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CASPER – Although a highly invasive and harmful species of mussel was unexpectedly found in aquarium decorations at Wyoming pet stores earlier this year, wildlife officials say they have not

Written by Associated Press on June 2, 2021 CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wildlife officials believe Wyoming remains free of invasive zebra mussels three months after the mollusks turned up in aquarium products shipped into the state. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and state Department of Agriculture have been using DNA testing to monitor sewer systems for zebra mussels and the similarly invasive quagga mussel. “If we get a positive on a wastewater facility, it w...

Wildlife officials: Wyoming still free of invasive mussels June 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Wildlife officials believe Wyoming remains free of invasive zebra mussels three months after the mollusks turned up in aquarium products shipped into the state. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and state Department of Agriculture have been using DNA testing to monitor sewer systems for zebra mussels and the similarly invasive quagga mussel. “If we get a positive on a wastewat...

Green River Star - Zebra mussel strike team formed   April 29, 2021 POWELL — After years of diligently manning aquatic invasive species checkpoints with trained inspectors, testing water systems and preparing for the worst, invasive zebra mussels were delivered to Wyoming via first class mail. For more than a decade, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has been actively planning and gearing up to keep damaging invasive species of mussels out of the state. It was once one of six states in ...

Gay Lynn Byrd couldn’t quite recall the last time she’d laid eyes on the Tetons, but her best guess was that it had been nearly 30 years. Hailing from Douglas, the Wyoming Game and Fish commissioner was certain of something else: She’d never seen a wild wolf. That changed last week. “We ranch, so we see livestock and wildlife all the time, but just to see it with the Tetons is great,” Byrd said. “This was the first time I’d seen a wolf in the wild. “Now w...

It seems like only yesterday that state lawmakers were at the Capitol in Cheyenne, working their magic the way only they can do. But they left last Wednesday, and when I look back on it all, what strikes me the most is the enormous amount of inaction — particularly on the most crucial issues facing the state. In many vital areas, Wyoming is in the same dire position it was before the much-anticipated session. This year, I watched the action from the comfort and clutter of the Drake’s ...

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily Wyoming officials are disagreeing with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommendation to leave grizzly bears on the threatened wildlife list for at least five more years. Last week, the agency recommended that no change be made to the to the grizzlies’ status as threatened under the Endangered Species Act for at least five years, which will allow for a status review. But Wyoming officials maintain the recommend...

MEAD GRUVER CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming’s governor has convened an emergency panel to scrutinize algae balls and other aquarium products amid concern that an invasive mussel species could have found an unexpected route into state waters. Zebra mussels recently turned up in globs of algae called moss balls sold in pet stores in over two dozen states including Wyoming, which has banned further imports of the products. The emergency response team will work on removing products containing the muss...

Wyoming Senate work to join protest against Biden oil and gas policies By Brendan LaChance on March 11, 2021 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Senate is working to formally protest President Joe Biden administration’s oil and gas policies. They passed Senate Joint Resolution 03 on first reading on Thursday which aims to send a message to the Biden administration that orders suspending oil and gas development negatively impact Wyoming. Whether resolutions have any impact was a matt...

CHEYENNE — Governor Mark Gordon has convened an emergency response team to mitigate impacts and seek solutions to the discovery of invasive zebra mussels in Wyoming. The team, led by Director Brian Nesvik of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Director Doug Miyamoto of the Wyoming Department of Agriculture, is working to remove the products that carry zebra mussels and contain their potential spread. Last week, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, for the first time in the state, found...