Milkweed species proves beneficial for monarch conservation
Researchers have identified a species of milkweed that holds promise for planting on roadsides to improve conservation habitat for migrating monarch butterflies.
Read More...Oil Industry Could Help a Nearly-Extinct Bird in New Mexico
The Biden administration last year proposed listing the portion of the lesser prairie chicken population in eastern New Mexico and the southwest Texas Panhandle as endangered, which could be finalized…
Read More...Idaho wildlife boss: State’s wolves won’t be wiped out
Ed Schriever, director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, does want to significantly reduce the state’s wolf population. But he says those who claim Idaho is marching toward…
Read More...Groundbreaking Study Finds Widespread Lead Poisoning in Bald and Golden Eagles
Nearly half of North American eagle populations are experiencing debilitating lead exposure, mostly due to ammunition used by hunters, according to an 8-year study published in Science.
Read More...State shuts down wolf hunting and trapping in southwest Montana after threshold is met
The wolf hunting and trapping season ended in the southwest corner of Montana on Thursday after total kills in Region 3 hit the threshold of 82 wolves. An order from…
Read More...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...Why experts say the West’s deer population is at ‘inflection point’ after another drop in 2021
Utah wildlife biologists fear there was another 10% drop in the statewide mule deer population in 2021 as mostly dry conditions reigned through the first half of the year. The…
Read More...Story Short: USFWS to shoot estray cattle
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife (USFWS) notified the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association (NMCGA) it would shoot estray cattle in the Gila National Forest via helicopter flyover Feb. 8-10. Despite…
Read More...Judge restores protections for gray wolves across much of US
A judge restored federal protections for gray wolves across much of the U.S. after their removal in the waning days of the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White said…
Read More...How Serious Are We, Really, About Protecting The Yellowstone Ecosystem?
Most of the history of American conservation has focused on public lands, either their management or converting private property to public ownership. However, to stem the number of future extinctions…
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