While not harmful to humans, a kidney disease is killing mountain whitefish. Warm waters make matters worse.
Wildlife
In reversal, Park Service approves Moose-Wilson pathway
A decade after saying ‘no,’ plans come with ‘mitigation measures’ for wildlife, cultural sites.
Summer monsoon leads state to lift voluntary fishing closure on Snake River, Flat Creek
The first-ever closure of its kind on the Snake lasted two weeks.
State investigates after hiker walks away from bear attack on Teton Pass
The presumed black bear incident is the first this year in the Tetons.
Anglers applaud G&F for fishing closure ‘final warning’
Voluntary afternoon angling pause on the Snake is a first, but likely not a last.
The Trump administration’s new grizzly management proposal, explained
Following 50 years of federal protections, the new proposal would concentrate more management control into the hands of state agencies.
State slashes wolf tags in half to prop up sick population
Last year’s disease outbreak cut gray wolf population to 20-year low.
Yellowstone elevates partial closures to full closures to protect fish
Fish go belly up following a weekend heatwave.
Feds move to return threatened grizzly bear management to the states
Wyoming, Montana, Idaho and Washington could take over management, but hunting will not immediately be on the table.
