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A wildlife task force is asking public input for changes to moose and bighorn sheep hunting licensesThe recommendations are aimed at making the system more equitable in the face of increasing complaints from hunters, many of whom claim that they won't be able to get a moose or bighorn sheep license for years under the current system. The public can weigh in throughout this month.
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Conservation groups are calling for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) to phase out state-run elk feedgrounds. This request comes as the agency is drafting its feedground management plan.
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Jackson Lake will see historically low water levels this summer, according to an announcement from federal water managers.Nearly all of the reserve water stored in the lake will be released into the Snake River to meet the downstream irrigation needs in Idaho. Legally, Wyoming only has rights to four percent of water in the Snake River system.
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The depopulation order was carried out as a precautionary measure to try and limit the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which is spreading throughout Wyoming and North America as birds migrate during the spring.
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Elk and deer antler hunting season opened last Sunday, May 1, in parts of Wyoming, and it looked different this year, as the past two winters have been mild.
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is slowly on the rise across the state, according to new data from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.The agency tested nearly 7,000 samples of which 13 percent were positive for CWD. The state has seen a 10 percent increase over the last decade, with cases most prevalent in the southeast corner of the state and the Bighorn Basin.
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This week the Wyoming Game and Fish Department released a report on the status of gray wolves in the state. While conservation groups have expressed concern about how aggressive hunting practices may be threatening wolf populations in Idaho and Montana, Wyoming's numbers are well above required population numbers. Game and Fish said that the state has a minimum population of 314 wolves, well above the 100 wolves and ten breeding pairs required by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ken Mills is the lead wolf biologist for Game and Fish and he joined Bob Beck to discuss the numbers and their accuracy.
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A Wyoming Game and Fish managed public access area has been permanently closed to vehicles. The Willwood Public Access Area, directly south of Powell, has had a vandalism and trash dumping problem for years.
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Wildlife officials are asking the public for help maintaining community safety in bear country.
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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department captured 45 grizzly bears in 2021 to prevent or resolve conflicts. The number of captured bears continued to increase in the past couple of years. And as the animals expand their habitat, management is more difficult.