Washington wildfires deliver devastating hit to wildlife
The immediate public concern as wildfires have ravaged portions of Eastern Washington this month is the human suffering, destruction of property and the pall of hazardous smoke. Behind the headlines…
Read More...Reintroduction of gray wolves to be on Colorado ballots this November
Gray wolves stood on the top of nature’s food chain in Colorado over eight decades ago, but were eradicated from most of the western united states by the 1930s. Now…
Read More...Proposition 114 explained: What’s at stake with the effort to reintroduce gray wolves in Colorado
The question on Colorado’s November ballot marks the first time that voters, not the federal government, would direct state wildlife managers to script a recovery plan for wolves.
Read More...Groups threaten suit over rare bird’s fate in Colorado, Utah
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Western Watersheds Project said yesterday they intend to file a lawsuit contending that several federal agencies are relying on an outdated plan to…
Read More...Gallatin Conservation District starts program to boost pollinators in the area
The program focuses on increasing beneficial pollinator habitat in the county. Two pollinator seed mixes are available for county landowners for free to grow their own pollinator garden. Pollinator gardens…
Read More...Growing sage for grouse; Honor Farm seedling, transplant program expands in its second year
After a successful debut last year, the Wyoming Honor Farm in Riverton has expanded its sagebrush-growing efforts to enhance habitat for the greater sage grouse. For this second season, inmates…
Read More...Yellowstone’s grizzly numbers are up. Is it time to turn bear management over to states?
Idaho senators say grizzly bears in the GYE are a conservation success story and Congress should remove them from the threatened species list. But the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals…
Read More...Subsidies encourage ranchers to make room for the Lesser Prairie Chicken
Lesser prairie chickens don’t really bother Mike McCarty. He likes them just fine, but doesn’t think people understand how hard it is to balance wildlife conservation and being a rancher…
Read More...A cuckoo keeps its protections, but debate continues
The Fish and Wildlife Service declared today the western population of yellow-billed cuckoo still warrants federal protection under the Endangered Species Act. In a noteworthy defeat for mining and ranching…
Read More...3 Mexican wolf pups cross-fostered into an Arizona pack
Three Mexican wolf pups have successfully been cross-fostered into a pack in northeastern Arizona, according to state Game and Fish Department officials. They said biologists used remote trail cameras late…
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