While there is hope that the grizzly is nearing recovery in the short term, most scientists remain worried about the long haul.


Montana wool growers say that the wolf is at the door

Wolves were thought to be extinct in this part of the country, wiped out over a half-century ago by bounty hunters and government trappers. But this year, in southeastern Montana, they’re the center of the talk. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/20.1/download-entire-issue

It is very early springtime on Mt. St. Helens

Above, there once was a mountain; below, a new one is rising, a jumbled mound of steaming magma. Surrounding it, striped spires of rock shoot 2,000 feet straight up from the bottom of North America’s most famous volcano. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/20.1/download-entire-issue

Learning to live off the land

While there is hope that the grizzly is nearing recovery in the short term, most scientists remain worried about the long haul. Download entire issue to view this article: http://www.hcn.org/issues/20.1/download-entire-issue