Tag: Wyoming

August 3, 2018

Interior, Wyoming work to protect mule deer corridor

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced they will prioritize the conservation of a mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) migration corridor in southwest Wyoming in the midst of...

June 11, 2018

White-nose fungus found in Wyoming

Wildlife researchers have confirmed the first Wyoming case of a bat with the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome. The little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) was found at the Fort Laramie...

June 4, 2018

University of Wyoming Chapter heads to Olympic National Park

The following student chapter news was included in the Spring 2018 newsletter of the Central Mountains and Plains Section of The Wildlife Society. Photos of student chapter activities are also...

May 23, 2018

Idaho will issue a single grizzly tag this fall

A limited grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) hunt near Yellowstone National Park was recently approved by the Idaho Fish and Game Commission. The state will provide one randomly-selected Idaho resident...

April 19, 2018

WSB: White canvas bags keep deer off roads

When biologists in Wyoming wanted to test how effective wildlife warning reflectors were at discouraging deer from entering the roadway, they figured they’d wrap up some of them to keep...

February 22, 2018

JWM: Winter conditions stress pronghorn the next summer

The Red Desert of south-central Wyoming has long been known for robust pronghorn populations, but in the last two decades, herds have diminished up to 30 percent. The deep snow...

November 30, 2017

New approach gauges recreation’s potential impact on wildlife

Millions of recreationists take to the trails of America’s natural spaces every year to hike, bike, ski and picnic, but even if they take only photographs and leave only footprints,...

November 27, 2017

TWS Wyoming Chapter will host three-day meeting in Jackson

The Wyoming Chapter of The Wildlife Society will be hosting their 2017 annual conference December 5-7, 2017 at the Virginian Lodge in Jackson, Wyoming. The agenda includes various workshops, student/professional...

October 10, 2017

Wolf hunting restarts in Wyoming

Gray wolf (Canis lupus) hunting has resumed in Wyoming, pursuant to state management and conservation efforts. The species was removed from the federal endangered species list on April 25, 2017....

August 14, 2017

Wyoming Chapter comments to improve sage-grouse regulations

New policies and regulations regarding greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) management were proposed in the state of Wyoming earlier this year in response to new legislation, specifically relating to the practice...