2+ hour, 21+ min ago   (436+ words) A federal judge has ruled American Prairie can keep grazing bison on three federal grazing allotments as a federal lawsuit plays out. The decision by Judge Brian Morris blocks, for now, a Bureau of Land Management rule that would have…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (459+ words) Officials with the nonprofit organization The Wilderness Society published a map depicting wilderness and wilderness study areas to show what public land could be affected by a U.S. Department of Interior policy review. (Map provided courtesy of The Wilderness Society) Officials…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (776+ words) AI-powered shark-monitoring drones are being used to keep tourists safe. Unusually warm waters have led to higher-than-average shark numbers near California this summer, and scientists are developing new technology to keep swimmers informed. Scientists at UC Santa Barbara's Benioff Ocean…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (297+ words) A starving jackdaw with barely any feathers is being nursed back to health — after another bird took him under his wing. The tiny crow — nicknamed Frank Sinatra on account of his piercing blue eyes — was found in a “sorry state…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (199+ words) (Armando Ochoa Aguilar via SWNS) Finalists include the mushroom species mycena interrupta growing on decaying wood, a shot of emperor penguins taken on the first known human visit to the Lazarev colony, and two one-day-old red handfish - of which scientists…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (179+ words) ST. JOHN— Palouse Conservation District and University of Idaho Extension invite farmers, ranchers, and agricultural professionals to attend a Soil Health Tour on Wednesday, June 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This event will explore practical approaches to improving soil health in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (331+ words) BOISE—Super Hunt winners get the best of the best by being able to hunt any open hunt in Idaho for the species they draw. This includes general or controlled hunts until you tag an animal. Drawings will be held…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (391+ words) Big Country News “Chronic wasting disease poses a serious threat to U.S. wildlife and agriculture. This funding reflects our commitment to working collaboratively with States, Tribes, and research partners to develop innovative solutions and protect the health of…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (254+ words) MOSCOW—Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep in Idaho once intermixed with desert bighorns, making populations a century ago more genetically diverse and likely better able to adapt to environmental and physiological stressors, according to a study by the University of Idaho…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (189+ words) “The latest update to the Western Monarch Butterfly Conservation Plan details actions that protect monarchs in eastern Washington, including restoring and protecting habitat like showy milkweed while reducing habitat loss, pesticide exposure, and invasive species,” said Julie Combs, WDFW’s monarch…...