Chronic wasting disease found in Pinedale region hunt area PINEDALE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in two adult By County 17|February 17
Drivers urged to exercise caution, watch for wildlife on roadways CASPER, Wyo. — With winter weather in full swing, officials are urging motorists to be on the lookout for wildlife By County 17|February 08
Cowboy Joe, meet Cowboy Joe: UW’s famous mascot is helping train his eventual successor LARAMIE, Wyo. — What's better than one pony? Two, of course. At least that's what the handlers of the University By Garrett Grochowski|February 04
Game and Fish conducts annual mule deer study JACKSON, Wyo. — Each winter, Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel conduct aerial surveys to assess mule deer populations. In By County 17|February 02
Seventy-two years of otter protections could end in Wyoming Though struggling to recolonize its traditional habitats after being wiped out by the fur trade, Lontra canadensis appears poised to By WyoFile|January 19
Deer captures in Riverton area to begin in next week RIVERTON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be conducting aerial captures of mule deer in the Riverton By County 17|January 18
Chronic wasting disease found in Elk Hunt Area 98 PINEDALE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently found the presence of chronic wasting disease, or CWD, in By County 17|January 15
Grizzly bears to remain ‘threatened’ species, Fish and Wildlife Service announces CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced on Wednesday that grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem By County 17|January 08
CWD found in new Wyoming hunt area CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently confirmed the presence of chronic wasting disease in a cow By County 17|December 29, 2024
Judge gives feds 45 days to decide on Yellowstone grizzly bears’ ‘threatened’ status The order’s Jan. 20 deadline means the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s long-awaited grizzly bear proposal will likely come as By WyoFile|December 11, 2024
Ancient poop provides clues to Yellowstone’s past As wildlife managers debate historical animal populations, a new technique could provide much-needed answers. By WyoFile|December 7, 2024
Date set for annual Mule Deer Days ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — The Muley Fanatic Foundation and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department announced that the third annual By County 17|December 1, 2024
Game and Fish hosting mule deer talks in Casper Region CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is inviting the public to a series of community conversations about By Oil City News|November 25, 2024
Game and Fish to host mule deer community conversation CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is inviting the public to a public information meeting about mule By County 17|November 16, 2024
Before Grizzly 399 became world-famous, Lander man survived her attack When Dennis Van Denbos surprised the sow and three cubs in 2007, she charged and bit him. In the wake By WyoFile|November 16, 2024
Game and Fish to implement emergency feeding of elk due to fire impacts SHERIDAN, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will implement emergency feeding of elk in the northern Bighorn Mountains By County 17|November 16, 2024
Game and Fish: Roadkill collection requires permission GILLETTE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is reminding the public that people need authorization to recover road-killed By County 17|November 13, 2024
Spotting a spotted bird Avian activity and sightings took off on bird-friendly ranches in Wyoming and Colorado in 2024, Audubon Rockies reports. By WyoFile|November 10, 2024
Insect death trap? UW study assesses risks posed to bugs by wind turbines LARAMIE, Wyo. — While many contemporary criticisms of wind energy are focused on the risks turbines pose to larger winged By Garrett Grochowski|November 5, 2024
Game and Fish to host mule deer community conversations CHEYENNE, Wyo. — In the coming days, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will be hosting community conversations about mule By County 17|November 2, 2024
Goodbye, 399: Jackson Hole, global admirers, send off the world’s most famous grizzly Bear’s faithful fan club and the general public are still mourning and processing the death of 28-year-old Teton grizzly mama. By WyoFile|October 31, 2024
Authorities: Driver hit Grizzly 399 while going speed limit, killing famous bear almost instantly The collision was purely accidental and there was no indication of any wrongdoing, a Lincoln County sheriff’s official says. By WyoFile|October 26, 2024
Yellowstone-region grizzlies are dying at a near-record pace. Managers aren’t alarmed. Livestock-related losses and self-defense killings contributed to 2024’s steep toll, though biologists say mortality is still not high enough to By WyoFile|October 24, 2024
Wildlife rebounds from ecological ‘crisis’ following wild horse roundups on Wind River Reservation Federal and tribal biologists are amassing data on the recovery of the Wind River Indian Reservation’s rangeland, and early results By WyoFile|October 23, 2024
Overpopulated wild horses are hurting sage grouse survival rates, Wyoming study finds Research, nearly 15 years in the making, suggests that non-native equines add another stressor to the struggles of sagebrush-dependent birds. By WyoFile|October 22, 2024
Wyoming Game and Fish opens 2024 Wyoming Wildlife Photo Contest Deadline to enter is Nov. 11 By County 17|October 21, 2024
The new way biologists count Yellowstone-region grizzly bears, explained The switch to a complex "integrated population model" generates more reliable estimates of bruin populations, biologists say. By WyoFile|October 13, 2024
Wild horse adoption, auction set near Wheatland Oct. 18 GILLETTE, Wyo. — Nearly three dozen untrained wild horses will be available for adoption or sale in mid-October north of By Ryan Lewallen|October 7, 2024
The Black Hills are thick with lions. But those that leave are unlikely to repopulate the East, study finds. by Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile The robust Black Hills mountain lion population has long been thought of as a conveyor belt of By WyoFile|October 1, 2024
Anthrax kills Wyoming moose, more than 50 cattle, for first time in decades No humans have been infected during the outbreak in south-central Wyoming, though officials advise people to avoid dead animals with By WyoFile|September 7, 2024
Wyoming attorneys urge delegation to condemn attacks on federal judiciary By Oil City News|1 hour ago