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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

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 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