Goats now outnumber native bighorns in Tetons, become targets
Introduced by Idaho in 1969, mountain goats join habitat fragmentation and genetic isolation in threatening an iconic native sheep herd’s future.
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BLM leases 23K acres in sage grouse Golden Triangle
Gov. Gordon declines to intervene, despite pleas from conservation groups, saying existing protections in world’s densest grouse habitat are adequate.
Game and Fish proposes new migration corridor protections
Thirty-four years after its discovery, Game and Fish and others map, propose to protect Path of the Pronghorn plus a mule deer migration corridor.
An open letter to Governor Gordon on sage grouse
Opinion
by Leave a Comment Tom Christiansen, former Game and Fish sage grouse program coordinator calls on the state’s new chief executive to be cautious with regard to wildlife and federal leasing decisions.
Emergency letter: Save ‘highest grouse density areas on Earth’
Conservationists and former Game and Fish grouse leader ask Gov. Gordon to intervene in BLM lease sales they say imperil best known leks on planet.
