Wolverines once again proposed for Endangered Species Act protection
JACKSON (WNE) — Wolverines are once again proposed to be listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act. That’s the result of a Wednesday ruling in federal court that marked the latest swing in a decades-long see-saw over the mustelids’…
Grizzly relocated to Sunlight area
CODY (WNE) – After consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured and relocated an adult male grizzly bear on May 4. According to a G&F news release, the bear was captured for…
Game and Fish: Wolves remain recovered species
By Zac Taylor Cody Enterprise Via- Wyoming News Exchange CODY – For two decades, Wyoming’s wolf population has been above the minimum population number to be considered a recovered species. Wyoming Game and Fish recently released its annual report on…
Grizzly managers worried about 399 and cubs
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Hilary Cooley is worried about the season ahead for Grizzly 399 and her cubs, who have yet to emerge from hibernation. “The future’s not so bright for these…
Hunter injured in Wyoming grizzly bear attack
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Game and Fish) are currently investigating a grizzly bear attack. On Saturday morning, a man was injured by a grizzly bear while elk hunting west of Cody,…
Pro-hunting groups join Elk Refuge fight
By Mike Koshmrl Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Three hunting advocacy groups have asked a federal court to join the legal dispute over what becomes of the National Elk Refuge’s feeding program. The Safari Club International…
Will wolves be delisted this time around?
Wolf management practices and the protected status of wolf populations in the Lower 48 states are again in the news this week. U.S. wildlife officials are planning to lift protections for gray wolves in the Lower 48 states. In November…
G&F suspends grizzly hunting season after judge’s ruling
By Lew Freedman and Evan Bartel Cody Enterprise Via Wyoming News Exchange CODY — Game and Fish suspended its planned grizzly bear hunting season Friday afternoon in response to a restraining order issued by a federal court judge in Missoula,…