Bill would bar Idaho’s lands and animals from ‘personhood’
A bill that would prevent animals, natural resources and artificial intelligence from being granted “personhood status” in Idaho was introduced by the House State Affairs Committee. The legislation seeks to…
Read More...Conservation funding essential for state’s well-being
Opinion: It is absolutely critical to New Mexico’s future that significant conservation funding cross the finish line this legislative session. Intensive use has impacted the land’s capacity to support the…
Read More...Landowners have until March 15 to apply for FWP support programs for public access
Landowners have until March 15 to submit applications to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks for enrollment in the Unlocking Public Lands (UPL) Program or the Public Access Land Agreement (PALA)…
Read More...Idaho working to delist grizzly bears
Idaho is preparing to ask the federal government to remove Endangered Species Act protections for grizzly bears, writes reporter Eric Barker of the Lewiston Tribune. The intention was announced during…
Read More...States want grizzlies’ ESA protections removed
Fulfilling a promise made in September, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has officially petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to remove the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) population of grizzly bears…
Read More...New bill has Washington tribes, farmers divided over salmon protective zones
House Bill 1838, also known as the Lorraine Loomis Act — named after a Swinomish Tribe member who was a salmon recovery advocate in the state — would set up…
Read More...Watch: Wolves in Yellowstone Part I: Can hunting and tourism co-exist?
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – As of today, 21 wolves that are part of Yellowstone National Park packs, have been killed by hunters this season. Most of those were killed in Montana. Reacting…
Read More...WLA’s statement on removal of Jeremy Vesbach from NM Game & Fish Commission
Santa Fe, NM – Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham properly understands that agriculture, recreation and conservation are all important to New Mexico and that the rights and interests of diverse stakeholders…
Read More...Another Game Commission member gone amid stream access fight
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has dismissed another member of a state panel that oversees wildlife conservation and hunting and fishing regulations as a dispute percolates over public access…
Read More...New Mexico Lawmakers Pressed to Make Water a Priority
With a high-stakes case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court and more forecasts calling for hot and dry weather, New Mexico’s top water official says lawmakers can’t afford not to…
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