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A grizzly bear crosses the road

Proposal to Keep Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Is ‘Ludicrous,’ Say Western Lawmakers Proposal to Keep Grizzlies on the Endangered Species List Is ‘Ludicrous,’ Say Western Lawmakers

A dark colored grizzly bear resembling a black bear stands in brush.

Idaho Hunter Self-Reports Bear Identification Error After Mistaking a Grizzly for a Black Bear Idaho Hunter Self-Reports Bear Identification Error After Mistaking a Grizzly for a Black Bear

By Alice Jones Webb

A man wrestled a wild turkey in a cemetery in New Hampshire

Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden Watch: Man Wrestling a Wild Turkey in Cemetery ‘Not a Good Look,’ Says Investigating Game Warden

By Natalie Krebs

A deer walks by an arch at Yellowstone National Park.

Private Land Is Being Developed in the West. National Park Tourists Would Pay to Help Stop It Private Land Is Being Developed in the West. National Park Tourists Would Pay to Help Stop It

By Christine Peterson

A pronghorn antelope, crawls under a barbed wire fence.

Coloradans Just Tore Down a Bunch of Barbed Wire Fencing to Help Wild Game Coloradans Just Tore Down a Bunch of Barbed Wire Fencing to Help Wild Game

A dead elk killed by wolves with blood on the concrete.

California Sheriff Declares His County ‘Under Siege’ from Gray Wolves California Sheriff Declares His County ‘Under Siege’ from Gray Wolves

By Natalie Krebs

Two Ohio game wardens with the award they received from the Pope and Young Club in April.

Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award Ohio Game Wardens Who Busted CJ Alexander Honored with Pope and Young Award

A gray wolf released in Colorado

Coloradans Who Oppose Wolf Reintroduction Can’t Agree on How to Try Ending It Coloradans Who Oppose Wolf Reintroduction Can’t Agree on How to Try Ending It

A buck pronghorn antelope

Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation Antelope Numbers Are Dropping. That’s Why Two Hunters Are Launching the North American Pronghorn Foundation

By Andrew McKean

A trail camera image of a whitetail doe protecting a fawn from a black bear.

Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn Stunning Trail Cam Video Captures the Moment a Black Bear Pounces on a Fawn

By Alice Jones Webb

Grizzlies in the rain

Researchers Just Said California Could Support Up to 1,700 Grizzly Bears Researchers Just Said California Could Support Up to 1,700 Grizzly Bears

By Andrew McKean

a bobcat stares into a trail camera lens

Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video Watch a Bobcat Snatch a Turkey Out of Midair in This Incredible Trail Cam Video

A home on private land in Pennsylvania.

Game Wardens Can Surveil Private Land with Trail Cams. But That’s Now Being Challenged in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court Game Wardens Can Surveil Private Land with Trail Cams. But That’s Now Being Challenged in Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court

Seized taxidermy collection

A Georgia Collector Was Fined $900K for the Largest Taxidermy Bird Collection Ever Seized A Georgia Collector Was Fined $900K for the Largest Taxidermy Bird Collection Ever Seized

By Natalie Krebs

Breeder bucks stand inside a pen in Texas.

This Bill Would Give Deer Breeders a Free Pass to Ignore Alabama’s CWD Laws This Bill Would Give Deer Breeders a Free Pass to Ignore Alabama’s CWD Laws

A Mexican wolf stands in tall grass.

‘The Situation Is Not Tolerable.’ New Mexico County Declares State of Emergency Over Mexican Wolves Killing Livestock, Pets ‘The Situation Is Not Tolerable.’ New Mexico County Declares State of Emergency Over Mexican Wolves Killing Livestock, Pets

Wild horse herd in Wyoming.

Feds Planning to Gather Whole Herds of Free-Roaming Horses in Checkerboard Region of Wyoming Feds Planning to Gather Whole Herds of Free-Roaming Horses in Checkerboard Region of Wyoming

Three New Hampshire conservation officers hold three whitetail deer mounts in front of a patrol truck.

Corrections Officer Arrested for Poaching Big Bucks in New Hampshire Corrections Officer Arrested for Poaching Big Bucks in New Hampshire

By Alice Jones Webb

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