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LATEST NEWS FROM THE NETWORK
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Montana Preps for Potential Grizzly Bear Delisting
September 27, 2024
State Fish, Wildlife and Parks releases final EIS proposing statewide grizzly management plan.
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Wyoming Moose, Cattle Test Positive for Anthrax
September 19, 2024
State Game and Fish Department confirms first case of anthrax in Wyoming wildlife in decades.
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Montana Lays Plans for Federally Funded Wildlife Overpass
August 19, 2024
Application period for projects mitigating vehicle-wildlife collisions closes Sept. 4
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As Feds Delay Decision on Grizzly Protections, Montana and Wyoming Threaten Lawsuits
August 08, 2024
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pushed its decision timeline to January 2025. States want an update by the end of October.
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Yellowstone Visitor Gets Jail Time for Trespassing on Park Thermal Feature
June 13, 2024
Washington man sentenced to week in jail and fined after walking off boardwalk toward world’s tallest active geyser.
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Yellowstone Tourism Leaving Massive Carbon Footprint
April 23, 2024
Striking new study quantifies Yellowstone tourism emissions. TLDR: It’s a lot of CO2.
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Can a Groundwater Recharge Program Save Teton Valley’s Farmers?
April 08, 2024
In Teton Valley, Idaho, where water is as precious as its native trout, irrigators and environmental groups have teamed up to recharge the area’s diminishing aquifer. In the process, they want to do something novel: find someone to pay farmers for the effort.
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Montana Files Intent to Sue Over Listing Wolverines Under ESA
January 29, 2024
The question of whether the 300 or so wolverines in the Lower 48 should be protected under the Endangered Species Act will be heading back to court. But this time, the federal government will be arguing for, instead of against, protections.
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2023 a ‘Good Food Year’ for Yellowstone Grizzlies
January 11, 2024
Last fall, Grizzly 566 weighed in at a near record-breaking 700 pounds, Mountain Journal spoke with a grizzly expert for the latest in health and population trends for bears in Greater Yellowstone.
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The Future of Drought in Montana
January 05, 2024
Following a three-year planning process, Montana released an updated Drought Management Plan, seeking to foster drought resilience in the state and recognizing climate change as a driving factor.
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50 Years: How the Endangered Species Act Influenced Greater Yellowstone
January 02, 2024
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the ESA, MoJo looks at the landmark legislation’s impact on Greater Yellowstone’s keystone species.
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The ‘Unprecedented’ Decline of a Wyoming Pronghorn Herd
December 15, 2023
A brutal winter and rare respiratory bacteria killed thousands of pronghorn on one of the nation’s longest migration routes. Now what?
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