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January 25, 2016

Why Wildlife Services continues to kill predators, despite decades of research on nonlethal methods. Plus, how the public could pay for coal cleanup and a look at Malheur's quieter moments.

Feature

Wildlife Services and its eternal war on predators
Wildlife Services and its eternal war on predators
The federal agency has been researching nonlethal means to protect livestock for decades. So why is it still killing so many carnivores?
Ben Goldfarb Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Current

Montana rancher looks to the past to prepare for tomorrow’s climate
Montana rancher looks to the past to prepare for tomorrow’s climate
Can re-engineering the family ranch help it survive climate change?
Sarah Jane Keller Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Latest: Yellowstone officials to cull hundreds of bison
Latest: Yellowstone officials to cull hundreds of bison
Meanwhile, Montana released a plan to let bison roam year-round outside the park.
Jodi Peterson Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Coal company bankruptcies jeopardize reclamation
Coal company bankruptcies jeopardize reclamation
The public could foot the bill for billions in cleanup costs.
Elizabeth Shogren Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Fracking illness reports, fisher release and the worth of permafrost
Fracking illness reports, fisher release and the worth of permafrost
HCN.org news in brief.
High Country News Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
A tale of two BLM mascots
A tale of two BLM mascots
Johnny Horizon and Seymour Antelope show the agency's changing focus.
Marshall Swearingen Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Editor's Note

Human and canine coevolution
Human and canine coevolution
Paul Larmer Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Essays

The tree in the river
The tree in the river
A writer ponders a remnant of past disaster.
Ana Maria Spagna Essay Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Writers on the Range

Modern sagebrush rebels recycle old Western fantasies
Modern sagebrush rebels recycle old Western fantasies
Paul Larmer Opinion Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Multimedia

Photos: A protest over imprisoned ranchers becomes an occupation of a wildlife refuge
Photos: A protest over imprisoned ranchers becomes an occupation of a wildlife refuge
In eastern Oregon, the latest iteration of the Sagebrush Rebellion.
Brooke Warren Photos Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Book Reviews

Rock art and the struggle for preservation
Rock art and the struggle for preservation
Review of Jonathan Bailey's "Rock art: A Vision of a Vanishing Cultural Landscape."
Paige Blankenbuehler Photos Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
The road to better eating, in an era of compromise
The road to better eating, in an era of compromise
A review of Megan Kimble's "Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food."
Katherine E. Standefer Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Heard Around the West

Taking down feline marauders and surviving “feral” landscapes
Taking down feline marauders and surviving “feral” landscapes
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
Betsy Marston Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Dear Friends

Home after the holidays, with bittersweet tidings
Home after the holidays, with bittersweet tidings
Paige Blankenbuehler Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition

Letters

Cooperating for the common good
Hugh Jameson Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Beaver believer
Penelope M. Blair Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Immigration and population
Lee Badger Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Water for cows
Cynthia Mitchell Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
Respect all around
Bob Muth Jan. 25, 2016 From the print edition
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