A Conversation on Conservation with Todd Wilkinson | Episode 283

Hunt Talk Radio

Randy Newberg

Sports, Wilderness, Education, How To

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2026

⏱️ 115 minutes

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In this episode of Hunt Talk Radio, Randy welcomes back independent journalist Todd Wilkinson, co-founder of Yellowstonian, for a deep dive into the complex intersection of conservation, policy, and the future of the American West. Todd has a unique perspective on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, a 24-million-acre landscape that remains the only region in the lower 48 states to retain all the original species present before European arrival. They discuss the critical role of both public and private lands: while 75% of the region is public, the remaining 25% of private land is vital for winter habitat and migration corridors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:00.4	Hey folks, Randy Newberg here.
1:03.4	Welcome to another episode of Louisville's Hunt Talk Radio.
1:07.1	Today, my guest is Todd Wilkinson from the Yellowstonian.
1:12.2	Todd has been in this area of the Yellowstone, Greater Yellowstone region for a long time.
1:19.2	He's a journalist who, he's an independent journalist.
1:22.8	So he doesn't work for any specific group.
1:25.9	His Yellowstonian.org is a nonprofit that does
1:30.1	journalism about the Yellowstone area from the southern end down in Wyoming to the northern end
1:39.1	here in Montana, eastern side over in Cody to the western side over in Idaho.
1:45.6	So one of the cool things about Todd is he gets to interact with a lot of interesting people.
1:52.9	And he does a lot of stuff on local levels or at least regional levels.
1:58.3	And he focuses on what are the real issues on the landscape.
2:04.1	So in an area that is, let's see, Yellowstone area, I think is 80-some percent public land.
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