Captive Breeding Rules pass through the WGF Commission
Sage-Grouse Captive Breeding Update: In the 2017 legislative session a bill passed to create a program dedicated to captive breeding of the Greater sage-grouse. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) was charged with developing regulations for this program. A program that would allow private companies to gather wild eggs and raise birds for private …
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Fall Fund Drive – Hats, Stickers and a few nights in the hills
Fall Fund Drive Want to give back to the organization that is in the trenches of Wyoming’s wildlife conservation everyday? Want to give a few dollars to have the knowledge you have a voice in Cheyenne when it truly matters? Now is your chance. Give between now and November 1st and you get a few …
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Keep it Public Wyoming
“Whether historical or ecological, political or personal, the connective tissue that holds together or tears apart our public lands begins with “We the People”.”- Terry Tempest Williams Last Saturday over 130 people showed up in Laramie to voice their support for a bill to create an official Wyoming Public Lands Day in the state. …
Wyoming Public Lands Day
Celebrating our Public Lands Proposed Wyoming Public Lands Day Legislation keepitpublicwyo.com OVERVIEW The draft legislation proposes a Wyoming Public Lands Day established on the last Saturday in September. It requires the Governor to issue an annual proclamation encouraging the observance of this day. The proclamation is flexible and can highlight the importance of public lands …
Field Day Volunteer for Wildlife!
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement on Green Mountain Join us to improve aspen and riparian habitat for wildlife on Green Mountain. Green Mountain? Yeah that Green Mountain out between Jeffery City and Muddy Gap. See some new country and do good for wildlife. We know it is hunting season, but one day will not hurt.
WGF Commission Meeting
Wyoming Game and Fish Commission On July 19 in Afton, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission recognized exemplary employees from each department. In honor of those employees and our appreciation for the work the Department and Commission does for Wyoming, the Wyoming Wildlife Federation hosted a lunch. “It was an opportunity for the Federation to …
Meadows: Allowing companies to capitalize on wildlife to make up for development is not a Wyoming value
First published in the Casper Star Tribune The current mess we are in with greater sage grouse is just history repeating itself. We have been here before, and we have made these mistakes — mistakes that have cost sportsmen and sportswomen of this country billions to try to repair the damage. Damage that could have …
Removing Fence for Wildlife
Wildlife Habitat Enhancement Project Shoshone National Forest, Sheridan Creek For the past seven years Wyoming Wildlife Federation and the Red Canyon Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have worked to remove old, obsolete fences from wildlife habitat. Elk, mule deer, moose, antelope, and other roaming and migrating animals benefit from no longer having gnarly, …
Our Comments to WGF on Captive Rearing of Sage Grouse
Last year the Wyoming State Legislature voted to approve House Bill 271. This bill required the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF) to write rules to allow for captive farming of Greater sage grouse. You can read the bill in its entirety here. You can learn more about the sponsors of the bill here. Since …
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NEWS: Wyoming Wildlife Federation Names New Executive Director
April 28, 2017 ***NEWS RELEASE*** Wyoming Wildlife Federation Names New Executive Director Dwayne Meadows has been named the new Executive Director of the Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF), the oldest sportsmen and conservation advocacy group in Wyoming. He takes charge May 8th of the 80-year old organization committed to conserving wildlife, habitat and outdoor opportunities in …
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University of Wyoming Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County
March 27, 2017 Wyoming Wildlife Federation Contact: Chamois Andersen (307) 438-1724 (cell) UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County A University of Wyoming (UW) study on the economic impacts of hunting and fishing in Carbon County shows sportsmen provide millions of dollars to the local economy each year. In 2015, hunters …
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UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County
March 27, 2017 ***NEWS RELEASE*** Wyoming Wildlife Federation Contact: Chamois Andersen (307) 438-1724 (cell) UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Carbon County A University of Wyoming (UW) study on the economic impacts of hunting and fishing in Carbon County shows sportsmen provide millions of dollars to the local economy each year. In …
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Hickerson is the 2017 recipient of the Jespersen Award!
UW PROJECT: Hornyhead chub in Wyoming have a highly limited distribution and are classified as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. Western populations of Hornyhead Chub are isolated glacial relicts that are disjunct from the main distribution of the species in the midwestern United States. Glacial relict populations of …
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NEWS RELEASE: UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Sublette County
March 8, 2017 ***NEWS RELEASE*** Wyoming Wildlife Federation Contact: Chamois Andersen (307) 438-1724 UW Study Reveals Hunters and Anglers Spend Millions in Sublette County A University of Wyoming (UW) study on the economic impacts of hunting and fishing in Sublette County shows sportsmen provide millions of dollars to the local economy. In 2015, hunters and anglers injected …
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Senate mulls striking down BLM rule – Star Tribune
Senate mulls striking down BLM rule – Casper Star Tribune By, Heather Richards http://trib.com/business/energy/senate-mulls-striking-down-blm-rule/article_a2703db5-7b1f-551e-9c40-31500d5a0a84.html The U.S. Senate considered striking down the Bureau of Land Management’s new rule-making protocol, BLM 2.0, on Monday night, in a continued attempt to purge Obama-era regulations. The dry federal process has become the topic of heated debate as conservative leaders …
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Appeals Court Lifts Gray Wolf Protections In Wyoming – NPR
Appeals Court Lifts Gray Wolf Protections In Wyoming By MELODIE EDWARDS • MAR 3, 2017 Natural Resources & Energy TweetShareGoogle+Email CREDIT WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Federal protections for the gray wolf in Wyoming were lifted by a federal appeals judge Friday. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has considered the species ready for delisting for years. The recovery goal for …
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Art Show to Benefit WWF
Jackson artist Danny Shervin will host special show to benefit the Wyoming Wildlife Federation’s Public Lands Campaign *Danny Shervin Solo Art Show and Opening* RAFFLE FOR WILDLIFE ART! 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Friday, March 10 at the Pink Garter Theatre/The Rose in Jackson Hole FREE ADMISSION, ALL AGES The event will include a live …
Wolves to be removed from Endangered Species List
Court Rules in Favor of Wyoming Wolf Delisting The Washington DC Court of Appeals issued a ruling in favor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), State of Wyoming and others regarding the delisting of wolves from the Endangered Species List in Wyoming. The case was originally filed in November of 2012 and involved …
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Slowing The Spread of CWD
Editor’s Note: Updated March 18, 2022 Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been a chronic worry for Wyoming’s mule herds, causing slow wasting and death in any infected animals for 35 known-years. During the early years of managing this disease, Wyoming chose a cautious wait-and-see approach to managing the disease. Given the unknowns about CWD at …
CALL TO ACTION – Contact our WY US Senators – Vote “YES” on BLM Planning 2.0
Feb. 27, 2017 CALL TO ACTION Contact our WY US Senators – Vote “YES” on BLM Planning 2.0 Please send an email or call Sen. Barrasso (866-235-9553) and Sen. Enzi (888- 250-1879) and ask them to support and vote “YES” in favor of BLM Planning 2.0. Planning 2.0 by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) …
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Wildlife scientists oppose sage grouse farming bill – Star Tribune
Wildlife scientists oppose sage grouse farming bill By Christine Peterson 307-746-3121, Christine.Peterson@trib.com http://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/wildlife-scientists-oppose-sage-grouse-farming-bill/article_a8c36405-cf73-52fa-9d74-e138fbdc4946.html Wyoming’s largest group of wildlife scientists announced recently it opposes a bill moving through the Wyoming Legislature that would allow private industry to raise sage grouse using eggs collected in the wild. The bill, HB271, “is not supported by leading science on …
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Hunting, fishing reel in bucks for Teton County -Jackson Hole News
Jackson Hole News Guide Hunting, fishing reel in bucks for Teton County Teton tops for sportsmen revenue among Wyoming counties surveyed. http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/environmental/hunting-fishing-reel-in-bucks-for-teton-county/article_a4e4ce84-4c9a-521f-8fa0-ecbfdb6850da.html Sportsmen spend about $30 million annually in Teton County pursuing cutthroat trout, elk and other terrestrial and aquatic critters, according to a new study. The assessment takes a snapshot view of spending from …
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Economic Study Shows Hunting and Fishing Pays Big Dividends to Teton County
Feb. 8, 2017 ***NEWS RELEASE*** Wyoming Wildlife Federation Contact: Jessi Johnson (530) 598-0583 Teton County, Wyo., Feb. 8, 2017 – The Wyoming Wildlife Federation (WWF) today released an economic study by the University of Wyoming (UW) for Teton County, Wyoming, which shows $29.5 million was generated in 2015 as a result of hunters and anglers …
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WWF legislative update
Wyoming Legislative News It has been a busy start to the 2017 legislative session with a number of wildlife, public lands and Game and Fish related bills. (Click here for bills information and status). Killed! – Public Lands Constitutional Amendment (SJ003) Hats off to WWF members for contacting their legislators – our voice was heard! …
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