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Jackson Hole News & Guide:...
Arthur Middleton is quoted in this recent story about the effect of reintroducing wolves on tree populations in Yellowstone National Park.
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Buffalo Bill Center of the...
The new book from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West titled Yellowstone Bison: Return of the Last Wild Herd includes a prologue written by Stone Center & Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab teammates Arthur Middleton, Kristin Barker, and Tucker Russell.
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Announcing our 2025-26 Annual Report
Our latest Annual Report details significant wins during our third year in operation, including development of a custom app to map potentially hazardous animal fencing across 11 western states, a new graduate student fellowship program, and two new interdisciplinary courses on campus with themes in conservation, journalism, and community-based stewardship.
High Country News: Migrating wildlife...
Faculty Co-Director Arthur Middleton and several Wyoming collaborators, including University of Wyoming Associate Professor Jerod Merkle, recently found that specific spacing between houses in rural Wyoming (>500m) will likely facilitate ungulate movement, and spacing >2.5km is likely necessary to fully conserve functional habitat for the same migrating animals.
New Research: Chronic Wasting Disease...
Tucker Russell, Tribal Liaison with the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab (BYLL), is the lead author on a new paper that highlights the potential effects of Chronic wasting disease in mule deer and possible drivers of transmission to support more targeted management.
New Research: Virtual fencing improves...
Kristin Barker, Research Director at the Beyond Yellowstone Living Lab (BYLL), and Arthur Middleton, Stone Center Faculty Co-Director, are co-authors of a new paper in Biological Conservation examining how virtual livestock fencing, a rapidly developing technology for rangeland management, can advance conservation goals.
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Justin Brashares named National Geographic...
Brashares, a professor in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and an advisor to the Stone Center, will guide the scientific research and conservation strategy for a new initiative with National Geographic.
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High Country News: The Trump...
Faculty Co-Director Arthur Middleton is quoted in this recent article regarding public and private conservation funding in the Greater Yellowstone area.
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WY Tribune Eagle: Fence initiative...
The Absaroka Fence Initiative, our close collaborators on fence removal work, are featured in this article on improving migration corridors for pronghorn in the Big Horn Basin.
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Fence Inventory Project Featured on...
The Fence Inventory project tracks existing fence data across the Absaroka Front, which supports some of the longest migrations of elk, deer, and other hoofed mammals in the world.