Magical cows and the colonization of Western public lands
Opinion
by 14 Comments In rebuttal to a recent guest column, Jennifer Molidor and Erik Molvar argue that grazing’s effects are antithetical to wild habitat conservation.
agriculture
If you like birds and fish, hug a cow
Opinion
by 11 Comments Rural landscapes and wildlife, write Wyoming ranchers Sharon and Pat O’Toole, need ranching and irrigated agriculture to survive.
Judge tosses marijuana charges brought against hemp farmers
A Laramie County judge threw out the drug trafficking charges Thursday, finding prosecutors lacked probable cause the farmers and hemp advocates intended to grow and distribute marijuana.
Grizzly CSI: Cutting to facts in a predator-livestock whodunit
Up near the Continental Divide, cowboys call Zach Turnbull when they find dead stock. It’s his job, through all the guts and gore, to determine if an animal was killed by wildlife and is thus eligible for damage compensation from the state.
Domestic sheep grazing prompts emergency bighorn hunt
In the Owl Creek drainage near Thermopolis, where a rancher and the Game and Fish Department have clashed over wildlife, officials hope an early hunt will protect a wild herd from disease-bearing livestock.
