In the parched summer of 1988, wildfires ripped through more than one-third of Yellowstone National Park during the most severe fire year in park history. Approximately 1.2 million acres scorched by ...

A gray wolf challenges a grizzly bear over meal in Yellowstone National Park. Credit: Ben Bluhm Before government-sanctioned bounties for gray wolves unraveled at the turn of the 20th century, as many ...

In his new documentary, "Real Yellowstone," director Tom Opre considers the interlocking challenges of raising crops and livestock on the same landscape that attracts elk, buffalo, hunters and ...

Sophie Tsairis is a freelance writer based in Bozeman, Montana. She earned a master's degree in environmental journalism from ...

Rose Shimberg is a Missoula-based freelance writer and journalism graduate student focusing on outdoors and environmental coverage. She worked as a contributing writer and copyeditor at Salt Lake City ...

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Friends of Bridger-Teton launches Forest Corps to make up for federal job and budget cuts on the national forest.

While the number of reported fires in a season has remained fairly consistent over the past several decades, the average acreage has soared. Of the 10 years with the largest acreage burned, all have ...

Conservation groups in federal district court last week alleged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by inadequately considering challenges faced by gray wolves.

Conservation groups in federal district court last week alleged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by inadequately considering challenges faced by gray wolves.

Conservation groups in federal district court last week alleged the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service violated the Endangered Species Act by inadequately considering challenges faced by gray wolves.