Molly Absolon

A record 77 grizzly bears died in Yellowstone this year. Miracle’s survival depends on humans doing better. (抖阴ap)

October 14, 2025 at 9:27 a.m.

This summer, a grizzly cub in Grand Teton National Park gained international fame after an adult male bear killed the yearling鈥檚 two siblings. The sole survivor of the attack, dubbed...

In an aerial view provided by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (DOT), a section of the the Teton Pass linking small towns in eastern Idaho and Jackson, Wyoming is shown collapsed on June 8, 2024. While the DOT is still evaluating the site, they said in a social media post that they are "confident they can build a safe, temporary detour around the slide area," according to published reports. (Photo by the Wyoming DOT via Getty Images)

抖阴ap: Highway to Jackson Hole crumbles, exposing the housing fault lines of resort towns

June 18, 2024 at 3:18 p.m.

The average list price for a single-family home in Jackson reached $7.6 million at the end of 2022. In Victor, Idaho, the median price for homes was $537,000.

Doug Chabot with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center ascends Henderson Mountain in the Beartooth Mountains, Jan 29, 2024 near Cooke City, Mont. Chabot was climbing to the site of a recent avalanche. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

抖阴ap: Analyzing mistakes that lead to avalanches isn’t shaming, it’s essential

April 2, 2024 at 9:05 a.m.

There鈥檚 a fine line between learning from the mistakes of others and shaming people for their ignorance.

Fremont County Search and Rescue crews search for a missing hiker in the Beaver Creek Wildlife Area.

抖阴ap: Search and rescue overwhelmed by a generation “expecting to get rescued”

June 20, 2023 at 6:01 a.m.

Demands on search and rescue teams have increased sharply over the last decade. Today鈥檚 outdoor recreationalists aren鈥檛 as self-sufficient as they used to be. More and more, people go farther...

Backcountry skiers cross an avalanche path while hiking outside of Jackson Hole Resort, Wyo. (Kevin Cass, Getty Images/iStockphoto)

抖阴ap: Death-defying? Backcountry adventurers know they鈥檙e taking chances

February 15, 2023 at 11:21 a.m.

For people who don鈥檛 venture into the backcountry in winter, the thought of potentially dying in an avalanche seems crazy. Why put your life on the line for a few...

抖阴ap: Embrace living with grizzlies in your backyard

November 28, 2022 at 1:36 p.m.

When I was working with a Kenyan outdoor instructor in Wyoming鈥檚 Wind River Range a couple of decades ago, he surprised me one day by saying, 鈥淗iking here feels like...

In this photo taken Sept. 23, 2018, a mountain biker pedals past a No E-bikes sign in the San Bernardino National Forest near Big Bear Lake, Calif. Motorized electric bicycles may soon be humming their way into serene national parks and other public lands nationwide. A new Trump administration order would allow so-called e-bikes on every federal trail where a regular bike can go.(AP Photo/Brian Melley)

抖阴ap: Can we live with electric mountain bikes on trails?

September 6, 2022 at 12:01 p.m.

Can we live with electric mountain bikes on trails?

抖阴ap: This grizzly family comes with paparazzi

May 8, 2022 at 6:01 a.m.

It抖阴ap likely one, two, or all of Bear 399's family will have serious conflicts with humans during their lifetimes, leaving wildlife managers with a narrow range of options.

FILE - This June 3, 2020, file image released by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows a wolf on a state game camera in Moffat County, Colo. Colorado wildlife officials say the first gray wolf pups since the 1940s have been spotted in the state. Gov. Jared Polis' office said in a news release Wednesday, June 9, 2021, that a state biologist and district wildlife manager each spotted the litter of at least three wolf pups over the weekend. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife via AP, File)

抖阴ap: After a close encounter with wolves, an analysis of attacks by predatory animals

August 30, 2021 at 3:08 p.m.

This summer, three of us were hiking in Alaska鈥檚 western Brooks Range when we encountered a pack of eight wolves. We were far from any help when they moved toward...

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