tag: Yellowstone

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Death at High Altitude
The peaks above Yellowstone are turning a sickly gray as trees die from a beetle infestation. In an audio slideshow, OnEarth articles editor George Black describes the scene from a recent flyover.
Comments (0) | November 16, 2009
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An Endangered Tree
What does it take to get a pine tree on the endangered species list? NRDC ecologist Sylvia Fallon explains. She's fighting to save a fixture of Yellowstone and a major food source for grizzly bears.
Comments (0) | October 8, 2009
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Invasion of the Pine Beetles
A tree that holds a special place in the western United States is being wiped out by a beetle infestation. But the real culprit behind their destruction is climate change. Scientist Jesse Logan explains why.
Comments (0) | October 5, 2009
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NRDC: The Bear Minimum
Q & A with NRDC's Louisa Willcox
Comments (0) | August 26, 2009
frontlines

Bear Versus Beetle
With a vital food supply at risk because of climate change, the government could not have picked a worse time to remove the grizzly bear from the endangered species list
Comments (0) | December 1, 2008
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Hard Choices: George Black on Compromise and the Conservation Ethic

Comments (0) | March 25, 2008
open space

Time To Be Unfaithful to Old Faithful
What are we prepared to give up? The reality is that we have to accept some major trade-offs here. The situation is too grim, too urgent, to duck them.
Comments (2) | February 29, 2008
dispatches

Bears in Heat
The polar bear is not alone in its struggle for survival in the face of global warming. Grizzly bears are feeling the heat too.
Comments (0) | June 1, 2007
short takes

Yellowstone Grizzlies: Threatened or Not?
A number of scientists and environmental leaders say the Yellowstone population isn't ready to sustain itself without federal protection.
Comments (0) | December 1, 2006
feature stories

The Rancher and the Grizzly: A Love Story
Under Montana's Big Sky, newly arrived homeowners are on a collision course with a resurgent population of top predators. Many ranchers have figured out the path to peaceful coexistence, but will they manage to pass on their hard-earned wisdom to newcomers unaccustomed to the ways of the wild?
Comments (0) | December 1, 2006