Sage grouse supporters urge Congress: Ditch the rider
(Subscription) Sage grouse champions are asking congressional appropriators to end a recent tradition and omit an annual budget rider that bars endangered species protections for the rotund Western bird.
Read More...Grizzly bear captured on game camera in Big Snowy Mountains
Wildlife officials in Montana have confirmed the presence of a grizzly bear in the Big Snowy Mountains, a first for the region. Residents there are encouraged to implement tools and…
Read More...Grizzly relocated from Meeteetse area
On April 26 the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated a grizzly bear, an adult male caught while the department was attempting to mitigate cattle depredation west of…
Read More...Critics say Idaho bill would kill 90% of wolves. Hunters, wildlife experts have other worries
A controversial bill recently passed the Idaho State legislature that would lift wolf hunting tag limits and allow year round wolf hunting on private lands. While critics think this could lead…
Read More...Grizzly wanders near Drummond
A male grizzly bear captured last fall near Drummond, MT wandered back to the region in recent weeks and turned up at a chicken coop near Drummond. Residents in the…
Read More...Future of the grizzly: Debate over Montana grizzly bear management carries on
While the debate over the Federal Designation of the Grizzly bear as an endangered species continues on Trina Jo Bradley, WLA member and executive director of the Rocky Mountain Front…
Read More...U.S. agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge
U.S. officials said they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to the Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge, a million-acre federal wildlife refuge in central Montana,…
Read More...University of Wyoming publishes ungulate migration conservation study
University of Wyoming researchers published a new study exploring emerging big-game migration corridor conservation strategies meant to protect migration pathways across vast and complex landscapes. Wildlife migrations depend on connected…
Read More...Legislature passes marijuana bill with conservation funding
A recent bill passed in the Montana legislature legalizing marijuana with provisions ensuring that associated taxes will go towards wildlife and public lands conservation within the state.
Read More...Yellow-billed cuckoo gains habitat protections in New Mexico, other states in Western U.S.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced April 21 it had designated 300,000 acres in New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Texas and Utah as protected habitat for the Yellow-billed…
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