Mexican wolves in New Mexico and a problem with too many elk in Colorado are two facets of the same problem: Our propensity to manage nature in very unnatural ways.
by Jonathan Thompson, Dec 24, 2007 -
Safe crossing
Traffic engineers work with biologists to protect both wildlife and motorists on hazardous highways.
by Peter Aleshire, Nov 12, 2007 -
March madness trims the herd
Just as winter turns into spring, Paul Larmer watches a young elk die in western Colorado.
by Paul Larmer, Mar 26, 2007 -
Ode to a public lands experiment
It may have lovely photographs, but Valles Caldera: A Vision for New Mexico’s National Reserve is much more than just another coffee-table book.
by Laura Paskus, Feb 19, 2007 -
Energy workers, union members protest drilling
In Wyoming, oil and gas workers and the Wyoming AFL-CIO have joined environmentalists, ranchers and homeowners in protesting the sale of energy leases in the Wyoming Range of Bridger-Teton National Forest
by Allison Gerfin, Jun 26, 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 -
A eulogy for the West that was
In Requiem for the West, Roger Brown laments the loss of soul and solitude in the small mountain towns of the Colorado Rockies
by Paul Anderson, Jan 23, 2006 -
Imperfect Pasture: A Century of Change at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
In Imperfect Pasture, Bruce Smith, Eric Cole and David Dobkin examine the conservation successes – and failures – of the National Elk Refuge near Jackson, Wyo.
by Staff, Nov 14, 2005 -
Heard around the West
Mach schnell, little doggies; California’s troubles; bears vs. hunters; elk vs. tourist; Chevy vs. field mice; how not to die in the desert
by Betsy Marston, Oct 25, 2004 -
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






