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Interior Department moves to let states manage grizzly bears
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (347+ words) Published 12:30 pm Wednesday, July 15, 2026 The Trump administration proposes giving states and tribes more leeway to haze, move and lethally remove federally protected grizzly bears in Idaho, Montana, Washington and Wyoming. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rolled out the proposal July…...
Judge blocks N. California wild horse round-ups
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (358+ words) Published 8:50 am Friday, July 10, 2026 A federal judge has blocked the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from gathering and removing about 850 wild horses from public lands in Northern California. U.S. District Judge William Shubb in Sacramento has agreed with horse advocates that BLM…...
BLM to gather wild horses in S. Idaho
1+ week, 2+ day ago (331+ words) Published 8:30 am Monday, July 6, 2026 The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather wild horses in the Saylor Creek herd management area of southern Idaho starting around July 15. BLM aims to gather about 100 wild horses and remove about 68 using the helicopter…...
Mormon cricket fears ease after meeting in Oregon's Lake County
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (472+ words) Published 3:40 pm Friday, June 12, 2026 A meeting on new swarms of Mormon crickets near Adel, Ore., allayed community fears regarding agricultural damage from the pests, said Lake County Commissioner Mark Albertson. “Mormon crickets are way different than grasshopper infestations. Grasshoppers eat…...
Idaho wolf mortalities below pre-injunction levels
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (451+ words) Published 12:30 pm Thursday, June 11, 2026 Documented wolf mortalities in Idaho increased recently but remain below an earlier average. Mortalities from July 1, 2025, through June 9 totaled 315, Cory Mosby, Idaho Fish and Game natural resource program coordinator for large carnivores, told the Idaho Wolf…...
Mormon cricket swarms confirmed in Oregon's Lake County
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (226+ words) Published 5:55 pm Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Residents of Lake County and local officials have reported heavy swarming activity by Mormon crickets over Highway 140 for the past two weeks outside Adel, Ore. Initial surveys the week of June 1 confirmed positive sightings of the…...
Report: Pesticide training appears to reduce Oregon bee poisonings
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (467+ words) Published 11:00 am Thursday, May 28, 2026 Educational outreach to pesticide applicators in Oregon appears to be effective in decreasing honey bee poisonings from chemical sprays, according to a recent report. Over the past eight years, Oregon State University has trained more than…...
WDFW considers removing wolves to curb attacks on calves
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (162+ words) Published 12:00 am Friday, May 22, 2026 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering killing one or two wolves in northeast Washington in response to wolves killing one calf and injuring two more. Fish and Wildlife confirmed two attacks May 17 and…...
Yellow-legged hornet likely a stowaway, WSDA records suggest
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (572+ words) Published 5:00 pm Monday, May 18, 2026 The yellow-legged hornet found last month in Washington likely hitched a ride on a ship that traveled from South Korea to the Port of Vancouver, according to Washington State Department of Agriculture records. The lone live…...
Crop-damaging elk moved within Idaho
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (400+ words) Published 2:45 pm Monday, May 18, 2026 Idaho Fish and Game crews moved 34 elk from farmland to forest, a project that aims to reduce crop depredation in one region and boost herd size in another. From a helicopter above private farmland in the…...