It’s a Question of Character BY DAVID S. LEWIS 11/05/15 If you own a dog, imagine this nightmare. He somehow gets shot while on the run in a field. And the sudden impact is so painful and intense that he literally does not know what hit him, only that it’s excruciating and horrible, the worst […]
More Fangs in the Forest
Montana’s Big Carnivores Match 1800s Levels BY TOM DICKSON 11-05-14 A young lion near Nye, Mont. Photo by Kevin Hanly. If Montanans ever decide on a new motto, they might consider something like Terra Multi Fera (Land of Abundant Wild Animals). Owing to Montana’s intact, healthy habitats and science-based conservation practices, the state has long […]
Bulls Behaving Badly: Yellowstone in a Rut
Elk With Attitude Occupy Mammoth BY LISA BARIL 10/12/14 If you live in Mammoth, Wyoming, just inside the north entrance of Yellowstone National Park, you mark the passage of time by observing the seasonal movements of wildlife. Winter brings the Canyon wolf pack trotting into town along with woolly bison and flocks of Bohemian waxwings. […]