Wildlife
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While the department applauds the concerns of Wyomingites, it’s important not to feed any wildlife – especially mule deer, which can die with full stomachs of food they aren’t able to digest. Please don’t feed the mule deer. Due to the severe winter conditions in many parts of the Lander Region, the Wyoming Game and…
The first wolf killed by Wildlife Services in 20 years because of predation happened in Big Horn County so say federal officials. The gray wolf was collared and reported killed near Horseshoe Bend north of Lovell by a “government trapper” who works for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services, according to the Powell Tribune.…
Joy Hill, Planning and Zoning Director for Park County, and Kim Dillivan, Planning and Zoning Assistant Director for Park County, spoke about the Land Use Plan and where Planning and Zoning is in the process of adopting a new LUPAC. They also spoke about how many pages and chapters this draft of the Land Use…
Since they are already changing their behavior to seek food in severe winter conditions, elk feeding will prevent them from raiding farms and ranches for hay & avoid the potential spread of disease from wildlife to livestock. Much of Wyoming is under a blanket of deeper-than-normal snow and experiencing severe, cold temperatures, causing elk to…
Collaring is the first step in an ambitious five-year study to monitor mule deer herds across Wyoming for better information – and better futures for critical wildlife. Wyoming Game and Fish recently collared Mule deer in the Laramie Mountains herd unit to kick off the groundbreaking Mule Deer Monitoring Project. The project seeks to collect…
With an abundance of natural beauty and opportunities for outdoor recreation, the Buffalo Bill Reservoir and State Parks wants the community to give opinions to determine a path for the future. In partnership with the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Wyoming State Parks is embarking on a resource management planning process for Buffalo Bill Reservoir and…
Wyoming Game and Fish wants to inspire the hunting spirit in the Bighorn Basin’s next generation with a special pheasant hunt in a wildlife habitat management area near Lovell. The youth-only pheasant hunt will be conducted Nov. 18-20 at Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Management Area near Lovell. During this three-day timeframe, pheasant hunting is restricted to…
Dangerous diseases continue to spread throughout the Bighorn Basin, as brucellosis is found in a Bighorn Mountains elk – the first time the disease has been detected in the region in six years. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has detected brucellosis in Elk Hunt Area 45 in the Bighorn Mountains. The disease was detected…
There’s a new business in town, as Wyoming Game and Fish released nearly 20 ferrets on the same Meeteetse ranch where the species “rose from the grave” after presumed extinction over 40 years ago. Eighteen black-footed ferrets were released on the historic recovery site near Meeteetse last week. Twelve male and six female captive-born ferrets…
The Greater Yellowstone Coalition (GYC) is pleased to announce Craig Benjamin as its Director of Conservation, a critical leadership role at the largest organization focused on conserving the world-renowned Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Mr. Benjamin will be based out of Jackson, Wyoming and starts in his new role on October 24th, 2022. Craig was selected, according…