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Considering Grizzlies, Judge Stalls Grazing Plan North of Yellowstone

April 11, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

High ground in Paradise above grazelands
In a win for environmental coalition, wildlife agencies ordered to review livestock grazing impacts on grizzly bears.
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Montana Updates Wolf Management Playbook as Hunting Bills Advance

April 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Wolves on the move in Yellowstone National Park
Wildlife managers release first wolf management plan in 22 years, set minimum baseline population to 450.
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CWD Suspected in Dead Elk at Wyoming Feedground

March 12, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk feedgrounds are seeing increased cases of chronic wasting disease
As cases of the always-fatal disease increase, wildlife managers are grappling with complex management decisions.
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Elk in Crazy Mountains Test Negative for Brucellosis, Easing Livestock Concerns

March 3, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recently captured and tested elk for brucellosis in the Crazy Mountains
Agency and state officials complete latest surveillance effort in Montana's ongoing battle against wildlife-livestock disease.
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Ranchers Weigh Shorter Leases Against Permanent Easements

February 28, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Conservation easement or conservation lease? FWP looks to incentivize landowners in different ways
Amid concerns over the long-term value of Montana's conservation leases, FWP program races toward 500,000-acre goal.
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Update: CWD Spreads to Wyoming Feedground

February 17, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Elk queue to make their way across the flats at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Increase in chronic wasting disease numbers among elk at Dell Creek Feedground marks new territory for always-fatal disease.
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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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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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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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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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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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Jackson Tourism Board Reports on Ski Town's Sustainable Future

January 21, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Crowds at Jackson's Wold Championship Snowmobile Hillclimb
With nearly 3 million annual visitors to Jackson Hole, community gathers to review progress of five-year tourism management plan.
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Study Models Impact of Elk Feeding on CWD and Herd Health

January 16, 2025 // NEWS: In Short

Elk herd at the National Elk Refuge in Jackson, Wyoming
Researchers analyze alternative management plans for Jackson Elk Herd and bison as FWS update nears.
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Legendary Yellowstone Wolf Dies After Fight with Rival Pack

January 13, 2025 // NEWS: Dispatch

Wolf 907F, Queen of the Yellowstone wolves
Wildlife enthusiasts mourn the loss of iconic Yellowstone matriarch, Wolf 907F.
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