Game and Fish eyes backups should courts shut elk feedgrounds
Bill to strip wildlife agency of authority over winter feedground closure advances with agriculture support, criticism from conservationists.
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Bill would strip Game & Fish’s authority to close elk feedgrounds
Measure would hand power to governor and require livestock board input. Sierra Club calls the bill “a pretty terrible idea.”
Game and Fish plans for deadly disease at elk feedgrounds
Chronic Wasting Disease would be ‘impossible’ to eradicate once it infects closely congregated herds in winter, a top wildlife health official says.
‘Decade of the elk’ for hunters as herds top goals by 32%
Game and Fish Department counts, estimates find 112,900 wapiti. “Elk hunting should be really good for people this year,” said one manager.
Analysis | State v. federal wildlife authority #backinthenews
A topic WyoFile took on last year is back in the news as the Forest Service reportedly sought to stifle academic research regarding federal authority over wildlife.
