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Montana Moves to Drop its Frivolous Bison Lawsuit

The State of Montana has moved to dismiss its lawsuit challenging Yellowstone National Park’s bison management plan which ends a baseless legal fight that threatened to undermine more than two decades of progress managing one of America’s most iconic wildlife populations.

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Julia Barton Julia Barton

New Wildlife Crossing Nears Completion in Southeast Idaho, Keeping People and Wildlife Safe

Construction of three wildlife underpasses on U.S. Highway 30 south of Montpelier will be completed this fall, improving safety for people while protecting migrating deer and other wildlife.

Bear Lake County Commissioner Wynn Olsen, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, the Idaho Conservation League, the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and the Idaho Transportation Department on Tuesday hosted staff from the offices of Sen. Mike Crapo, Sen. Jim Risch, Rep. Mike Simpson, and other regional decision-makers to tour the project to demonstrate the importance of wildlife crossings to public safety and wildlife migrations on Idaho roads.

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Julia Barton Julia Barton

USDA Announces Plan to Rollback Roadless Area Conservation Rule

Some of the wildest, most pristine forest lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem are under threat by the rollback of the 25-year-old Roadless Area Conservation Rule. Millions of acres of spectacular, undeveloped places are at risk of development. Join us to speak up for your favorite wild places and urge the USDA to keep the Roadless Rule. 

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Julia Barton Julia Barton

Campsite Bear Bins Keep People Safe and Bears Wild

Five metal storage containers were installed at the Bear Creek Campground in July, completing the deployment of 39 bear-proof containers that were delivered to the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in 2024 as part of a partnership between the Greater Yellowstone Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service to keep people safe and bears wild. 

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Julia Barton Julia Barton

Laying the Groundwork for Wildlife Crossings in Eastern Idaho

For years, GYC has advocated for infrastructure on US 20 in Idaho to mitigate wildlife-vehicle collisions and connect fragmented habitat, and a new report highlights the importance of continuing this work. Along the 45-mile stretch from Ashton to the state line, three other sections also landed among the priorities, demonstrating the need to protect this entire corridor.  

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Julia Barton Julia Barton

Grand Targhee Expansion Decision Will Harm Teton Wildlife

The west slope of the Tetons provide premium habitat for bighorn sheep, nesting raptors, and other wildlife — but newly approved development on public land here is likely to make their lives much more difficult. That’s a key impact of Grand Targhee Resort’s expansion plan, which the Caribou-Targhee National Forest approved in early June.

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Emmy Reed Emmy Reed

800,000 Acres and Counting: Celebrating the Success of the Migratory Big Game Initiative

The collaborative Migratory Big Game Initiative increases voluntary conservation and restoration in priority wildlife corridors. What began as a pilot effort has grown into one of the most successful public-private conservation partnerships in the West, with hundreds of thousands of acres of land enhanced to support some of Greater Yellowstone’s most crucial habitat and migration routes. Additional investments have supported wildlife-friendly fencing, habitat restoration, and other conservation practices that improve conditions for migratory wildlife.

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