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A Different "Night of the Grizzlies": States Poised to Slaughter Yellowstone Grizzlies
This article was published in the fall 2017 issue of Counter Punch Magazine. Counter Punch is a great outfit that places a premium on...
Louisa Willcox
Dec 21, 2017


Becoming Grizzly Bear Food
Photo by Edward Curtiss 1909 I have had my share of close encounters with free-ranging fully-autonomous grizzly bears. I emphasize...
David Mattson
Dec 14, 2017


Hunting to Scare Grizzlies? NRA-Safari Club Spawn a Red Herring
Kill grizzly bears to make them afraid of humans? This idea has gotten a lot of attention in recent years as one of several...
David Mattson
Dec 3, 2017


Obesity In Bears: Vital and Beautiful
She was so obese that, from behind, her gait looked more like a waddle than a walk. You could see the fat on her massive butt roll from...
Louisa Willcox
Nov 16, 2017


Contingencies of Coexistence, Part II: Diagnosing the Landscapes
In part one of this two part series I offer my take on how the heterogeneity of those involved in the drama of cohabiting with wolves and...
David Mattson
Nov 6, 2017


Contingencies of Coexistence, Part I: Parsing the Participants
Coexistence seems to be the new bling for a bunch of people making money and careers from wolves and grizzly bears, especially in the...
David Mattson
Oct 27, 2017


Beauty in Our Beast
Romanian bear dancers in full regalia--beauty in a beast Demons seem to surround us. The irony, though, is that we create these demons...
David Mattson
Oct 5, 2017


Tribes Reject Yellowstone Park Names Honoring War Criminal and White Supremacist
Photo By Brad Orsted On Saturday, September 16, under blustery skies and a new dusting of snow on Yellowstone's peaks, representatives of...
Louisa Willcox
Sep 25, 2017


Court Helps Cabinet Yaak Grizzlies, Again: Time for Fish and Wildlife Service to Do Better
Last week, the beleaguered grizzlies in the Cabinet Yaak ecosystem got a potentially lifesaving break from Federal District Court Judge...
Louisa Willcox
Aug 30, 2017


Ted and Joan Major: Last of a Generation of Conservation Giants in Jackson Hole
Photo by Charlie Craighead Two weeks ago, I was part of a celebration of Ted and Joan Major, founders of the Teton Science School (TSS),...
Louisa Willcox
Aug 6, 2017