Wyoming loves its wildlife, Gov. Matt Mead said Wednesday.
It does not love the way the federal government has handled wildlife through the 1973 Endangered Species Act, Mead said at a news conference.
"Roughly 1 percent of all species that have been listed have been delisted," he said...
Instead of tackling all the threats to the sage grouse in a massive land area the USDA's Natural Resources and Conservation Services and its partners are focusing efforts on specific landscapes in the west.
$28.8 million are being dedicated to Wyoming and 10 other states...