Ivy Engel
Part-Time ReporterIvy started as a science news intern in the summer of 2019 and has been hooked on broadcast since. In the spring of 2020, she virtually graduated from the University of Wyoming with a B.S. in biology with minors of journalism and business. She continues to spread her love of science, wildlife, and the outdoors with her stories. When she’s not writing for WPR, she enjoys baking, reading, playing with her dog, and caring for her many plants.
In the fall of 2019, Ivy was promoted to a part-time paid position.
Email: iengel@uwyo.edu
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As vaccination rates stagnate, new variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 are emerging and becoming more common. This is concerning to public health officials like State Health Officer Dr. Alexia Harrist, who sat down with Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel to discuss viral mutations and why an unvaccinated population is still a threat to those who are vaccinated.
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The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently partnered with a group of high schoolers from Cody to plant seedlings for sage-grouse habitat. The students, who were part of The Buffalo Bill Center of the West's Youth Advisory Board, were interested in finding a conservation project that would help preserve the Greater Sage-Grouse population, so they turned to the BLM's Cody office.
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Hormones play an important role in mammalian reproduction. So when something goes wrong with them, a lot of other things can go wrong too. A University of Wyoming researcher is trying to figure out exactly what role misregulation of the hormones estrogen and progesterone play in female reproductive diseases like endometriosis, which affects one in ten women.
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Wyoming has a lot of federal and state land - nearly half of the state is federal public land and the State of Wyoming owns another 5.6 percent. Much of it is scattered and broken up by private land, which can make it difficult to access. But public land access could soon be easier to find thanks to a new bill that Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso is cosponsoring.
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Wyoming U.S. Sen. John Barrasso has introduced legislation that aims to clarify the management status of thousands of acres of federal public lands. The lands in question were designated as Wilderness Study Areas (WSA) more than 30 years ago. It was a temporary designation until research was conducted on the land for best use.
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Wool that's produced in Wyoming is often sent out of state where it enters a worldwide market. Much of it is sent overseas for production. But one local business is trying to change that. Wyoming Public Radio's Ivy Engel has more.
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According to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), every year, around 6,000 big game animals are hit on roads in Wyoming. These animals are left to waste by the roadside until they're picked up by Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) employees. But thanks to new legislation passed this year, Wyoming will soon join 30 other states that allow people to collect those animals.
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