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Field Day Volunteer for Wildlife!

By Guest Contributor | August 17, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | August 16, 2017

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 …

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Meadows: Allowing companies to capitalize on wildlife to make up for development is not a Wyoming value

By Guest Contributor | August 16, 2017

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 …

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Removing Fence for Wildlife

By Guest Contributor | August 15, 2017

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, …

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Our Comments to WGF on Captive Rearing of Sage Grouse

By Guest Contributor | August 1, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | May 3, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | March 27, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | March 27, 2017

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!

By Guest Contributor | March 8, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | March 8, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | March 7, 2017

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

By Guest Contributor | March 6, 2017

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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