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Cowpocalypse: Complaint Says Forest Service Left Gunned-Down Cattle To Suffer, Rot

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Courtesy, New Mexico Cattle Growers Association

A New Mexico ranching association has sued the U.S. Forest Service to stop aerial gunning of stray cattle in the Gila Wilderness. The ranchers claim that in some instances of hunting nuisance cattle that way, they don’t die quickly, but instead suffer horribly.

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Blood-Sucking Midges Lead To Disease In Wyoming White-Tail Deer And Antelope 

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The drought hitting Wyoming through the summer has not only wreaked havoc on the ag industry and fishermen, it’s also led to an outbreak of a wildlife disease caused by tiny, blood-sucking parasites that are attacking ungulates in at least three Wyoming counties. 

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Tracking Wild

in Cat Urbigkit/News/Column/wildlife/Agriculture
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Researchers use radio collars to track mule deer migration through the Wind River Mountains. (Photo: Cat Urbigkit)

From collars or eartag transmitters placed on big game animals and large carnivores like wolves and bears, to backpack harnesses or neck bands installed on a variety of bird species, and the surgical insertion of devices into fish, the amount of wildlife tracking conducted every year in Wyoming is astounding.

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Get real: Dumping Disneyland for nature

in Cat Urbigkit/Column/Range Writing/wildlife
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National Park visitors oblivious to the danger posed by a bull elk among them. (Photo credit: Cat Urbigkit)

With more than 80 percent of the American public residing in urban areas, I understand the importance of connecting people to nature. But rather than have the American public remain ignorant about the natural world and its wild animals, we need to work to educate the public of the reality of human-wildlife conflicts so that we can seek to minimize these conflicts.

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Dear Hunters

in Cat Urbigkit/Column/Range Writing
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A mule deer buck stays in the shadows on Wyoming’s sagebrush steppe. (Photo credit: Cat Urbigkit)

I am happy that you’re out having adventures, and hopefully getting some tasty meat for the freezer. I know that you look forward to hunting season all year long, and it’s a big part of why you are in this great state, whether as a resident or a visitor. And I appreciate that so far this year, all but one of you have honored our ranch gates by leaving them as you find them.

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The Nature of Conflict: Managing Wildlife Damage

in Cat Urbigkit/Column/Range Writing/wildlife

I spent last week in our nation’s capital, one of 20 citizens from around the country gathered to serve on the national advisory committee for USDA Wildlife Services. The committee’s job is to provide recommendations to Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue, on policies and program issues necessary to manage damage caused by depredating wildlife to safeguard our nation’s resources and safeguard public health and safety. Since Wildlife Services is tasked with resolving wildlife conflicts, much of what we discussed was about conflict.

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