Wildlife Habitat
After a tough winter, as temps warm up and the snow on the ground melts, there is no doubt spring is here in the Cowboy State. With temperatures climbing and the chance of snow and ice receding, the task of clearing forests of dead wood and growth that could actually be a forest fire accelerator…
The U.S.D.A. hopes its incentive programs will entice more land owners to make their properties more environmentally friendly, especially in areas with critical habitats for mule deer and other native species. U.S.D.A.’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (N.R.C.S.) in Wyoming is currently accepting applications for enrollment into the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (E.Q.I.P.) specifically for the…
More than a third of all known elk habitat in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem remains open for human development, according to new analysis recently published in the scientific journal Biological Conservation. Dr. Laura Gigliotti, the report’s author, said data collected shows which of the park’s 26 herds are most vulnerable at different points along their…
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