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Bill Would Redraw Lines Between Wyoming Trappers, Trail Users

February 13, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Traps and snares near roads and trails can be dangerous to wildlife as well as domesticated pets
Lawmakers push to give wildlife officials authority to end unrestricted trapping access on public lands.
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Predator Management: What Africa can Teach Greater Yellowstone

February 11, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Ecologist Scott Creel suggests Yellowstone could learn from Africa's wildlife-management practices
MSU ecologist’s new research papers examine large carnivore populations in Zambia’s national parks and explore the best ways to manage wildlife.
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DEQ Reports Nitrates in Wyoming Community Linked to Septic Systems

February 10, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Hoback Junction from the air
After years of nitrate contamination in Hoback Junction, its residents are still grappling with access to clean drinking water.
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Trump’s Tariff Tussle Tangles Montana

February 7, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Montana-made whiskey isn't the only commodity affected by trade with Canada
Fast-moving announcements of U.S. trade wars against Canada, Mexico and China leave state stakeholders bracing for market turmoil.
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In Response to 2024 Wolf Torture, Killing, Wyoming Seeks to Write New Chapter

February 6, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

In Wyoming, House bills 275 and 331 are aimed at reducing animal cruelty in the state
Two bills in the Wyoming Legislature seek to outlaw cruelty to predatory animals.
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Runaway Runways

January 31, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Buckle up. As airlines add direct flights to and from Bozeman and elsewhere in Montana, the GYE expects a busy season of visitors
Surging direct-flight jet service portends another busy tourist summer in Greater Yellowstone and beyond.
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CWD Cases Increasing as Feedgrounds Remain in Hotseat

January 30, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

CWD affects cervids and is always deadly
Wyoming Game and Fish report fifth chronic wasting disease case near where federal agencies feed elk, first confirmed case at Wyoming elk feedground.
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A Microdose of Hope

January 29, 2025 // OPINION: Column

A sign of hope: Pieris brassicae, or white butterfly, perches on a lantana flower
In a time in American history when we can feel confused, helpless and alone, remember the butterfly.
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Fencing Fund Aims to Support Paradise Valley Ranchers, Wildlife

January 29, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Paradise Valley and the Absaroka Range
PERC launches privately funded pilot project to address fencing issues, rancher needs and wildlife connectivity.
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Grizzly Bear ESA Status in Question as FWS Cancels Public Meetings

January 27, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

FWS announced this month its decision to retain protections for grizzlies under the ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service pulls out of all four meetings intended to explain its decision to retain grizzlies’ threatened status.
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Myth-Busting and the Great Gray Wolf

January 26, 2025 // NEWS: Feature

A member of Yellowstone's 8-Mile Pack glances back before nightfall
As we look back on the 30 years since the wolf was reintroduced in Yellowstone, we examine what wolves are and what they aren’t.
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Trump Energy Policy Aims to Unplug Endangered Species Act

January 24, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Bull trout, as well as Canada lynx and the grizzly bear could be imperiled with President Trump's recent Executive Orders
Executive orders direct agencies to minimize consultations, giving priority to energy and mining permits.
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Federal Judges Find New Power as Chevron Precedent Falls Away

January 23, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

The Supreme Court overturned Chevron deference, which could affect power plants like Colstrip going forward
Supreme Court ruling drops deference to administrative agency experts. The implications for environmental cases are vast.
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Montana Launches Study to Verify Accuracy of Bobcat Population Data

January 22, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Bobcat populations drive harvest quotas set by FWP
FWP aims to close potential gender identification gaps in harvest reports over five years, seeks hunter participation.
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