The Forest Service’s handling of Blue Copper and Sheep Creek provides a window into the federal government’s approach to ...

Changes in the salmonfly hatch and other aquatic insect communities portend shifts in Greater Yellowstone ecosystems and ...

The move is also potentially a “backdoor delisting,” according to Earthjustice attorney Jenny Harbine, who was involved in the previous federal lawsuits to keep grizzlies protected. While ESA listing ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks proposes limiting wolf hunt after new population estimate shows radically lower wolf numbers ...

Disease-resistant trees and climate-refugia mapping are driving ambitious plans to bring back iconic, threatened alpine tree ...

I am a social scientist who studies the human dimensions of wildlife issues – the complex interplay between scientific ...

After 20-year controversy and numerous court battles, Trump administration declares grizzlies recovered despite public lands rollbacks ...

Prescribed burning impacts like this U.S. Forest Service project on Mink Peak in the Lolo National Forest were a top discussion issue at the 2026 North American Forest Ecology Workshop held last month ...

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A wolverine, a very rare carnivore in the Lower 48 and listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, perched beneath a Douglas fir in the Montana mountains on a spring morning, April 2022.