Kamila Kudelska
Northwest ReporterEmail: kkudelsk@uwyo.edu
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The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear population is the largest it has ever been. It's estimated that almost 1,070 grizzly bears are in northwest Wyoming and parts of Montana and Idaho. That number is much higher than the previous estimates which put the grizzly's population estimate at around 750 bears. -
A building which once housed a school for Spanish-speaking kids in Worland has officially been listed in the National Register of Historic Places . The building was built in 1936 during the Great Depression. Gonzalo Guzman, a professor at the University of Washington who studies Mexican segregation education in the Mountain West, said the school was built when job opportunities decreased, and White residents felt threatened by Mexicans. Guzman said as a result, Worland officials applied for and received federal relief specifically to segregate students as part of the New Deal.
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Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Usually, that means the start of downhill ski season. But in many places, there isn't enough snow on the ground. Wyoming Public Radio's Kamila Kudelska looks at how climate change may be impacting ski areas.
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Tensleep Canyon has been grappling with an influx of rock climbers during the summer months over the last few years. That has caused stress on the area's natural resources and controversy around management of the sport. A new management plan meant to address that was scheduled to go into effect next summer but has since been put on hold.
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A company based on blockchain has purchased 40 acres in Clark in northwest Wyoming.
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Retired Cody, Wyoming family physician Dr. Greg McCue says the current pace of the virus could seriously affect patient care. He's taking his time to recruit signatures of doctors, physician's assistants, and nurse practitioners that will appear in advertisements in support of the vaccine.
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This weekend two of the four yearling cubs from the famous grizzly bear 399 were captured and collared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. This comes after the famous grizzly bear and her yearlings have traveled south outside of Grand Teton National Park.
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Once there is a seven percent prevalence of chronic wasting disease, the study predicts a modest decline of elk.
