It’s flu season and humans aren’t the only ones suffering. Wild bighorn sheep across the west are contracting pneumonia and dying in alarming numbers. Biologists are pointing their fingers at … Read more
Kit Fischer’s Archive
NWF Increases Bighorn Sheep Recovery Efforts
Last year, the National Wildlife Federation launched a new initiative to protect imperiled bighorn sheep in the west. While bighorn sheep numbers historically were estimated at 2 million nationwide, due … Read more
Charting a New Path for Yellowstone’s Bison
Yellowstone’s bison have faced more hardship and controversy than nearly any other large mammal in America. In the early 20th century, bison were nearly slaughtered to extinction by commercial hunters. The … Read more
No More Butting Heads: NWF’s Adopt a Wildlife Acre Program Protects Key Habitat For Bighorn Sheep
The National Wildlife Federation’s most recent Adopt-A-Wildlife-Acre work has focused on resolving conflicts between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep that graze on public lands in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Domestic … Read more
Give Yellowstone Bison a Year-Round Buffer Zone
Almost like clockwork, the Yellowstone bison wars begin anew. This time, however, it’s a much different and important battle. As deep snows continue to accumulate on the high Yellowstone Plateau … Read more
Why Can’t Bison Roam on Public Lands?
Bison are public wildlife, but it’s confusing because some are also owned as private domestic animals. The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, the model practiced to manage our nation’s … Read more
Fall Elk Viewing on the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge
September marks the time of year when lush river bottoms along the Missouri River in north-central Montana are transformed into their annual splendor. In the late afternoon hours on the … Read more
