u.s. fish and wildlife service

2020 grizzly count slips; humans involved in most deaths

February 23, 2021 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 6 Comments

Scientists estimate the Yellowstone Ecosystem population was 727 grizzly bears in 2020 in the 19,270-square-mile monitoring area in and around Yellowstone National Park, down 10 bears from the year before.

State unveils new grouse rules as feds again ease protections

December 1, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. Leave a Comment

Wyoming adopts habitat mitigation rules as Trump’s BLM, thwarted by courts, issues second stab at greater sage grouse plan rewrite.

Despite EPA support, conservation out of New Fork Lake options

September 22, 2020 by Angus M. Thuermer Jr. 2 Comments

As the U.S. Forest Service studies a Wyoming plan for irrigators to draw down a Sublette recreation destination by 22 feet, it likely won’t weigh water-saving alternatives.