Sunday's Podcast: Yellowstone Wolves At 30
It's been 30 years since an effort was launched early in the 1990s to return wolves to Yellowstone National Park.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 10th, 2025 1:35pm
Wildlife
The Nature Conservancy Has Closure Agreements With A Dozen Ranches At Point Reyes National Seashore
A dozen ranches — six dairy and six beef — at Point Reyes National Seashore will close over the next 15 months, leading to their lands being managed for resource conservation by the National Park Service.
USFWS To Keep Grizzlies Under Endangered Species Act Protection
Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem will not lose their protections under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday, though the agency also proposed to clarify exactly where the bears enjoy those protections.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2025 2:48pm
Montana Files New Year's Eve Lawsuit Over Yellowstone Bison Plan
Montana officials, saying they've not been given "a fair shake," filed a New Year's Eve lawsuit over Yellowstone National Park's bison management plan.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 7th, 2025 4:55am
Tourists Vs. Wildlife: The Dangers In The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
There are too many stories about Yellowstone and Grand Teton national park visitors getting in troubling situations with wildlife.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2025 11:27am
Elk Management Operation Closes Wind Cave National Park Backcountry
A few dozen animals will be removed from the elk herd at Wind Cave National Park in a bid to control chronic wasting disease.
- By justin.housman - December 28th, 2024 2:50am
Alaska Governor Sends "Priority List" To Trump Transition Team
Permitting the Ambler Road through Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; giving the state of Alaska control over fish and wildlife, including within National Park System units; and discarding the National Park Service's practice of managing lands "eligible" for wilderness as official wilderness are among the requests Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has made to President-elect Donald Trump's transition team.
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- By Kurt Repanshek - January 13th, 2025 3:06pm
Defenders Of Wildlife Warns Too Many Florida Panthers Are Being Killed By Drivers
Defenders of Wildlife issues a call to protect Florida panthers from increasing deaths from vehicle collisions.
- By justin.housman - January 13th, 2025 3:06pm
Eastern Hellbender Proposed For ESA Protections By U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
More than five years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refused to propose endangered status for the Eastern hellbender, the agency is now proposing to list the giant salamander as such under the Endangered Species Act.
- By Kurt Repanshek - December 19th, 2024 6:25pm
The Elephant Seals Of Point Reyes
There is little chance you'll overlook an elephant seal on the beaches of Point Reyes National Seashore.
- By Kurt Repanshek - January 8th, 2025 11:27am
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