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Motorcycle Rally Against Wolf Torture Plans Return To Daniel, Wyoming
Hogs for Hope, a motorcycle rally in response to the torture and killing of a wolf in Daniel, plans a return to the western Wyoming town June 14. The event organizer says he won’t stop the rallies until Wyoming reforms its wolf management policy.
Mark HeinzMay 26, 2025

How Two Casper Teens Were Responsible For The National Outcry To Protect Eagles
Two Casper high school seniors who discovered numerous dead bald eagles on a hike in 1971 helped fuel a national outcry to protect them. The investigation led to charges against Wyoming ranchers bent on keeping predators from their sheep.
Dale KillingbeckMay 25, 2025

Cheyenne Botanic Gardens Buys Tulips By The Thousands, And They Last For Years
Holland may be famous for its tulips, but they’re all over Cheyenne as well each summer. The Cheyenne Botanic Gardens buys them by the thousands, and they thrive in southeast Wyoming, some lasting for a decade.
Renée JeanMay 25, 2025

Remembering Scott Talbott: 2nd-Longest Serving Director In Wyoming Game And Fish History
Scott Talbott died in April from pancreatic cancer. As the second-longest serving director of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Talbott leaves behind a legacy of conservation and leadership and being the “perfect dad” to his sons.
Jen KocherMay 25, 2025

Exploring Wyoming: How To Navigate Through Yellowstone's Bison Jams
If you get stuck in one of Yellowstone's bison jams, you might be doomed for a long time. That's why wildlife photographer Max Waugh, who has led tours in Yellowstone for 25 years, published a book on ways to navigate the jams -- which include considering yourself a bison.
Andrew RossiMay 24, 2025

Group Aims To Raise $500 Million To Get Wildlife Crossing Projects Rolling Again
With federal money for wildlife crossings running dry and on hold, the Wildlife Crossing Fund aims to raise $500 million in private donations. The goal is to get wildlife crossing projects rolling again across Wyoming and other states.
Mark HeinzMay 24, 2025

Poo-Poo Project Saves Wyoming Owls, Other Birds From Horrible Public Toilet Deaths
The Teton Raptor Center's award-winning Poo-Poo Project is saving owls and other birds from horrible deaths by getting trapped inside public vault toilets. The solution the center developed is now being used in all 50 states.
Andrew RossiMay 24, 2025

Grizzly Shot, Killed After Charging Mushroom Pickers Near Montana Prairie Town
Two Montana men shot and killed a grizzly that charged them while they were picking mushrooms late Wednesday near the town of Choteau. That’s in prairie country where grizzlies have recently become more common.
Mark HeinzMay 24, 2025

Grizzlies Walk Right Up To Cody Man’s Jeep, Show They Don’t Fear Humans
A man headed to look for black bears near Cody said three grizzlies walked right up to his bright lime-green Jeep. He said it’s more evidence that grizzlies don’t fear humans in that area.
Mark HeinzMay 23, 2025

Wyoming Corner-Crossing Case Would Set National Law If Supreme Court Hears It
Wyoming’s noted “corner-crossing” case could end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. If it does, it would settle once and for all whether hopping corners between private and public land parcels is legal.
Mark HeinzMay 22, 2025

WYDOT Opens Snowy Range, Beartooth Highway Expected To Open Before Weekend
After clearing up to 15 feet of snow in some spots of Wyoming Highway 130, the Snowy Range opened for the season Thursday. The Wyoming Department of Transportation also says the Beartooth Highway and Highway 14A should be open Friday.
Andrew RossiMay 22, 2025

Flaming Gorge Lake Trout Still Devouring Kokanee Salmon Despite No Limits, Marina Owner Says
A marina owner at Flaming Gorge told Cowboy State Daily on Wednesday that lake trout are gobbling too many prized kokanee salmon. He said the catch limits on lake trout aren’t enough and should be commercially netted.
Mark HeinzMay 22, 2025

Why So Many Grizzly Bears This Year On Social Media?
Photos of Wyoming grizzlies are blowing up all over social media. While that’s partly because there are more bears, it’s also because there are more people taking pictures of them, wildlife photographers say.
Mark HeinzMay 21, 2025

Game And Fish Finds Mother Lode Of 500K Invasive Zebra Mussels On Boat Lift
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department aquatic inspectors scraped more than 500,000 invasive zebra mussels off a boat lift from South Dakota. The mother lode of mussels could have devastated Alcova Reservoir.
Andrew RossiMay 20, 2025

With Four New Denning Pairs Of Wolves, Colorado Could Have Wolf Pup Boom
With four pairs of wolves thought to be denning together in Colorado, that state is expecting a wolf pup boom. That could lead to numerous established wolf packs.
Mark HeinzMay 20, 2025

Grizzlies Likely To Be Delisted Once Nesvik Heads FWS, Former Federal Official Says
Former Wyoming Game and Fish Director Brian Nesvik needs to take charge of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) before grizzlies can be delisted, says a former high-ranking federal official who oversaw the agency.
Mark HeinzMay 20, 2025

Momma Grizzly Doesn’t Mess Around When Wolf Tries To Snatch Her Tiny Cub
The first grizzly bear to appear this spring with a new cub in Yellowstone National Park’s Lamar Valley wasn’t messing around when she fended off a huge wolf trying to snatch her tiny cub.
Mark HeinzMay 19, 2025

Game And Fish Captures, Relocates Grizzly That Killed Cattle Near Cody
Wyoming Game and Fish announced Monday that a male grizzly that was killing cattle has been captured near Cody and relocated. Grizzlies attacking cattle is the most common type of grizzly-human conflict in northwest Wyoming.
Mark HeinzMay 19, 2025

Helicopter Rescues Horse Stranded In The Middle Of The Yellowstone River
A horse named Cowboy stranded in the middle of the Yellowstone River south of Billings, Montana, was flown to safety Friday by the Yellowstone County Sheriff's Office and its on-call helicopter.
Andrew RossiMay 19, 2025

Wyoming Rancher Hopes Fence Will Prevent Another ‘Absolute Carnage’ Of Antelope
It's hoped that upgraded fencing on a family ranch in Sweetwater County will save countless antelope, deer and elk. Old woven-wire fence was choking off wildlife migration routes, which contributed to “absolute carnage” during winter 2022-23.
Mark HeinzMay 19, 2025

Wyoming Birders Live For Spring, And Spotting Something Rare Or Spectacular
For bird enthusiasts, the best part of spring is watching all the birds return. Wyoming is home to more than 400 species of birds and the migration peak is in May.
Jackie DorothyMay 18, 2025

Grand Teton’s Mormon Row To Get Upgrades As Visitors Crowd Picturesque Area
Grand Teton National Park’s growing popularity with tourists means more visitors are taking in Wyoming’s picturesque Mormon Row. The National Park Service is planning upgrades to the area to keep up.
Andrew RossiMay 17, 2025

More Wyoming Women Have Guns — And Are Trained How To Use Them
In Wyoming, and across the country, more women are buying guns and taking courses to learn how to shoot them. Jason Crotteau, who runs the Riverton-based Wyoming Tactical shooters’ training company, says self-protection is the reason why.
Mark HeinzMay 17, 2025

Dimwitted California Rapper Stands Next To Boiling Yellowstone Pool For Video
If you’re dead set on committing a federal crime in Yellowstone National Park, you might as well post video of yourself doing the deed to social media. That’s what a California rapper did, coming dangerously close to a boiling thermal pool.
Andrew RossiMay 16, 2025