Groups ask feds for emergency re-listing of wolves after new Montana, Idaho laws
A handful of environmental groups are seeking the emergency re-listing of Northern Rockies gray wolves after lawmakers in Montana and Idaho passed several new laws aimed at reducing their numbers.
Read More...Colorado learns wolf is female and showing ‘potential denning behavior’ with male wolf
Colorado wildlife officials have identified a collared wolf that’s been living in Colorado since 2019 as a female. “I firmly believe a rancher’s chief priority is to protect lands –…
Read More...Colorado Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Wildlife Corridors
Recently, the Colorado Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution to protect the state’s wildlife corridors, which would conserve native species while improving road safety and bolstering Colorado’s economy.
Read More...Endangered Species Act listing proposed for lesser prairie-chicken
The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing federally protected status under the Endangered Species Act for two populations of the lesser prairie-chicken that occupy parts of Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,…
Read More...Colorado Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Wildlife Corridors
Colorado Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution to protect the state’s wildlife corridors, which would conserve native species while improving road safety and bolstering Colorado’s economy. The bipartisan resolution was introduced earlier…
Read More...CPW’s 2nd wolf reintroduction info session focuses on dealing with livestock conflict
Colorado Parks and Wildlife held its second wolf reintroduction education session last week with a focus on what other states have done when releasing wolves and managing conflicts with livestock.
Read More...An Unorthodox Strategy to Stop Cars From Hitting Deer
A recent study found that Wisconsin’s wolves have reduced the frequency of deer-vehicle collisions by a quarter. As a result, they save the state $10.9 million in auto-collision related losses…
Read More...Forest Service Defends Grazing by Diamond M Ranch in Wolf Case
The U.S. Forest Service asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss a suit led by wolf advocates who want to drive the Diamond M Ranch’s cattle out of the Colville…
Read More...Group wants to reintroduce jaguars; mining ban eyed to protect birds
Environmental groups and scientists with two universities want U.S. wildlife managers to consider reintroducing jaguars to the American Southwest. In a recently published paper, they say habitat destruction, highways and…
Read More...Montana’s wildlife agency pulls back on science work
Montana’s Department of Fish, Wildlife & Parks plans to shift its research program toward short-term, in-house efforts after a decade of ambitious work helped make it a world-renowned scientific contributor.
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