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A large herd of elk graze in a farmer's field in Wyoming.

Wyoming Ranchers Are Getting Paid to Let Elk Graze Their Land Wyoming Ranchers Are Getting Paid to Let Elk Graze Their Land

By Alice Jones Webb

Coolers, buckets, and bags full of dead fish seized from poachers.

Oregon’s 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police Oregon’s 7-Hour Fishing Season Ends with 2,500 Pounds of Illegally-Caught Smelt Seized by Police

A USFWS employee runs an airboat across Tule Lake.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Rehire Fired Employees with Backpay

A sweeping view of the Grand Canyon

Hundreds of Elected Officials Out West Urge Feds to Protect Public Lands Hundreds of Elected Officials Out West Urge Feds to Protect Public Lands

By Alice Jones Webb

A grey wolf moves across a winter landscape.

Wolves Ranged into 14 Colorado Counties Even as Petition to Halt Reintroduction Advances Wolves Ranged into 14 Colorado Counties Even as Petition to Halt Reintroduction Advances

A velvet mule deer rack and other antlers seized by Utah wildlife officials.

Poached Bucks Up for Auction in Utah, Along with Hundreds More Skulls and Hides Poached Bucks Up for Auction in Utah, Along with Hundreds More Skulls and Hides

A mountain lion stands on a pine tree branch.

As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season As Cougar Sightings Continue in Oklahoma, Lawmakers Are Moving to Set a Hunting Season

By Alice Jones Webb

A still image showing a drone operator using a drone to help rescue a deer.

Watch Police Use a Drone to Rescue a Doe and Two Fawns from an Icy Lake Watch Police Use a Drone to Rescue a Doe and Two Fawns from an Icy Lake

A grizzly in Wyoming.

This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies This Former Game Warden Could Be the New USFWS Director. Here’s His Record on CWD, Wolves, and Grizzlies

By Andrew McKean

A herd of caribou trotting across the tundra.

Alaska Officials Push to Continue Culling Grizzly Bears to Save Caribou Alaska Officials Push to Continue Culling Grizzly Bears to Save Caribou

By Alice Jones Webb

An illustration of a kid holding up a big bass

The Unmaking of an Ozark Stream, and One Last, Giant Bass with My Grandpa The Unmaking of an Ozark Stream, and One Last, Giant Bass with My Grandpa

By Larry Dablemont

Two workers look over an open-pit mine.

New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at ‘As Many Sites As Possible’ New Executive Order Aims to Make Mining the Primary Use of Public Lands at ‘As Many Sites As Possible’

A biologist kneels beside a gray wolf.

One of Colorado’s Released Wolves Was Killed by Federal Officials in Wyoming One of Colorado’s Released Wolves Was Killed by Federal Officials in Wyoming

By Natalie Krebs

A tract of public land in the Pahrump Valley in Nevada.

Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say Plan to Sell Off ‘Underutilized’ Federal Land for Affordable Housing Is Ineffective and Inefficient, Experts Say

A drake pintail takes off from a NWR in Alaska

Several Duck Species Included in ‘Tipping Point List’ as New Report Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Bird Declines Several Duck Species Included in ‘Tipping Point List’ as New Report Sounds Alarm Over U.S. Bird Declines

By Alice Jones Webb

Baby wombat hate catches innocent social media users

A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats A Wildlife Photographer Was Wrongly Tagged in the Viral Baby Wombat Post. Then Came the Death Threats

By Natalie Krebs

Corner crossing ruled legal in Wyoming.

Appeals Court Rules That Corner Crossing Is Legal in at Least Six States Appeals Court Rules That Corner Crossing Is Legal in at Least Six States

By Andrew McKean

A Texas lawmaker poses with a whitetail deer.

Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders Texas Lawmaker Who Breeds Deer Wants to Abolish the State Wildlife Agency That Regulates Deer Breeders

Michael Beaulieu with a caribou

Hunting Influencer Sues B.C. Game Warden for $2.4M Over ‘Obsession’ and Alleged Harassment Hunting Influencer Sues B.C. Game Warden for $2.4M Over ‘Obsession’ and Alleged Harassment

By Natalie Krebs

A young cougar kitten hides near a truck tire in the snow.

Cougar Kittens Confirmed in Michigan for the First Time in a Century Cougar Kittens Confirmed in Michigan for the First Time in a Century

By Alice Jones Webb

A smallmouth bass with a sucker lodged in its throat.

A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It A New Plan to Flush Smallies Out of the Grand Canyon Seems to Be Working. Some Western Lawmakers Want to Squash It

A barred owl flies through the trees.

Lawmakers Ask Trump to Stop the $1.3 Billion Plan to Shoot 450,000 Non-Native Barred Owls Lawmakers Ask Trump to Stop the $1.3 Billion Plan to Shoot 450,000 Non-Native Barred Owls

By Alice Jones Webb

A charter boat captain tosses a striped bass into a dock container.

Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains Supreme Court Upholds Tighter Fishing Regs for Striped Bass, Rejecting Pleas from Charter Captains

By Alice Jones Webb

‘You Shot Me in the Head and I’m Done.’ Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years After Assaulting Game Warden ‘You Shot Me in the Head and I’m Done.’ Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 4.5 Years After Assaulting Game Warden

Researchers unearth a mammoth tusk in West Texas.

‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch ‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch

national wildlife refuge USFWS employee

As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’ As Trump Attempts to Reform Federal Government, Hunters and Anglers Face ‘Unintended Consequences’

By Andrew McKean

A chef poses with a giant nutria in front of a large barbecue grill.

Feds Want You to Eat More BBQ Swamp Rat to Save Your Local Marsh Feds Want You to Eat More BBQ Swamp Rat to Save Your Local Marsh

By Alice Jones Webb

A hunter glasses for game from atop a snowy ridge.

Utah Wants to Prevent Anti-Hunter Takeover by Requiring All Wildlife Board Members to Have a Hunting License Utah Wants to Prevent Anti-Hunter Takeover by Requiring All Wildlife Board Members to Have a Hunting License

A grizzly bear walking through the woods in the snow.

The Endangered Species Act Has Been ‘Warped by Decades of Radical Environmental Litigation,’ Says Lawmaker Who Wants to Overhaul It The Endangered Species Act Has Been ‘Warped by Decades of Radical Environmental Litigation,’ Says Lawmaker Who Wants to Overhaul It

By Natalie Krebs

A rancher walks across a snowy prairie past a carcass of a dead cow killed by a wolf.

Colorado Approves Ranchers’ $343K Wolf Compensation Claims, Nearly Draining the State’s Budget for It Colorado Approves Ranchers’ $343K Wolf Compensation Claims, Nearly Draining the State’s Budget for It

By Alice Jones Webb

An old cowboy ropes a California grizzly bear

When Grizzlies Ruled California When Grizzlies Ruled California

By George Laycock

An oregon man was sentenced for poaching elk and mule deer

Serial Poacher Somehow Gets a Lifetime Hunting Ban for the Third Time Serial Poacher Somehow Gets a Lifetime Hunting Ban for the Third Time

By Natalie Krebs

Florida black bear hunt proposed

Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again Florida Is Finally Considering a Black Bear Season Again

By Natalie Krebs

A BLM firefighter works a line.

Federal Judge Rules Firing Public-Land Workers Was Illegal, Agrees It ‘Will Inflict Immediate, Foreseeable Harm’ to Habitat and Wildlife Federal Judge Rules Firing Public-Land Workers Was Illegal, Agrees It ‘Will Inflict Immediate, Foreseeable Harm’ to Habitat and Wildlife

A pod of hippos in a river in Colombia.

Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down Hundreds of ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Are Terrorizing Colombia. This Biologist Has Agreed to Help Track Them Down

A whitetail doe stands in the shadows.

Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’ Texas Wardens Uncover Black-Market Whitetail Breeding Ring that Smuggled ‘Ghost Deer’

Four hog trappers with a pile of 41 wild pigs.

Hog Trappers Removed 41 Destructive Feral Pigs in One Go. Here’s How They Did It Hog Trappers Removed 41 Destructive Feral Pigs in One Go. Here’s How They Did It

A public land sign with a pumpjack in the background.

How Seriously Should We Take the Sale of Federal Lands? Very Seriously, Experts Say How Seriously Should We Take the Sale of Federal Lands? Very Seriously, Experts Say

By Andrew McKean

Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land

Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land Poll: 65 Percent of Westerners Oppose Giving States Control of Federal Land

By Christine Peterson

what do grizzly bears eat?

What Do Grizzly Bears Eat? These 55+ Favorite Foods What Do Grizzly Bears Eat? These 55+ Favorite Foods

mature whitetail buck in grass

How Long Do Deer Live? How Long Do Deer Live?

A grizzly bear runs fast through water toward the camera.

How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You How Fast Can a Bear Run? Faster Than You

florida invasive species

Invasive Species in Florida: The 10 Worst Invaders Invasive Species in Florida: The 10 Worst Invaders

By Alan Clemons

Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife Beginner’s Guide to Timber Stand Improvement: How to Manage Your Woods for Deer and Other Wildlife

By Josh Honeycutt

wolf eats whitetail deer

What Do Wolves Eat? What Do Wolves Eat?

A whitetail deer feed in a clover food plot.

What Do Deer Eat? Almost Anything, But These 80+ Foods Are Their Favorites What Do Deer Eat? Almost Anything, But These 80+ Foods Are Their Favorites

An illustration of a bedded pronghorn with president teddy Roosevelt lying in the brush behind it

President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy President Teddy Roosevelt Conserved Millions of Acres of Federal Lands. It Was His Greatest Legacy

By Jim McCafferty

A USFS firefighter.

Feds Fire 4,400+ Public-Land Employees, Including Forest Service Workers, National Park Staff Feds Fire 4,400+ Public-Land Employees, Including Forest Service Workers, National Park Staff

By Christine Peterson

Moose in Rocky Mountain National Park

Rocky Mountain National Park Has Too Many Moose Rocky Mountain National Park Has Too Many Moose

By Kris Millgate

A mountain lion feeding on a dead deer.

Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down Wyoming Lawmakers Tried to Declare Open Season on Mountain Lions. Local Houndsmen Shut It Down

By Christine Peterson

A porta-potty blind and a haybale blind.

Texas Game Wardens Are Too Smart for Porta-Potty Poachers and Hay-Bale Blinds Texas Game Wardens Are Too Smart for Porta-Potty Poachers and Hay-Bale Blinds

By Phil Bourjaily

A Florida panther is collared and looked over by wildlife biologists.

This Florida Panther Is the Fattest Cat Ever Captured in the State This Florida Panther Is the Fattest Cat Ever Captured in the State

A wolf in the snow in Wyoming

A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming A Bill That Would’ve Outlawed Running Over Wolves, Coyotes with Snowmachines Failed in Wyoming

By Christine Peterson

A Florida poacher busted for killing a protected tundra swan.

Florida Man Who Shot a Tundra Swan in Front of Birdwatchers Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban Florida Man Who Shot a Tundra Swan in Front of Birdwatchers Gets Lifetime Hunting Ban

Great Lakes wolves

Wisconsin, Colorado Lawmakers Move to Delist Gray Wolves Across the Lower 48 Wisconsin, Colorado Lawmakers Move to Delist Gray Wolves Across the Lower 48

By Natalie Krebs

A screenshot of Don Jr. or Donald Trump Jr. beside a ruddy shelduck.

An Anti-Hunting Politician Accused Donald Trump Jr. of Shooting a Protected Duck in Italy. Here’s the Backstory An Anti-Hunting Politician Accused Donald Trump Jr. of Shooting a Protected Duck in Italy. Here’s the Backstory

By Natalie Krebs

Two hunters walk up a canyon trail.

Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States Wyoming Senators Demand 50 Million Acres of Federal Land. It’s Part of a Coordinated Land-Grab by Western States

A truck bed with 54 dead ducks in it.

Poachers Caught with 3X Legal Limit Said ‘This Was More Ducks Than They’d Seen All Season’ Poachers Caught with 3X Legal Limit Said ‘This Was More Ducks Than They’d Seen All Season’

By Kris Millgate

Doug Burgum is sworn in as DOI secretary

North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary North Dakota Governor and Retired Software Exec Doug Burgum Confirmed as Interior Secretary

By Andrew McKean

Caribou with antlers feeding on snow-covered tundra with oilfield pipeline in background

Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities Trump Orders Resource Development on Alaska Public Lands ‘to the Fullest Extent Possible,’ But May Also Restore Hunting Opportunities

By Natalie Krebs

A herd of mule deer, likely about to bolt.

Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World Trump’s Order to Pause Federal Grants Causes Chaos in the Conservation World

By Andrew McKean, Natalie Krebs

Anti-poaching rangers perform demonstration in Kruger Park.

Podcast: How to Wage War on Poaching, According to a Former South African General Podcast: How to Wage War on Poaching, According to a Former South African General

A group of bull elk stand in the snow.

Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit Conservation Groups, Hunters Fight Off Bill That Would Have Let Wyoming Landowners Sell Their Big-Game Tags for a Profit

By Kris Millgate

A pile of dead vultures found in the Gulf.

Watch: Fishing Guide Who Rescued Drowning Vultures in the Gulf Says They Must Have Fallen from the Sky Watch: Fishing Guide Who Rescued Drowning Vultures in the Gulf Says They Must Have Fallen from the Sky