Science is essential to managing wildlife populations, but there are limits to what we know.
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The West’s vanishing porcupines
Scientists are racing to figure out why porcupines are disappearing from their former stomping grounds.
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Will this threatened frog stop drilling near Denver?
Northern leopard frogs were found near the site of what would be one of state’s largest fossil fuel operations.
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Attack of the owls, emu-cipated emus, and say ‘hi’ to the bumpy little snailfish
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Proposed Wyoming oil and gas leases overlap wildlife corridors
BLM lease sales planned for next summer land along migration paths. Public comments accepted through Nov. 17.
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Interior is failing to conserve national parks
Leaving parks open during a shutdown neglects the mandate of future enjoyment.
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More than 2,000 jobs could be cut at Interior during shutdown
Research, wildlife and conservation are in the crosshairs.
Posted inOctober 2025: Limits to Growth
Loopy lagomorphs, warning off wolves, the best of Buddys and diminutive dinosaurs
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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The ‘bear’ necessities of good sign design
Researchers study the principles that promote bear-safety behavior.
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In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much?
Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too.
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Osburn’s bridge to nowhere becomes a lifeline for Silver Valley’s elk
Idaho’s newest wildlife crossing didn’t need to be built. It already existed near Coeur d’Alene.
Posted inSeptember 2025: Who Controls Our Food?
Felonious foxes, mischievous marmots, dog meets wolf and a chat with the tooth fairy
Mishaps and mayhem from around the region.
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Decades of public-lands planning, overturned in a day
The House voted to nullify three Bureau of Land Management plans, and critics fear many more could follow.
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How to comment on the planned roadless rule rollback
The deadline to weigh in on the change is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Sept. 19.
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The invisible ‘giant nets’ that catch the smallest songbirds
Collaboration and tiny technology are revolutionizing the study of migration.
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How Interior is using environmental laws to suppress renewable energy
The Trump administration is turning environmentalists’ legal playbook against them.
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New indictment in alleged wolf torture brings friction to a Wyoming community
Cody Robert’s new prosecution causes relief and concern that another dark, hate-filled period looms.
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Public lands and wildlife turn to stopgap solutions
In the face of federal cuts, volunteers, businesses and others help keep programs afloat.
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The Trump team sets double standard on migratory bird rules
The administration said it will go hunting for cases of wind energy companies unintentionally killing migratory birds — something it has long argued is not a violation of federal law.
