Climate, population drops, prompt BLM to revise sage grouse plans
Citing population declines, climate change, habitat loss and other factors, the Bureau of Land Management will revise Western conservation plans for greater sage grouse, including in Wyoming where about 38%…
Read More...Wolf Killed in Washington State for Preying on Cattle
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Monday that an adult male wolf was killed in Columbia County, drawing criticism from wildlife advocates who contend endangered wolves should not…
Read More...The Bureau of Land Management begins evaluation of plans for sage-grouse conservation
In order to protect the long-term health of sage-grouse populations, review new science and comply with court direction, the Bureau of Land Management is beginning a process to consider updates to the…
Read More...Wreckreation vs. wildlife
After years of collaborative effort, a working group releases its strategy for saving the remaining native bighorn sheep of the Teton Range in Idaho and Wyoming, proposing the winter closure of 21,233…
Read More...NRCS designs grant for Blackfoot Challenge grizzly conflict reduction
Ranchers can use electric fences to keep grizzly bears and other carnivores out of calving areas and barnyards. Sounds like a win-win situation, except electric fencing can be pricey and…
Read More...Feds reverse Trump-era rule that dramatically reduced critical habitat for spotted owls
The USFWS recently announced a decision to maintain protections on over 3 million acres of forest habitat deemed critical for the survival of the threatened northern spotted owl. Those protections,…
Read More...Low-tech restoration has high impact on wildlife, working lands
A remote creek on public land in central Wyoming got some special attention this year as the Bureau of Land Management and partners began to employ low-tech, low-cost methods to…
Read More...‘A ticking time bomb for a mass die-off’
Recent grazing decisions continue to risk Southwest Colorado’s bighorns. On a recent October morning, a single-engine plane dipped and jerked in a turbulent wind. A small group of conservationists and…
Read More...Ranchers, USDA, other agencies gathering to discuss working lands, carnivores and conflict
Beyond Conflict online conference will focus on how to respond to increasing carnivore pressure in ways that keep ranches whole so they can continue to provide vital habitat.
Read More...Feds and conservation groups reach agreement on Canada lynx
More than 20 years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service deemed the Canada lynx a threatened species, the agency has agreed to prepare a recovery plan for the elusive,…
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