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Top Story: Planned Repeal of ‘Public Lands Rule’ Could Unleash Federal Resource Development
The Bureau of Land Management oversees 245 million acres of public land across the country
The Interior Department is exploring multiple ways to ‘restore American prosperity’ by capitalizing on timber, grazing, fossil fuels at the expense of conservation. It could also push billions of dollars of management costs onto state taxpayers.
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Trump Budget Proposal Portends Deep Cuts to Public Lands
President Donald Trump's budget proposal includes allocating $1.1 trillion to defense spending while reducing non-defense federal spending by $163 billion
Recommendations include new consolidated wildfire service, more tasks in state hands, less science.
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Wild and Domestic Sheep are Comingling, Raising Concerns Over Disease Transmission
Researchers have been surprised by the numbers of domestic sheep they've found are living near wild bighorn sheep
Researchers for MSU, FWP study are analyzing wildlife-livestock interactions, and seeking public input.
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Peeling Back the Science of Grizzlies’ Favorite Food
Grizzlies forage for army cutworm moths high on talus fields in the mountains of Greater Yellowstone
In the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, grizzly bears need a calorie-dense diet. That can consist of more than 40,000 moths in a day.
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A Case of Mistaken Identity? Some Hunters are Confusing Grizzlies with Black Bears
While some black bears and grizzly bears look decidedly different, some can be similar colors and sizes. Nevertheless, hunters mistaking grizzlies for black bears say they can do better.
Over the last decade, more than a dozen Greater Yellowstone grizzlies have been killed by hunters who say they mistook them for black bears.
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DEQ Denies Petition to Designate Big Hole River as Impaired
Two nonprofits in February petitioned Montana DEQ to designate the Big Hole River as impaired
Petitioners urge DEQ to ‘use all available science’ in considering a future impairment designation.
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Forest Service Braces for Restructuring as Timber Orders Add to Workload
A Forest Service memo calls for a 25 percent increase in timber production by July 4
Feds look to consolidate regional offices while planning to roll out new strategies over the next two months.
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As CWD Spreads, Elk Occupancy Agreements Give Wyoming Elk Room to Roam
Wyoming has a century-old tradition sustaining of elk on feedgrounds. Meanwhile, chronic wasting disease cases are increasing.
Wildlife managers say winter range agreements may be one pathway to reducing deadly disease transmission among elk on feedgrounds.
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