Wildlife Officials Say the Time Is Overdue to Remove Yellowstone Area Grizzlies From the Threatened Species List BY TOM DICKSON 03/06/17 During a late August morning last summer, Kevin Frey drives up Paradise Valley on U.S. Highway 89 toward Yellowstone National Park. Pointing toward mountains surrounding the valley's fields of grazing cattle, irrigated alfalfa, and … [Read more...]
Grizzlies Still Need Protection
BY ROGER HAYDEN 02/05/16 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated it plans to remove the iconic Yellowstone grizzly bear from protection under the Endan-gered Species Act early this year. The federal agency's plan is irresponsible and premature because grizzlies are struggling to adjust to declining food sources, even as they face an uncertain future caused by … [Read more...]
Tracking Wildlife with Jim Halfpenny
Veteran Tracker Reads the Signs Nature Leaves Behind 02/10/15 BY LISA BARIL A writer friend once told me stories are everywhere if you know how to look for them. He was referring to the human story, but as a biologist I am pulled toward the stories nature writes. A dozen ravens swirling above the remains of a cow elk killed by wolves the day before. A pair of bald eagles … [Read more...]