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Cow elk jump over a barbed wire ranch fence.

Big Game Hunting

Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How Film: Public-Land Elk Hunters and Ranchers Can Be Good Neighbors. Here’s How

By Andrew McKean

A giant hybrid sheep that was bred illegally in Montana.

Conservation

Montana Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Smuggling, Cloning, and Breeding Giant Hybrid Sheep Montana Man Sentenced to 6 Months in Prison for Smuggling, Cloning, and Breeding Giant Hybrid Sheep

A bull elk raises his head near a feeding cow.

Hunting

Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know Should Idaho Restrict Hi-Tech Hunting Gear? State Officials Want to Know

By Andrew McKean

A close-up of a gray wolf in the woods.

Conservation

Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind Wisconsin Duck Hunter Shoots, Kills One of Five Gray Wolves That Surrounded His Blind

A backyard view of a lake in Pennsylvania.

Conservation

Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission Lawsuit Accuses Pennsylvania Officer of Snooping on Private Property, Seeks to Limit Powers of the Fish and Boat Commission

A mule deer in the trees.

Conservation

A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho A Blind Mule Deer Tested Positive for the Plague in Idaho

A pile of illegally harvested catfish.

Conservation

Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines Catfish Trafficking Ring Busted in the South Allegedly Smuggled Trophy Cats into Pay Lakes and Across State Lines

A bunch of lionfish on a table.

Conservation

‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney ‘I Didn’t Even Try,’ Says Florida Diver Who Speared 915 Lionfish to Win Annual Tourney

A smallmouth bass on the rocks.

Conservation

$100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control? $100,000 Fine for Releasing a Smallmouth Bass in Canadian River: Do Mandatory Catch-and-Kill Orders Actually Help Population Control?

A herd of elk in the sagebrush.

Conservation

Utah Officials Secretly Culled 170 Elk on Church-Owned Deseret Land Utah Officials Secretly Culled 170 Elk on Church-Owned Deseret Land

mallards flying in the blue sky

Hunting

Where Are All the Ducks? Where Are All the Ducks?

By Natalie Krebs

Biologists fit a GPS collar on a wolf on a tailgate.

Conservation

Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers Colorado Wolf Pack Captured and Relocated to “Secure Enclosure” Following Conflicts with Ranchers

A big velvet iowa deer lying in the grass and with its cape at a taxidermist.

Conservation

Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation Iowa Officials Are Asking for Help After a 214-Inch Buck Got Poached and a New Deputy Botched the Investigation

A bull moose walks through the brush.

Conservation

Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming Moose Dies of Anthrax Outbreak in Wyoming

A flock of pintails on a California wetland.

Conservation

Federal Officials Confirm Botulism Outbreak at Klamath Refuges, with 20,000 Birds Dead So Far Federal Officials Confirm Botulism Outbreak at Klamath Refuges, with 20,000 Birds Dead So Far

A wolf strolls along a hillside.

Conservation

The Wolf Pack Responsible for the Majority of Livestock Depredations in Colorado Will Be Relocated, Not Killed The Wolf Pack Responsible for the Majority of Livestock Depredations in Colorado Will Be Relocated, Not Killed

A shark hunting

Fishing

Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage Watch: Hammerhead Hunts and Kills Reef Shark in Rare Drone Footage

By Natalie Krebs

Game wardens wearing body cameras.

Conservation

Should All Game Wardens Wear Body Cams? Washington State Thinks So Should All Game Wardens Wear Body Cams? Washington State Thinks So

A CWD-detection dog identifies a CWD-positive sample.

Conservation

Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows Dogs Are Really Good at Detecting Chronic Wasting Disease, Study Shows

By Natalie Krebs

Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer

Conservation

Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer Colorado High Schoolers Invent a Thermal AI Dashcam to Reduce Collisions with Deer