conservation

Landowners have primarily used the technology to control grazing patterns, but experts believe the system can also help minimize ranching’s environmental impact.

Federal officials are reportedly considering shrinking at least six national monuments in the Mountain West region to increase energy development on public lands.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department finished the bulk of a massive fish conservation project in the Big Sandy water basin. They removed harmful invasive fish that were eating and hybridizing with native species.

Researchers found high potential for conservation in the grasslands of eastern Montana and Wyoming, southeastern Colorado and northern New Mexico.

Amid consideration of a federal plan to keep grizzly bears on the endangered species list, we take a step back and look at the facts.

Ranchers have long used wood and metal fences to graze cattle in certain areas, but that makes it hard for big game to migrate. Some say virtual fencing could be a win for ranchers and conservationists.

Digitizing the bee collections at museums could answer important questions like whether certain species are still buzzing in the same places they once were, or if their bodies have changed over time in response to stressors like climate change.

Talks for what people will be allowed to do on the land – and how the state will use the sale proceeds – are slated to start this year.

It includes critical habitat designations for the first time in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado and New Mexico.

More than $120 million in federal grant money is being earmarked to support conservation programs across the country, including in our region. Almost half of the funding will support efforts involving Indigenous communities.