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The decision coincides with a disease-heavy year for Wyoming packs.

Signs point to the first major outbreak of canine distemper since the state took over management. As a result, this year will likely see fewer hunting tags than most: the state has proposed cutting the wolf mortality limit to 22. That’s down half from last year.

Beck helmed WPR’s news team for more than three decades, overseeing coverage of the state’s triumphs and tragedies.

“I think that the one sentiment that everybody maybe can share today is that they're glad that it's over,” said Cali O’Hare.

Sublette County’s Roberts changed his plea to guilty of felony animal cruelty at an in-person hearing. It was the first time he’s spoken publicly since the 2024 incident that sparked global outrage.

The man accused of bringing a leashed, muzzled and injured wolf into a Sublette County bar has reached a plea agreement less than two weeks before his trial.

Cody Roberts’ felony animal cruelty charge will be tried in a Sublette County courthouse March 9.

The judge did not seem swayed by Cody Roberts’ team’s argument to dismiss the case, tentatively setting jury selection to begin on Feb. 12.

The man facing a felony animal cruelty charge for bringing a live, muzzled wolf into a bar after injuring it with a snowmobile is asking the court to dismiss his case.

Jeff Davis resigned from the Colorado agency last year instead of being fired as part of a settlement agreement.