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A U.S. judge blocked a proposed water pipeline through a wilderness area in southwest Montana that was intended to help a rare fish species that's seen sharp declines due to habitat loss, warming temperatures and other pressures.

A coalition of four environmental groups say they're suing the government because it wants to add a pipeline to a lake instead of doing harder work to save the imperiled arctic grayling.

A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit to block a plan to divert water into Upper Red Rock Lake to preserve Arctic grayling, arguing the work violates federal

Both sides of a legal dispute over grizzly bear and cattle conflicts in the Upper Green River drainage say an apparent appeals court win for wildlife advocates lacks teeth and

Nine conservation groups are calling on wildlife agencies in Wyoming and Idaho to require black bear hunters to take a bear identification course before getting a hunting license. Kristin Combs, executive director of the group Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, said at least 14 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bears were killed between 2010 and 2022 because of mistaken identity, and added the actual number is likely much higher. "There are also 113 cases of mortalities still under inves...

Judges’ reversal of a grazing allotment decision that allows up to 72 grizzly deaths over a decade won’t impact contested range activity, plaintiffs and defendants say.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife and National Forest Services are headed back to the drawing board after a federal appeals court ruled that the authorization to kill up to 72 grizzly bears, including females, on public lands near Yellowstone National Park violated federal law. Andrea Zaccardi - carnivore conservation program legal director with the Center for Biological Diversity - said grizzlies have one of the lowest reproduction rates of all mammals, and the survival of females is critical for th...

Nevadans will have the opportunity to learn more and weigh in on a proposed public lands rule that shifts the Bureau of Land Managements focus to prioritize wildlife conservation and protecting cultural resources. Tomorrow, the B-L-M invites the public to an in-person meeting in Reno to better understand the proposal. Russell Kuhlman, Executive Director for the Nevada Wildlife Federation, said the measure would help the agency put conservation efforts "on par and act as a balance,&a...

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A ruling by the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday will protect up to 72 grizzly bears in the Bridger-Teton National Forest area in Wyoming from being killed after the court found the 2019 culling authorization violated the law.