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Mar 11 2025 Effort to ban trapping near Wyoming trails gains ground but dies ‘in the drawer’
Setback bill survived longer than any other attempt to reform trapping. After passing the full Senate, it was held in the Speaker's Drawer. We hope to see this bill considered for the interim committee process, and introduced again in the 2026 legislature. -
Feb 23 2025 Wyoming otters set to lose protected status after reclassification passes final vote
The likely statute change opens the door for relocating or killing the fish-eating mustelids when they’re deemed a nuisance, but not recreational hunting and trapping. -
Nov 30 2024 Canada Lynx Proposed for New Habitat Protections in US Southern Rockies
U.S. wildlife officials finalized a recovery plan for imperiled populations of Canada lynx and proposed new habitat protections in the southern Rocky Mountains for the forest-dwelling wildcats that are threatened by climate change. -
Oct 31 2024 Conservationists win black-footed ferret plan appeal for Thunder Basin National Grassland
The appeals court found, among other things, that Thunder Basin administrators failed to consider a “reasonable range” of alternatives. -
Oct 30 2024 399: In Life Not A Trophy Nor Should She Be In Death
The huge outpouring of sadness for loss of world's most famous bear was no anomaly. Her legacy will be set by what happens next