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Jun 30 2014 Lawsuit Filed to Protect Rare Lynx From Traps in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho— Five conservation groups filed a lawsuit today against the governor of Idaho and other state officials to halt trapping that harms and often kills Canada lynx, one of the rarest cats in the United States. The lawsuit charges Gov. Butch Otter, the director of the Idaho Department of Fish and Game, and members of the state Fish and Game Commission with violations of the Endangered Species Act resulting from state permitting that leads to trapping and killing of lynx, a threatened species numbering as few as 100 animals in Idaho. -
Jun 17 2014 Group Calls for Overhaul of Wyoming Trapping Laws
A local organization is calling for an overhaul of Wyoming’s trapping regulations, saying they haven't been updated since before the de-listing of wolves. Cover photo: Bradley Orstead. -
Apr 26 2014 Nature Photographer Melissa Groo Shares the “Spirit and the Essence” of this Surviving Bobcat
Melissa Groo, a nature photographer and story teller, visits places “on the edge of wildness, sits quietly and observes.” She was rewarded on this day, capturing the “spirit and essence” of this bobcat. You can follow this sequence of events, and get a glimpse into the biology and behavior of this wild cat, a master of survival. Here is Melissa’s story: -
Feb 22 2014 Wyoming Bobcat Caught Only With a Camera
We are in awe of such amazing images of a leaping Wyoming bobcat, caught with a camera - a non-consumptive and valuable appreciation of our wildlife. -
Jan 01 2014 Trapping Incident: Bobcat | Clark, WY | Jan 2014
Bobcat caught in a leghold in Clark, Wyoming. The trap had been on the animal for some time and all the bones and muscles in the clamped area were destroyed.