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![One of five wolves reintroduced to northern Colorado in December 2023.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/Colorado-wolf-release-2-12.28.23.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Colorado Wolves Close In On Wyoming, Would Get ‘Warm Welcome’ From Ranchers
Colorado wolves continue to close in crossing into Wyoming, which wouldn’t be popular with ranchers near the border. One state legislator said it’s likely any wolves that come into Wyoming would get a “warm welcome.”
Mark HeinzJuly 26, 2024
![Discarded tear and trash litters one of the Mount Everest base camps in this 2018 photo.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/Everest-trash-Getty-7.26.24.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Wyoming Everest Climbers Pleased Dead Bodies Being Removed, Worried About Sherpas
Two Wyoming mountaineers who have been on Mount Everest say they appreciate renewed efforts to remove hundreds of dead bodies from the mountain. But they also don’t want to sacrifice Sherpas to do it.
Dale KillingbeckJuly 26, 2024
![A momma grizzly and her cub tussle over a scrap of food, with the cub apparently prevailing, early Wednesday in Yellowstone National Park.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/Grizzlies-fight-over-food-7.25.24.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Grizzlies Fight Over Food Right Next To Wyoming Man’s Truck
Getting video of a grizzly mother and cub fighting over food, practically within arm’s reach (but taken safely from his truck), seemed cool enough to share on social media for a Cody man, but he didn’t expect it to catch fire.
Mark HeinzJuly 26, 2024
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Critics Say Cody Too Isolated For $10 Million Wyoming Shooting Complex
Now that a spot about 7.5 miles south of Cody has been picked for the coveted $10 million Wyoming Shooting Complex, critics say it’s too isolated. Backers say that won’t discourage its target audience — competitive shooters and events.
Mark HeinzJuly 25, 2024
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Two Wyoming Heroes Honored At Cheyenne Frontier Days For Saving Boy's Life
Over 10,000 people at Cheyenne Frontier Days gave two men a standing ovation on Wednesday for their heroism earlier this year when they saved an 11-year-old boy who had fallen into the whitewater rapids of the Popo Agie River.
Renée JeanJuly 25, 2024
![Genetically-altered “Trojan” male brook trout were recently dumped into Game Creek, in the upper Snake River Drainage. They’ll turn the entire brookie population there male, so it will die off and make room for cutthroat trout. (Courtesy of Wyoming Game and Fish Department)](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/brook-trout-male-7-24-24.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Game And Fish Genetically Modify Brook Trout To Make Them All Male
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department have come up with a seemingly sci-fi way to combat brook trout that have been taking over habitat from native cutthroats. Turn the brookies all male by mixing them with genetically-altered “Trojan” fish.
Mark HeinzJuly 24, 2024
![Grizzly 769 was a well-known Yellowstone Park Bear. He started breaking into homes in and around Gardiner Montana, and wildlife agents shot the bear last week and left its carcass in the Yellowstone River, with the head and paws removed.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/no-head-grizzly.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Grizzly Killed, Left In River With Head, Paws Cut Off, Was Well-Known Yellowstone Bear
A grizzly carcass left in the Yellowstone River with its head and paws cut off is that of a well-known Yellowstone bear, Grizzly 769. Wildlife officials said they removed the parts after killing it last week so they wouldn't end up on the black market.
Mark HeinzJuly 24, 2024
![Yellowstone erupt 7 24 24 v2](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/yellowstone-erupt-7-24-24-v2.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Yellowstone Volcano Scientist Says Black Diamond Eruption Was "Small," Can Get Much Bigger
Despite the intensity and size of the Black Diamond Pool eruption in Yellowstone on Tuesday, geologists categorized it as a "small" hydrothermal explosion. The scientist-in-charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory said they can get bigger. Much bigger.
Andrew RossiJuly 24, 2024
![Park County has won a competive process to be home to a new $10 million Wyoming state shooting complex. It will be built on land about 7 miles south of Cody oaff Highway 120.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/Cody-shooting-completx-IMG_2406-7.23.24.jpeg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
$10M Wyoming Shooting Complex To Be Built South Of Cody
A site about 7 miles south of Cody has been chosen for a $10 million Wyoming shooting complex, a state task force decided Monday. Construction could start next spring, and the complex could be open for business by spring 2026.
Mark HeinzJuly 23, 2024
![Images from a video taken by the Steve and Vlada family shows a violent eruption of Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on July 23, 2024.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/Black-Diamond-Geyser-in-the-Buscuit-Basin-explodes-Vlada-March-7.23.24.jpg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Violent Yellowstone Thermal Pool Eruption Explodes Boardwalk, Spews Mud And Rocks
Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park violently erupted Tuesday, sending dozens of tourists running as the boardwalk they were standing on exploded. The eruption spewed black water, mud and rocks, but no injuries were initially reported.
Andrew RossiJuly 23, 2024
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Tourists Run Screaming From Yellowstone Bear That Looks Like A Muppet
A young black bear with different coloring that looked more like a Muppet than an apex predator freaked out Yellowstone tourists. But the bear, which had shaggy fur and racoon-like markings, was just a regular bear, an expert says.
Mark HeinzJuly 23, 2024
![Wild Horse advocate Gail Bumsted addresses protestors overlooking the Bureau of Land Management mustang holding corrals just north of Rock Springs on Monday.](https://cowboystatedaily.imgix.net/Horse-protest-Horse-speaker-7.22.24.jpeg?ixlib=js-3.8.0&q=75&auto=format%2Ccompress&ar=3%3A2&fit=crop)
Protesters Rally In Rock Springs To End Wyoming Mustang Roundup
Demonstrators from several states showed up in Rock Springs on Monday to protest the BLM's Wyoming mustang roundups. Next month, the BLM plans to round up about 500-600 wild horses in the White Mountain area, reducing that herd to roughly 300 horses.
Mark HeinzJuly 22, 2024