A government agency is hiring a ‘grizzly bear conflict manager’ and is willing to pay up to $103,000 for the right candidate
The US Fish and Wildlife Service — a government agency that manages wildlife habitats — is currently seeking a “grizzly bear conflict manager”. Rather than stepping in to resolve territorial…
Read More...Most U.S. wolves are listed as endangered—again. Here’s why.
A new court decision protects wolves, except in the Northern Rockies, just over a year after they were delisted. What’s next in the chaotic world of wolf conservation? There are…
Read More...Annual Game and Fish report shows increase in grizzly captures, livestock conflicts
Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) officials recorded nearly twice as many grizzly bear captures and relocations in 2021 compared to 2020, the agency said Monday, and conflicts with livestock…
Read More...Will Releasing Captive-Raised Sage Grouse Help or Hurt Dwindling Populations?
As wild sage grouse populations decline and the species teeters on the brink of being listed under the Endangered Species Act, the Wyoming House is considering legislation that would extend…
Read More...AZ House passes bill to strip wildlife officials of authority to stop killings of endangered wolves
The Arizona House has passed a bill that would strip state wildlife officials of the authority to stop the killing of Mexican gray wolves in certain circumstances. The Arizona Republic…
Read More...Colorado Parks and Wildlife is dusting off a plan to reintroduce wolverines
As Colorado Parks and Wildlife maps out wolf reintroduction, the agency is considering how to support wolverines, revisiting a stalled plan to reintroduce the rare carnivore in the state.
Read More...Montana cattle group opposes state giving Colorado wolves for reintroduction
The Montana Stockgrowers Association has asked its state wildlife agency to prevent wolves from being captured and released into Colorado as part of the Centennial State’s voter-mandated reintroduction plan.It’s not…
Read More...Tiny New Mexico river fish deemed ‘endangered’ by feds despite State’s opposition
A rare river fish in northern New Mexico received the highest federal protections as an endangered species Monday, following legal actions from environmentalists and backlash from state agencies.
Read More...Nonprofits Petition Federal Government to Ban Harmful Pesticides on Wildlife Refuges
The years-long fight over the use of pesticides on wildlife refuges has now entered a new season, with environmentalists petitioning the USFWS to end the practice, which so far has…
Read More...Yellowstone starts bison cull as animals migrate to Montana
Yellowstone National Park captured 37 bison that were migrating outside the park and sent most to slaughter as officials began an annual program to cull the animals to prevent them…
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