6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (123+ words) by Adam Bronstein, High Country NewsMarch 24, 2026 Multiple use is becoming multiple abuse, focusing solely on profit-driven extraction while neglecting conservation and the public interest. Adam Bronstein is the Oregon director for Western Watersheds Project, a nonprofit conservation group dedicated to…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago  (1623+ words) by Mike Koshmrl of WyoFile NORTHERN RED DESERT'Ilaria Bacchiocchi cracked a smile as she explained the nontechnical term her research crews use for the tiny cylinder of digested sagebrush resting in her palm." "Fresh out the butt," Bacchiocchi said Tuesday....

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (314+ words) by David Stalling From The Wild Wide The simple answer: Not true. Heres what a close examination of ecological history, genetics, and taxonomy reveals: Rather than representing a fundamentally different subspecies, wolves in Canada and those that historically lived in…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (615+ words) Worked in conservation practically all my life, starting with the USFS, then BLM and finally with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. I grew up around relatives that were farmers and that gave me the interest I have in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (921+ words) The Endangered Species Act was passed by congress and signed by Richard Nixon on December 28th 1973. But before that congress passed the Endangered Species Preservation Act in 1966 and the Endangered Species Conservation Act of 1969. The Lahontan Cutthroat trout (LCT) was originally…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (987+ words) Here are a few random, wild memories of time spent among wild predators and some of the lessons I have learned observing them: Every movement spoke of strategy, loyalty, and intelligence. They hunt, yes, but also teach, guide and communicate…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1636+ words) In a report just released, the Yellowstone to Uintas Connection takes on the failure of the Fish and Wildlife Service and Forest Service to implement management requirements consistent with science and the Endangered Species Act (ESA)." The report provides a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (784+ words) Forward by Lloyd Dorsey In the late 1990s the Wyoming Game and Fish Department successfully phased out the North Piney elk feedground, one of 22 of the archaic disease-ridden feedlots managed by the Game and Fish. Through that commendable effort the Department…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1528+ words) In 2004, linguistics professor George Lakoff published his book Don't Think Of An Elephant. In that book, he analyzed why liberals and progressives often lose political debates (and thus elections) because they fail to consider how people understand issues. George Lakoff…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1044+ words) One problem associated with wildfire is the emphasis placed on trees and the effects of wildfire on them. I continuously read or hear researchers, politicians, tribal leaders, and even far too many environmental organizations lament the "damage" done by wildfires…...