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Let’s be clear: Gianforte’s lawsuit doesn’t represent Montanans, but rather Montana livestock interests. The vast majority of Montanans want wild, migratory buffalo restored in our state. The brucellosis boogey-man argument is old and is full of holes. The disease was brought to North America through invasive cattle. Brucellosis entered the Yellowstone buffalo herds by erroneous

Top Line: While the election of Donald Trump is a setback for the conservation of mature and old-growth forests, such can be overcome. Figure 1. Old-growth forest in the western Cascades of Oregon on the Willamette National Forest. Source: Elizabeth Feryl (first appeared in Oregon Wild: Endangered Forest Wilderness). It began with a bang, with

The fires in Los Angeles are still burning as I write this. The loss of property, the disruption and loss of lives, and the trauma these fires created are horrendous. Nevertheless, there are lessons we can learn to change fire policies to mitigate (not prevent) such tragedies in the future. Wildfires are a natural part

Here is an interesting opportunity for folks. WWP is putting on a seminar about new research regarding how livestock disrupt the normal nitrogen flows. We’re excited to invite you to the first installment of our 2025 Webinar Series! Join us for a compelling presentation that uncovers how human activities are reshaping the sagebrush steppe ecosystem—and

Chad Hanson is a research ecologist and the director of the John Muir Project of Earth Island Institute, located in Big Bear City, California. Dr. Hanson has a Ph.D. in ecology from the University of California at Davis, with a research focus on fire ecology in conifer forest ecosystems, and he is the author of