Trump administration resurrects dangerous cyanide bombs
M-44s are spring-loaded devices stuck in the ground and scented with decomposed animal tissue. They blast cyanide into the mouth…
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Before he died at age 87 in early May, Ted Turner knew that stewardship of land would be his real…
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In 1886, the last wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed among the steep bluffs and badlands of central…
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MoreGuilty plea changes Wyoming’s wolf torment case
A case of appalling animal cruelty in Wyoming is close to being closed with a plea of guilty, setting a…
Gray Wolf, courtesy Ted Williams
MoreWhen mountain lion management turns to quackery
This year, in what it calls a “study,” Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources is killing off mountain lions in an effort…
MoreCan we learn to co-exist with grizzlies?
This summer, a grizzly cub in Grand Teton National Park gained international fame after an adult male bear killed the…
A grizzly bares its teeth in Yellowstone. Photo Courtesy Taylor Wright via Unsplash
MoreRare wolf faces hard road to recovery
Most people are familiar with the gray wolf, which was reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park in 1995, and has since…
Gray Wolf, courtesy Ted Williams
MoreThe wolf-killing case that could change Wyoming
The Wyoming man who deliberately ran down a wolf with his snowmobile in 2024 didn’t face any consequences, unless you…
More“De-extinction” is a fool’s errand
To breathless media coverage, a company called Colossal Biosciences now claims to have produced three genetically engineered pups of the…
MoreWhat westerners cared about in 2024
Writers on the Range, an independent opinion service based in western Colorado, sent out close to 50 weekly opinion columns…
MoreGrizzly 399 was a bear for the ages
She was 28 years old and dealt with aplomb the hordes of picture-taking tourists and repeated motherhood. When she was…
Bear 399 with cubs Thomas Mangelsen:Images of Nature Gallery
MoreWe need mountain lions to do their job as predators
I am a former director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and have hunted practically as long as I…
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