WY: Endangered Species & Wildlife
Game and Fish reports spread of chronic wasting disease to new hunt area
Chronic wasting disease has spread into new territory - Elk Hunt Area 28 near Lander, according to Wyoming Game and Fish. The discovery comes on …
Bobcat scat shows promise for containing chronic wasting disease
Bobcats and other carnivores can remove over 95% of chronic wasting disease - or CWD - prions from infected meat, according to early findings by …
Wyoming's success wins federal funds for new wildlife crossings
Wyoming won the largest grant in the nation, $24 million, in a federal pilot program aiming to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and protect …
BLM's Rock Springs proposal draws ire from some lawmakers
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management's draft plan to manage lands owned by all Americans in southwestern Wyoming has come under fire from some …
More support from Congress urged to protect wildlife corridors
Wildlife corridor conservation is in the spotlight in Congress. Last week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries…
Removing barriers along iconic Sublette Pronghorn migration corridor
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is moving forward with the Sublette Pronghorn migration corridor designation process. Josh Metten, Wyoming …
Wolverines could get federal protections in November
Wyoming's elusive population of wolverines, whose contributions include keeping in check squirrel and other small mammal populations living at high …
Activists buy out gold mine claim at Yellowstone National Park
When Crevice Mining Group made moves in 2021 to establish a gold mine on lands directly upslope from the Yellowstone River and in plain view from Yell…
Hunters, Anglers Get $2.5 Million to Restore Migration Corridors
A new partnership between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and the group Backcountry Hunters and Anglers (BHA) aims to improve migration corridors …
Winter Feeding Plan Too Slow for Chronic Wasting Disease
What began as an emergency measure - to help Wyoming elk herds hit by a series of extremely harsh winters in 1909 - has become a major source of conte…
Narrowing the Impact of Outdoor Recreation on Wildlife
Wyoming has seen a rapid increase in outdoor recreation in recent years, and biologists are uncovering new details about how people are impacting …
Grasslands Protectors Chart Restoration Course in Cheyenne
More than 300 ranchers, tribal members, conservationists, researchers, federal and state agency officials gathered in Cheyenne last week to find ways …