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Laramie Man Struck and Killed on Wyoming Highway

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:18:01 +0000

The Wyoming Highway Patrol says a man was struck and killed by a car while apparently tending to an injured rabbit on a two-lane highway west of Laramie

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Bears Active Again in Grand Teton National Park

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:52:42 +0000

The National Park Service says bears in Grand Teton National Park are active again and looking for food.

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Game and Fish Works to Educate Youth on Poaching

Associated Press — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:54:08 +0000

Wyoming Game and Fish recently distributed posters in Laramie with graphic images from two poaching incidents accompanied by information about the penalties in each case. Both incidents on the poster involved WyoTech students.

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Vehicle Hits, Kills Moose on Hwy. 390 Near Jackson

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 07:39:59 +0000

Motorists are being asked to show a little more care after a vehicle struck and killed a moose on state Highway 390 near Jackson.

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Litter Leads to Poaching Charges

Associated Press — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:32:06 +0000

Wyoming Game and Fish Department investigators have charged two men with poaching deer after linking trash found at the scene of the crime to them.

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Group Honors Gov. Mead On Safer Roads For Wildlife

Associated Press — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 11:34:38 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — The National Parks Conservation Association has recognized Gov. Matt Mead and the state for helping to address wildlife-vehicle collisions on Wyoming's roads and along wildlife corridors

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Game Dept. Urges Ranchers To Water Wildlife

Associated Press — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 11:45:23 +0000

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is urging ranchers and other landowners to consider leaving water in their tanks to help wildlife in the current drought even after they move their livestock off the land

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Grand Teton Road Reroute To Benefit Wildlife

Associated Press — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:39:31 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park is proposing to realign portions of the Moose-Wilson Road in the park to reduce stress on an important wildlife corridor, improve traveler safety and afford motorists better views of the Tetons

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Wyo. Wildlife Winter Ranges Opening For Springtime

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:26:04 +0000

JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts in western Wyoming will have more opportunities to get outside now that many of the winter ranges that are closed to protect wildlife are reopening for the year

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Grand Teton National Park Sees Accidents Decline

Associated Press — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:38:20 +0000

GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park reports a decline in collisions involving wildlife and vehicles last year compared to the year before.

Park officials say 103 animals were hit or killed in the park by vehicles in 2011, down from 162 animals in 2010

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FHA To Recognize WyDOT For Wildlife Underpass Work

Associated Press — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:26:31 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The Federal Highway Administration is about to recognize Wyoming for a project to reduce road kill in the Pinedale area.

A nearly $10 million project involved building underpasses and overpasses at eight sites along U

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Gardeners Tips For Wildlife Deterents

Karen Snyder — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:48:30 +0000

Horticulturalists at the U-W Agricultural Resource Center in Casper have lots of experience trying to keep hungry wildlife out of gardens and away from landscaping in the winter months.

"There've been a few years when we missed getting the protection up for the plants before they start doing their damage and have seen what can happen right here in our garden

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