Blog and Stories
Teton County, Wyoming passes better wildlife regulations
Teton County, Wyoming adopts regulations to end the feeding of wild animals.
The speed of trust: keeping wildlife and humans safe on Paradise Valley's roads
An update on addressing and resolving wildlife-vehicle conflict on Montana’s Highway 89.
A Win for Wyoming! Wyoming invests $75 million in Wyoming Wildlife & Natural Resources Trust
The state of Wyoming invests $75 million in the Wyoming Wildlife & Natural Trust Fund (WWNRT) to support conservation programs.
GYC Staff Picks | April 2022
GYC’s staff, dispersed across the region, know this firsthand and are excited to share some of their favorite things in this new blog series, GYC Staff Picks.
We’re back in court speaking up for the lands, waters, and wildlife of Eastern Idaho
GYC is back in court challenging the Forest Service over their most recent approval of the Kilgore Gold Exploration Project. This exploration project—and the potential for open-pit, cyanide heap-leach mining down the road—continue to present serious threats to the values that make this area special.
Speaking up for bison: Yellowstone concludes comment period for new Bison Management Plan
Yellowstone National Park concluded the comment period process of developing a new bison management plan. Critically, this new plan is our best chance to end the tragic ship-to-slaughter management practice that the park has been forced to use for the last twenty years to meet outdated bison population targets.
Reflections on the virtual Wind River Inter-Tribal Gathering
On March 1, 2022, the virtual Inter-Tribal Gathering commemorated the 150th Anniversary of Yellowstone National Park. The intent was not only to pay respect to the significance of Yellowstone as the flagship of landscape conservation, but also to elevate Indigenous people’s connection to this treasured landscape that have existed for millennia.
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem needs more than love—it needs conservation
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem is remarkable and needs protection for generations to come. Hear the story of one team member’s journey to this special landscape and what compelled her to stay and make a difference.
Six years later, a new plan offers hope for Gallatin Mountains north of Yellowstone
The Custer Gallatin National Forest unveils its new Forest Management Plan.
Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission votes to close wolf hunt in Southwestern Montana
The Montana Fish and Wildlife Commission votes to close wolf hunting and trapping in Region 3 of Southwest Montana for the remainder of the season once 82 wolves have been harvested from the area.
Inter-Tribal Gatherings aim to elevate Native voices
GYC will support the Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes of the Wind River Reservation in gathering people online to commemorate the park’s anniversary while elevating the Tribal community’s voice in conserving and managing Yellowstone.
Yellowstone bison coexistence program celebrates ten years of reducing conflicts
GYC and the Yellowstone Bison Coexistence Program celebrate 10 years of helping landowners coexist with wild bison on the landscape outside Yellowstone National Park.
