Trump roundups worked: Herds drop for first time in 9 years
(Subscription) The Bureau of Land Management’s aggressive Trump-era wild horse and burro roundup strategy, slammed by critics as cruel and unnecessary, apparently cut herd sizes on federal rangelands for the…
Read More...Wolf reintroduction funding with no license fees is most bipartisan bill of 2021 session
Wolf reintroduction won’t be funded by the sale of hunting and fishing licenses in Colorado, and that was made a matter of state law from Eagle County on Sunday. A…
Read More...It’s Some of America’s Richest Farmland. But What Is It Without Water?
A California farmer decides it makes better business sense to sell his water than to grow rice. An almond farmer considers uprooting his trees to put up solar panels. Drought…
Read More...Idaho Fish & Game Commission Expands Wolf Hunting Opportunities—And Criticizes State Legislature
The Idaho Fish & Game Commission officially expanded wolf hunting and trapping opportunities to align with the controversial new law, SB1211, which has been widely reported as a green light…
Read More...Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce holds first meeting
The Wyoming Wildlife Taskforce convened in Casper in June for their first meeting to begin discussions on policy issues related to hunting licenses and access facing Wyoming hunters and anglers. A…
Read More...New study shows how loss of drought-sensitive species could affect grasslands
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how the health of a California grassland might be affected in a future with less biodiversity and…
Read More...Discovery of gray wolf pups won’t change Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s reintroduction work
Despite the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) official sighting of wolf pups in Colorado, CPW will not slow the ballot-mandated reintroduction of the predators on grounds that the state does…
Read More...Idaho wildlife managers liberalize wolf hunting, despite majority of Idahoans who commented not supporting changes
During a conference call, Idaho Fish and Game commissioners amended wolf trapping and hunting seasons in response to a newly passed law. Meanwhile, the majority of Idahoans who commented on…
Read More...Lawsuit challenges gray wolf harvest near Yellowstone National Park
A dispute about the wolf population around Yellowstone National Park and the size of elk herds has become contentious, as an outdoor group sued Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP)…
Read More...Montana Wildlife Officials Consider Rules to Protect Trout
Wildlife officials in Montana are seeking feedback on a proposal to expand fishing restrictions to protect declining brown trout populations. Biologists with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and the U.S.…
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