What’s killing curlews? In southwest Idaho, it’s poachers
On his first day studying long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) in southwest Idaho, Jay Carlisle came across a disturbing find. A curlew lay dead on the side of ...
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Are poachers to blame for Idaho’s declining curlews?
What’s killing the curlews? Mostly poachers, according to Boise State University researchers. Long-billed curlews (Numenius americanus) nest in the mountain West, ...
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 ...
Court reverses Idaho trapping decision in Canada lynx case
A U.S. District Court has overturned its 2016 ruling that directed the state of Idaho to modify trapping regulations in northern regions of the state to protect ...
JWM study: Dispersal spreads wolves throughout the West
When Diane Boyd arrived in Montana in 1979, the northern Rockies had just one wolf. A lone female wolf, it had wandered from Canada, possibly from as far as Banff ...
Predator control at the center of legal actions
In Dec. 2016, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission (CPW) approved two predator management plans in the state – the Piceance Basin Predator Management ...
Nonnative mountain goats expanding in Yellowstone
Goats are coming around the mountains of Yellowstone, according to a new study that shows the introduced animals have expanded their range in the area. But the jury ...
Wolf Pack Size Has Big Impact on Livestock Attacks
New information about the likelihood that a wolf pack will reattack livestock could give wildlife managers better tools to prevent such conflicts. “We found that ...
In the News: University of Idaho
University of Idaho’s Student Chapter of TWS was recently featured in an article by Rich Landers on The Spokesman-Review. The chapter competed in the TWS Western ...