Blog and Stories
Saving Spring Migrations: Why Travel Management Planning in Southeast Idaho is Critical for Wildlife
Spring has officially sprung! Migratory antelope, deer, elk, and moose are beginning their journeys from winter refuge throughout public lands across southeastern Idaho to summer habitat, primarily in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. And here at the Greater Yellowstone Coalition, our Idaho team is eagerly preparing for the Bureau of Land Management to release the final plan for the Upper Snake East Travel Management Planning Area later this season – a landscape that includes winter wildlife refuges and migratory corridors to summer habitat.
When Bears Wake Up in Greater Yellowstone
When bears wake up in Greater Yellowstone, we know spring is on its way. This month, GYC celebrated the return of bears with a project to keep bears alive and people safe in Montana and hosted a film screening about grizzly bears in Idaho. We also have an upcoming event in Bozeman on May 2 that we hope you’ll attend.
BLM Public Lands Rule Protects Treasured Places for the Future
The BLM released the most significant change in the management of BLM lands in 50 years with the final Public Lands Rule, which puts conservation on equal ground with other uses like mining and energy development.
The Road Ahead: Celebrating Solutions and Next Steps for Improved Safety and Wildlife Connectivity in Montana's Paradise Valley
Yellowstone Safe Passages (YSP) is celebrating a milestone in their work toward making Highway 89 safer for people and wildlife. On March 11, 2024, YSP released the US 89 Wildlife and Transportation Assessment to the public. The assessment offers proven solutions for seven areas with the highest rates of wildlife-vehicle collisions and detailed explanations why those sites were identified.
Building on the gray wolf’s conservation success story
On Friday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found a petition by some conservation groups to add Northern Rockies wolves back to the Endangered Species Act was not necessary, identified Western States wolves as a distinct population, and committed to initiating a process to develop a new national recovery plan for wolves.
Looking ahead at GYC’s exciting 2024
Buckle up! It’s going to be a big year for GYC and the lands, waters, and wildlife of Greater Yellowstone.
Eastern Shoshone Tribal Buffalo Herd welcomes 10 new buffalo home
In the first week of the new year, 10 buffalo were welcomed home to the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Buffalo Herd on the Wind River Indian Reservation. These 10 new buffalo – descendants of Yellowstone buffalo – bring the Eastern Shoshone Tribal Herd to 99 strong.
Celebrating the conservation wins and favorite moments of 2023
Join us for a journey down memory lane and let’s celebrate all we did together for the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Through the trail-camera lens: A snapshot of wildlife in the Gravelly Range
During the summer of 2023, GYC assisted with a study using trail cameras to better understand grizzly bear and livestock interactions in the Gravelly Range of southwest Montana. After snapping images for almost five months, the trail cameras were collected in October and GYC staff discovered the incredible range of wildlife that call these mountains home.
Speak up for Montana wolves
In October 2023, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) released a draft Montana Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (wolf plan) and accompanying draft Environmental Impact Statement (draft EIS), which are currently open for public comment.
Migrations, Not Mansions: Speaking up for the iconic Kelly Parcel
Tucked into the eastern edge of Grand Teton National Park is a 640-acre parcel of state-owned land renowned for its scenic beauty, high quality wildlife habitat, and legacy of public recreation access. Now, the future of the Kelly Parcel is in jeopardy.
Wyoming’s Dry Piney Wildlife Connectivity Project complete with nine underpasses
On October 12, 2023, the Wyoming Department of Transportation hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Dry Piney Connectivity Project – a wildlife crossing project that will help address the issues of wildlife permeability and human safety along a 19-mile stretch of U.S. Highway 189.