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Wyoming to experiment with relocating golden eagles to protect sheep ranchers By Brendan LaChance on April 26, 2021 (Shutterstock) CASPER, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish Department and other agencies plan to relocate up to 16 golden eagles as part of a research project which aims to “help mitigate predation on sheep ranches.” “Researchers intend to move eagles up to 400 miles to evaluate the effectiveness of relocation as a management option,” Game and Fish said on Thursday. The Wyoming Game and Fish Commission approved the proposal during their April meeting. Article continues ...

Wyoming Pulling Up Next To Colorado At Road Kill Buffet CBS Denver 2 hrs ago Syndicated Local – CBS Denver (CBS4) — Wyoming’s governor signed a bill earlier this month requiring that state’s highway and wildlife agencies create rules allowing the processing of animals killed by motorists for consumption. According to an article in the Jackson Hole News & Guide, Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon’s directive will provide guidelines for the harvesting of “road kill,” a term generally describing wildlife that has been fatally struck by vehicles on roadways. It’s an activi...

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is backing a plan to trap 16 sheep-hunting golden eagles and move them up to 400 miles away, including out of Wyoming. The plan is both a research project and a way to “alleviate conflicts” with domestic livestock, according to a memo to Game and Fish commissioners from the chief of the agency’s wildlife division. The matter is scheduled for consideration and potential approval by the commission Thursday at its Jackson meeting. The goal of the research is to identify best practices for relocating depredating golden eagles and reduce conflict...

New law would allow people to eat roadkill RADIO.COM 1 hr ago © Provided by RADIO.COM Deer near highway Thousands of animals are accidentally hit by vehicles in Wyoming every single year leading hundreds of pounds of edible meat going to waste. Listen to your favorite music now on Taking roadkill to eat has been illegal in the state, but on Monday Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill that involves the legal harvest of roadkill. That law would go into effect in July. So, if you accidentally hit and kill an animal, you will be able to take it to eat. This can already be done in 30 other st...

New law would allow people to eat road kill RADIO.COM 2 hrs ago © Provided by RADIO.COM Deer near highway Thousands of animals are accidentally hit by vehicles in Wyoming every single year leading hundreds of pounds of edible meat going to waste. Taking roadkill to eat has been illegal in the state, but on Monday Governor Mark Gordon signed a bill that involves the legal harvest of road kill. That law would go into effect in July. So, if you accidentally hit and kill an animal, you will be able to take it to eat. This can already be done in 30 other states including Colorado, Idaho, and ...