A district judge has reopened wolf hunting and trapping seasons in two areas north of Yellowstone National Park. Those areas were closed by the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Commission on December 10th in response to concern that hunters were taking wolves with … Continue Reading
Jackson Hole has experienced significantly sub-zero temperatures over the past couple days. The Federal Emergency Management agency is urging people for the sake of health and safety, bring their pets in from outdoors for the duration of the cold snap. They are also reminding ranchers to move other animals or livestock to sheltered areas with non-frozen drinking water.
The Trust for Public Land, working with a broad coalition of environmental organizations, concerned citizens, and more than 1,000 donors, have announced the necessary funds were successfully raised and the transaction to purchase oil and gas leases on 58,000 acres of sensitive land in … Continue Reading
Yellowstone National Park biologists are recommending that 450 bison, primarily females, be killed this winter to “reduce abundance and growth potential” in the northern herd. The statement was part of the operating procedures outlined at the … Continue Reading
Wyoming’s first wolf hunting season closed Monday evening with a total of 43 animals having been killed in the trophy harvest areas and 26 killed across the remainder of the state. Altogether, a quota of 52 animals of the estimated population of … Continue Reading
The partisan battling over the federal budget continues today in Washington as the brink of the so-called “fiscal cliff” looms closer. Wyoming’s US Representative Cynthia Lummis told Jackson Hole Radio News she sees the answer in smaller government, not in higher taxes – and that may mean … Continue Reading
As the first wolf hunting season in Wyoming draws to a close, another hunt area in the four trophy management units have closed as quotas were reached there. Currently, only one wolf remains to be taken in the Jackson management unit with three of the four harvest areas here closed, and … Continue Reading
The 18th annual International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race is approaching in a matter of a few weeks, and as part of the event, students age 9 to 13 will be selected from the race communities … Continue Reading
Snowfall over the past several days has helped boost the measurements at sites in northwestern Wyoming significantly above average for this time of year. The Natural Resource Conservation Service reports snow in the Snake River and the Yellowstone Basins has piled up to be 114% of the 30-year average, and more importantly, … Continue Reading
As the national fiscal cliff approaches, concerns are being raised about how it might impact agencies like the national parks which annually draw millions of tourists to the area. Wyoming’s US Representative Cynthia Lummis admits that such impacts are a concern, but … Continue Reading
