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This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, one of the strongest conservation laws in the world, and it continues to have far-reaching impacts, especially in the Mountain West.
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Much of the Mountain West has endured a long, harsh winter, and it’s been an especially hard season for deer and other big game. Now, wildlife managers are searching for ways to help herds recover.
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Bees, butterflies and other insects are not considered wildlife in many Western states, including some in the Mountain West. That can affect bugs – and humans.
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Numbers from the annual “Moose Day” help Wyoming’s Game & Fish Department get a more accurate picture of the health of the local moose herd.
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State and federal officials are increasingly looking to reduce costly animal-vehicle accidents. They want to invest in more wildlife crossings on highways to limit collisions.
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Researchers have new evidence that enhancing wildlife connectivity between national parks in the West would help animals live hundreds of generations longer.
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A new study highlights the importance of both protected and private lands in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) for wildlife migration. The study specifically focuses on elk in the GYE, which includes much of western Wyoming and is ‘one of the largest nearly intact temperate-zone ecosystems on Earth,’ according to the National Park Service. Lead researcher Laura Gigliotti spoke with Wyoming Public Radio’s Caitlin Tan.
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A new federal policy aims to protect fish and wildlife migration routes on public lands across the Mountain West and the rest of the U.S.
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A group of University of Wyoming researchers are the first to use NASA technology to get a bigger picture of wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
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A herd of bighorn sheep northeast of Lovell is experiencing a disease outbreak. Forty bighorn sheep in the Devil’s Canyon herd have died since Oct. 14.