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<title>Federal Plan To Massacre Nearly 500,000 Owls To Save Other Owls Is Back On Track | Cowboy State Daily</title>

The U.S. Senate cleared the way Wednesday for wildlife agents to kill nearly 500,000 barred owls to save spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest. Meanwhile, barred owls could be moving in on native great gray owls in Wyoming.

Federal Plan To Massacre Nearly 500,000 Owls To Save Other Owls Is Back On Track

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Andrew Rossi

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<title>‘Runaway Dinner’: Wolf Wades Into Yellowstone River After Floating Rack Of Ribs | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wildlife photographer said she was mesmerized watching Yellowstone’s Wapiti wolf pack devour an elk near a road. At one point, a “runaway dinner" rack of ribs tried to make a getaway down the Yellowstone River, but one persistent wolf went in after it.

‘Runaway Dinner’: Wolf Wades Into Yellowstone River After Floating Rack Of Ribs

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Clair McFarland

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<title>SNAP Fallout Has Wyoming Dem, Freedom Caucus Saying The Same Bible Verse | Cowboy State Daily</title>

On the national scale, the federal government’s suspension of SNAP benefits has blue states suing the Trump administration. In Wyoming, the Freedom Caucus and a prominent Democrat have responded by quoting the same Bible verse.

SNAP Fallout Has Wyoming Dem, Freedom Caucus Saying The Same Bible Verse

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<title>Death Feeds Life: Cameras Capture Wolves, Other Critters Picking Elk Carcass Clean | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A wildlife filmmaker set up his cameras shortly after a bull elk died near Togwotee Pass. The video captured the different animals which moved in to feed on the carcass over a six week period and offers a rare view of how death feeds life in Wyoming.

Death Feeds Life: Cameras Capture Wolves, Other Critters Picking Elk Carcass Clean

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Renée Jean

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<title>No, Zelenskyy Isn’t Buying 916,000-Acre Pathfinder Ranches — But Someone Is | Cowboy State Daily</title>

A rumor that Ukrainian President Zelensky is buying the 916,000-acre Pathfinder Ranch in Wyoming spread like wildfire Monday. But, it’s not true. However, an offer is pending on the $79.5 million ranch.

No, Zelenskyy Isn’t Buying 916,000-Acre Pathfinder Ranches — But Someone Is

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<title>Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Of St. Mark's Church | Cowboy State Daily</title>

What to do when your buddy falls 100 feet to his death while building Wyoming's first church? Stuff him in the wall and hope no one notices...

Haunted Wyoming: The Ghost Of St. Mark's Church

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