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Over his two decades challenging Wyoming’s livestock industry, Jonathan Ratner saw time and again just how much political clout Jim Magagna wields.

The life Josh Kirk lives isn’t part of a social media trend, designed to look good for a camera — though cameras follow him around on the ranch for the History Channel’s Mountain Men series. None of it is a made-for-TV movie. It’s just his life. His regular, every-day life.  

As feds consider delisting grizzly bears, they are reckoning with public-land kill permits, hostile legislatures, and the idea that bear expansion may be coming to an end

Can states handle grizzly bear management, and the scrutiny that comes with it? Heres a look at the future of bears in the West.

Columnist Bill Sniffin writes, “There are mountains higher than Wyoming’s, but are there places more beautiful than the Tetons? Or the Cirque of the Towers in the mighty Wind River Range? Or Square Top Mountain in Sublette County?"

Lawmakers and conservation groups are asking President Joe Biden to use his powers under the Antiquities Act to expand the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument near Los Angeles. Advocates want to expand the western side of the monument, adding 109,000 acres currently part of the Angeles National Forest and range from the area above Altadena north to Pacoima, Sylmar and Santa Clarita. Sen. ...

Americas national parks are bracing for another record year of attendance, but overcrowding in the parks could take away some of their magic. National parks saw more than 300 million visitors in 2022. However, Emily Wakild - the Cecil D. ...

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is investing $161 million dollars to restore public lands in Wyoming and 10 other western states. Joshua Metten, Wyoming field manager for the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, said after years of development, drought and wildfires, the BLMs priority investments in LaBarge and Muddy Creek will be a win-win for all who call these landscapes home. ...

While some mountainous areas might see up to six inches of snow, nothing will accumulate and the Wyoming's mountain passes should stay clear.

A new Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) map depicts the geology of one of the state’s most landslide-prone regions and offers new insights into the recent geologic history of the area. The …