If there is a single defining component to Greater Yellowstone, it is the unique and iconic wildlife that roam here — wolves, grizzly bears, bison, cutthroat trout, wolverines and more. Indeed, with the reintroduction of wolves in the mid-1990s, Greater Yellowstone today is one of the few landscapes that features all the wildlife that were here when the first European settlers arrived two centuries ago. Where else can one see a pack of wolves cavorting in a meadow, grizzlies pawing the earth for pine nuts, bison rolling in dust and elk eyeing the scene warily — sometimes all through the same camera lens?

The Greater Yellowstone Coalition is hard at work protecting these iconic species and other wildlife. Ensuring proper habitat and food sources, maintaining or improving migration routes, educating the public and residents regarding living and recreating with wildlife, and reviewing park-management plans are all part of what we do. Following is a closer look some of our major efforts to safeguard our nation’s treasured wildlife.

Wolves: Endangered Species Act protections restored

What's Happening: On Thursday, Aug. 5, federal judge Donald Molloy ruled in favor of GYC and other conservation groups by restoring Endangered Species Act protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho. Molloy agreed with our ...

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Greater Yellowstone Grizzlies: Still in need of protections

What's Happening: The fight over the future of the grizzly bear continues. In early August, the federal government announced it is appealing GYC's court victory restoring Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears. GYC will ...

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Saving Yellowstone Bison: Give them room to roam

What's happening: The latest Yellowstone bison counts are out, and the numbers are back up to an estimated 3,900 more than two years after nearly 1,700 were slaughtered. Peak numbers typically run at about 5,000, ...

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Sage grouse: Bellwether of the high desert

What’s Happening: The Interior Department announced March 5 that dwindling populations of sage grouse need help — but they're not going to give it to them. The agency said it won't seek endangered or threatened ...

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Pronghorn: Saving ancient migration corridors

The Issue: The annual pronghorn journey between summer range in Jackson Hole and the high desert wintering grounds south of Pinedale, Wyo., is one of the oldest and longest migration routes in North America. The ...

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Elk Feedgrounds: Petri dishes for devastating diseases

What's Happening: The future of healthy wildlife at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole suffered a blow March 26 when a judge ruled against our lawsuit, which asked that artificial feeding be phased out ...

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