Wyoming Game and Fish Department

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.

All winners and honorable mentions will go on display at the agency’s headquarters in Cheyenne. Student artists can submit their work until April 10.

Backcountry explorers should avoid wearing earbuds, carry bear spray and travel in groups of three or more.

Efforts to start to regulate the industry finally floated through the legislative process this year after sinking several times in the past decade, but the rules haven’t been set in stone yet.

It's been a year since a rural ranching community in Sublette County was cast into the international spotlight because of outrage over what many deemed "torture" of a wolf. The legalities and culture around the incident are still hot button issues.

Recent chronic wasting disease cases on a feedground near Bondurant tells one wildlife biologist that disease prevalence in that area is higher than previously thought.

Otters are officially off the state’s list of protected animals. Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill reclassifying the species into law on Feb. 24.

While commercial fishing is largely unregulated in the state, the proposed bill would start to change that. But Senate lawmakers amended the bill to remove language that would have given preference to in-state guides.

Wyoming has hit another unfortunate milestone: A second elk feedground with chronic wasting disease. The detection has the potential to threaten the future of western Wyoming’s elk herds.

A chronic wasting disease case was confirmed in two elk on the Dell Creek Feedground, according to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. This is the second incident of CWD on a feedground in Wyoming ever.