Rebounding cougar populations pit conservationists against rural communities facing livestock losses and safety fears....
Three-year multistate hunting suspension and $12,000 fine spark debate over whether enforcement has gone too far....
Montana hunter faces investigation after stopping charging bear with his Glock—even though nobody questions the threat was real....
Confirmed livestock deaths reignite debate over who pays the real cost of predator restoration....
Federal protections restored as livestock losses mount across the Northern Rockies....
States lose millions in habitat funding as hunting restrictions collide with who actually pays for wildlife management....
Voter-approved reintroduction brings predators back to cattle country, but ranchers say compensation doesn't cover the real damage....
Colorado ranchers say reintroduction fund delays and denials force them to absorb thousands in predator losses....
New federal habitat protections lock up 65 million acres of Western rangeland, pitting conservation against drilling rights....
Western ranchers face surging livestock losses while conservation groups push for expanded protections that would limit state control over cougar populations....