A federal judge in Nevada could rule any time now on a lawsuit filed nearly a year ago in an effort to block protections of the greater sage grouse across much of the West.
Leaders of the Idaho-based group say the fencing near key grouse habitat flies in the face of BLM's own research showing the low-flying, hen-sized birds often die when they strike fences.
Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead said Wednesday the problem is nationwide and he hopes to build bipartisan support for changes in the federal Endangered Species Act, the primary tool for protecting species on the brink of extinction.
The Wyoming Supreme Court must decide whether Gov. Matt Mead's administration properly withheld from an environmentalist records concerning endangered species protections for grizzly bears.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service favor a middle path among the options they're considering for protecting sage grouse habitat in Wyoming.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit from conservation groups that want to block wolf hunts that have killed more than 500 of the predators across the Northern Rockies in recent months.
Wednesday's ruling from the 9th U...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gov. Matt Mead is calling on Wyoming lawmakers to endorse a wolf management plan that would designate the animals as predators that could be shot on sight in most of the state.
Mead and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar last year agreed on a plan to end federal protections for wolves in Wyoming...