Lummis Urges Fish and Wildlife Director to Work Quickly to Delist GYE Grizzly Bear
• Lummis seeks a conclusion to grizzly bear success story and answers on further budget requests WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) pushed for a status update on Wyoming’s petition to delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) Grizzly…
Firewood Permits Delayed due to Conditions
Western, Wyo., May 16, 2023— The Bridger-Teton National Forest is announcing a change to the sale date for firewood and other forest products permits. Due to the memorable snowpack and its prolonged runoff, it has been decided to delay the…
Wyoming agricultural producers can apply for grassland conservation funds with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications from producers and private landowners for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The funds available to Wyoming producers are made possible through the USDA-Wyoming Big Game Conservation Pilot Program. The…
Wyoming gray wolf population remains stable at objective
Wyoming’s gray wolf population continues to meet all management goals, according to the 2022 Wyoming Gray Wolf Monitoring and Management annual report by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and partnering agencies. The newly-published document details gray wolf populations and…
Teton Park to start watercraft inspections
JACKSON (WNE) — Boaters and anglers, remember these words: drain, clean and dry. Grand Teton National Park is reminding people to follow all three steps with their vessels and fishing gear before using them in the park so as to…
Expect Opening Delays on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest
• Record breaking amounts of snowfall will delay some recreation site openings Memorial Day weekend usually marks the unofficial start of summer with camping and outdoor recreation in Eastern Idaho. However, due to snowfall levels at higher elevations, visitors should expect opening…
Governor touts fossil fuels, carbon capture at chamber luncheon
By Jonathan Gallardo Gillette News Record Via- Wyoming News Exchange GILLETTE — Fossil fuels have a future, despite the federal government’s attempts to hobble the industry. That was the message that Gov. Mark Gordon had Wednesday afternoon for those who…
Yellowstone-area grizzly bears have stopped expanding their range
• After half-century of expansion, bears reach limit of “suitable habitat,” federal scientists report. By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile.com CODY—For nearly five decades the grizzly population emanating from Yellowstone National Park has pulsed farther and farther outward, reclaiming old haunts…
Medication abortion ban challenged in court
By Kate Ready Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A group of individuals and nonprofits that are suing the state in order to keep abortion legal in Wyoming has filed a motion to restrain the enforcement of…
Emergency extended antler collection closure ends at 6 a.m. May 15
The emergency extension of the shed antler collection regulation ends at 6 a.m. May 15. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department also will open 11 wildlife habitat management areas in the western and southern portions of the state that remained…