Altering the alpha: A parasite is helping some wolves become leaders of the pack
What does it take to become leader of the pack? For wolves in Yellowstone National Park, research shows it might be exposure to a cat-centric parasite. A recent study by University of Montana and Yell...
5 Jan 202327min
Modern Naturalist: Tony Bynum on wildlife photography as a conservation tool
Tony Bynum operates at the intersection of conservation, wildlife, beauty and truth. The photographer and conservationist has stamped out a career capturing images of western big game, documented oil ...
29 Des 20221h 11min
Climbing waterfalls: How the Bozeman Ice Festival is growing the niche sport
Each fall as winter nears and cold temperatures descend on Hyalite Canyon near Bozeman, water that weeps from the cliff bands lining the canyon walls freezes into bulging layers of ice with translucen...
22 Des 202243min
Ideas for ice: Could geoengineering save glaciers from melting?
Glacier National Park’s namesake ice fields attract millions of visitors a year. Many wonder if they’re making a funeral visit. Predictions that all the glaciers in the park will melt by 2030 or soone...
15 Des 202236min
Considering conservation: Thomas Baumeister on hunting, wildlife and llamas
Thirty years ago a young German outdoorsman crossed the big ocean and landed in Montana. He quickly became fascinated with the freedom of opportunity to hunt and fish in the West. Since then he’s dedi...
8 Des 20221h 38min
Utility or Futility: The debate over stocking Arctic Grayling in the Big Hole River
The imperiled status of the river-dwelling population of Arctic grayling in Montana continues to roil the waters of public debate about the fate of the species’ survivors in the Big Hole River. The la...
1 Des 202213min
Wolf woes: How politics and lawsuits are shaping management of the species
Montana’s wolf hunting season is in full swing with trapping season set to begin soon, but a recent state judge’s order has put a temporary halt to some regulations and an upcoming hearing could have ...
24 Nov 202250min
Legal limbo: The 30-year battle over drilling rights in the Badger Two-Medicine
The Badger-Two Medicine region nestles between the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Glacier National Park and the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest. It also lies in legal limbo after the latest cour...
17 Nov 202245min
