© 2024 KVNF Public Radio
MOUNTAIN GROWN COMMUNITY RADIO
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Writers on the Range: Collaboration gets you farther than insults

In 1973, grizzlies were on a steep decline and headed for the list of threatened species.
Janko Ferlič
/
Unsplash
In 1973, grizzlies were on a steep decline and headed for the list of threatened species.

Writer Ben Long says old animosities between ranchers and conservationists have had their day and should be forgotten. As ranchette and high-end development replace ranches, wildlife such as wolves and bears get squeezed and lose habitat. Collaboration, he says, can keep the West wild if people are willing to work together.