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A Bill to Ban Wildlife Whacking

killing of wolves

A Bill to Ban Wildlife "Whacking"

Wolf and coyote whacking is currently legal in Idaho as well as Wyoming. Technically, only coyote whacking is legal in Montana, but few can distinguish a young wolf from a coyote, and enforcement is almost impossible.

After Achievements in Wyoming, Usda Expands Big Game Conservation Program

Animal Migration

After Achievements in Wyoming, NRCS Expands Big Game Conservation Program

“A very good fence modification program being sponsored by NRCS. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on November 14, 2023. It was written by Aedan Hannon of the Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange. CASPER — You could call big game migrations miracles and it wouldn’t be

State Seeks to Kill 50% More Lions in Hard-hit Deer Range

State Seeks to Kill 50% More Lions in Hard-hit Deer Range

“Predator removals – paid for by the government for 150-years – have done vast damage to wildlife and habitat. How sad that despite all their accumulated animal knowledge and historical experience, the agencies apparently have “…learned nothing and forgotten nothing”. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on June 19,

It Began as a Tool to Save Wild Elk. A Century Later, Feeding Threatens Iconic Herds

"Invasion Biology"

It Began as a Tool to Save Wild Elk. A Century Later, Feeding Threatens Iconic Herds

Here is a Washington Post article on the CWD threat from elk feeding. The paper says CWD was “identified” 50-years ago. The ‘rest of the story’ is that the “identification” occurred in a Colorado state experimental station in Ft. Collins: It’s like saying that the corona virus was “identified”

Scientists to Study ‘Walking-Dead’ Deer in Wyoming’s Most CWD-Infected Herd

Chronic Wasting Disease

Scientists to Study ‘Walking-Dead’ Deer in Wyoming’s Most CWD-Infected Herd

As reported below, 98% of the animals in one of Wyoming’s deer herds have Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Infection rates like these will soon make Wyoming, Montana and Idaho the national leaders of the epidemic. Obvious ways to control CWD include stopping practices such as winter feeding that everyone

Wyoming Sage Grouse Counts Fall Again, Marking a 5-year Trend

Wyoming Sage Grouse Counts Fall Again, Marking a 5-year Trend

The more chemicals and pesticides we use, and the more we destock public ranges across the West, the more our treasured game birds decline. As usual, the “experts” blame climate change. NOTE: this article was originally published to JHNewsandGuide.com on September 13, 2021. It was written by Angus M.