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Jul 02 2025 
SWAP – State Wildlife Action Plan 2027
Public, stakeholder, and partner engagement are key components of the SWAP. In spring 2025, public feedback was sought on the 2017 SWAP, which will inform the ongoing revision. In spring 2026, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will make a complete draft of the SWAP plan available for public comment. If you have comments or questions, please reach out to the State Wildlife Action Plan Coordinator Rhiannon Jakopak at rhiannon.jakopak@wyo.gov. -
Apr 27 2025 
Q&A on Control of Predatory Animals in Wyoming
Systematic predator control coincided with the introduction of commercial cattle and sheep operations into the state after the mid-1800s. -
Apr 25 2025 
Legislature Update on Animal Welfare Bills Sixty-eighth Wyoming Legislature (2025) by Sylvia Bagdonas
The 2025 legislative session exhibited a focus on wildlife killing, especially predators. This included wolves, coyotes, bears, and mountain lions. -
Jan 05 2025 
The otter nonsense of Wyoming’s House Bill 45
The otter nonsense of Wyoming’s House Bill 45
proposal to remove otters from Wyoming’s list of protected animals is short-sighted
House Bill 45 – Removing otters as protected animals is fewer than 100 words,…
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Oct 30 2024 
Grizzly Bear Trapping/Snaring Incidents in Wyoming
As in May 2022, we once again urge the USFWS to undertake all in their power to protect all grizzly bears from the unacceptable risk posed by traps and snares.
