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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. -
Apr 14 2017 Legal to Trap and Drown Otters Underwater
While otters are a protected species in Wyoming, they still fall victim to traps and snares set for mink, beavers, and muskrat.