Veteran Hunt Program
Wyoming Wildlife Federation participates in the Wounded Veteran Hunt program, which is intended to honor wounded servicemen and women for their duty and service by providing them with a complementary hunting experience in Wyoming’s beautiful backcountry.
Science Friday: Boreal Toad Project Summary
Summary of Boreal Toad Project for Jesperson Award 2018 Emerging infectious diseases pose a significant threat to global biodiversity. Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (commonly known as the amphibian chytrid fungus), an emerging fungal pathogen primarily affecting amphibians, is of particular concern because it has caused severe population declines and several extinctions in amphibian populations worldwide. Our current …
Science Friday: Breeding Bird Surveys
By: Reg Rothwell Breeding Bird Surveys (BBS) are the source of some of the most important, comprehensive, long-term data on avian populations in North America. Initiated in 1966, there are more than 4500 established routes in the US and Canada. Approximately 70% of these routes are routinely run each year. In Wyoming there are 80 …
A Legacy of Mule Deer Conservation in Wyoming
Wyoming is home to extraordinary wildlife and intact ecosystems. These habitats and wildlife herds are unprecedented, including a wildlife migration that reaches nearly 250 miles. When speaking of the natural resources of Wyoming, our wildlife and intact habitat account for one of the largest economic drivers in the state, outdoor recreation. When something as important …
Living Wyoming Wild: John Laughlin
Something Worth Protecting by John Laughlin “We have a unique slice of heaven here and the ability to keep it special and awe-inspiring for generations to come.” I still remember the first time driving into Wyoming as an adult. It was January 28, 1994, the day before my sister Caroline’s 30th birthday. I must have …
Standing Up For Sage Grouse
The Greater sage-grouse is an iconic western bird whos status and population health will have lasting effects for wildlife management and energy development in Wyoming. Throughout the last ten years the state of Wyoming along with a myriad of diverse stakeholders have been working to manage this chicken-sized bird to reduce its rate of population …
Crucial Habitat On The Auction Block
Written By: Joy Bannon, WWF Field Director Wyoming must balance energy and mineral extraction with making sure our hunting and fishing areas are kept healthy and contiguous. Decision makers in Wyoming are often tasked with balancing the management of its world class wildlife along with energy and mineral resource development. The back and forth …
Grazing Allotment Retirement
The co-mingling of Bighorn and Domestic Sheep causes one of the largest threats to our native wildlife species: diseases of domestic animals.
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act will redirect $1.3 billion of existing revenue annually to state-led wildlife conservation efforts, effectively allowing the states to more fully implement their State Wildlife Action Plans.
Commissioner Tag Raffle
Providing access and opportunity to all is a core component to our mission – the Hunt Sweeps program provides just that. Instead of auctioning tags to the highest bidder, we seek to bring these once in a lifetime opportunities to individuals who otherwise would not be included in the conversation.
Living Wyoming Wild
The goal of the Living Wyoming Wild initiative is to showcase the diversity and scope of those individuals, businesses, and organizations that know the value of Wyoming’s wild heritage.
Outreach and Local Engagement
Local engagement in communities throughout the state is crucial in cultivating an informed and empowered conservation voice for Wyoming.
Help Protect Our Way of Life
We need everyone who values the wild spaces of Wyoming to get involved. Are you ready?