Lawsuit planned to stop Idaho-Wyoming natural gas pipeline
Two environmental groups have given notice they intend to file a lawsuit to stop a proposed underground natural gas pipeline from Idaho to Wyoming the groups say will harm protected…
Read More...California’s monarch butterflies critically low for 2nd year
The western monarch butterfly population wintering along California’s coast remains critically low for the second year in a row (29,000 butterflies compared to compared to about 4.5 million in the…
Read More...Lawmaker proposes wolf-free zones in southern Idaho
Some areas in Idaho would be declared wolf-free zones and other areas where the animals have killed livestock would have increased wolf-killing opportunities under legislation proposed yesterday by state Sen.…
Read More...Groups prepare to sue over grazing in Wyoming grizzly range
Conservationists worried that continued livestock grazing in a Wyoming forest could endanger grizzly bears are preparing to sue the U.S. government. Western Watersheds Project, Alliance for the Wild Rockies and…
Read More...Petition seeks federal protections for Rio Grande fish
Environmentalists are asking federal wildlife managers to use the Endangered Species Act to protect a fish found only in the Rio Grande in Texas and the Pecos River in New…
Read More...Updated conflict management resource available
People and Carnivores recently completed an update to their large carnivore conflict management resource which includes a list of peer-reviewed research papers, summarized and categorized, from the last 20 years…
Read More...ESA scores a win with Colorado River fish
A humpbacked Colorado River fish that’s been federally protected for more than half a century has escaped from the edge of doom, the Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. In…
Read More...Wyoming executive order includes landowners in corridor designation process
In one of the most significant changes proposed by the new executive order, Wyoming Game and Fish Department wildlife managers won’t be the only people at the decision-making table when it comes…
Read More...Wyoming legislation proposes to compensate ranchers for wolf depredation
A new bill introduced in the Wyoming Legislature this week would create a new compensation program for ranchers whose livestock is killed or damaged by gray wolves outside of game…
Read More...Why aren’t more wildlife crossings being built?
Although they are a proven benefit to drivers and animals alike, bridges and tunnels across roads aren’t being built fast enough, experts say.
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