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It's tick season in Wyoming
3+ hour, 35+ min ago (972+ words) And with the mild, dry winter, ticks never really " Tick season is in full swing, so if your pets spend time with you outdoors, it's important to keep them safe from the blood-sucking parasites. And with the mild, dry winter,…...
Longtime Powell vet retires; practice in new, local hands
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (1911+ words) Bighorn Animal Care Center is in good hands, though, as Big Horn " After dedicating 45 years to caring for animals in the Powell community, Ray "Doc" Acker, DVM, retired last month." Bighorn Animal Care Center is in good hands, though, as…...
National Park Service reminds visitors to be Bear Aware
3+ week, 4+ day ago (303+ words) Spring and early summer are periods of " The National Park Service is reminding visitors to take extra precautions in bear country following recent bear incidents in several national parks." Spring and early summer are periods of increased bear activity in…...
Animals must wonder about us
3+ week, 4+ day ago (393+ words) Powell Tribune Animals must wonder about us A spider ran across the couch and I caught him, then carefully scrutinized the area. Later, I thought, why is it when we see a spider, we look for others, as if science…...
Say hello to Punkin" " our latest "last wiener dog"
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (459+ words) Yes, longtime friends and readers in Wyoming and " We swore it wouldn't be done. We swore no way we would do it " Ever adopt another wiener dog is what I'm talkin' "bout today. Yes, longtime friends and readers in Wyoming…...
Game & Fish: Leave newborn wildlife alone
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (354+ words) CHEYENNE " If you're outside this spring, there is a good chance you'll see newborn wildlife. These young fawns, hatchlings and other babies are charismatic and incredible to watch and " Most mammals hide their young and return periodically to nurse. People…...
First grizzly capture of year in Park County
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (507+ words) A grizzly bear captured for cattle depredation on private land in Park County has been relocated to about 20 miles north of Dubois; the first relocation of the year for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. In cooperation with the U. S. Fish…...
State, feds trapping grizzly bears again
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (248+ words) As part of ongoing efforts to monitor grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and the U. S. Geological Survey plan to capture bears in parts of northwest Wyoming " including Yellowstone National Park " this spring through…...
Translocated grizzly bear documented with cubs in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (390+ words) CHEYENNE " A female grizzly bear that was translocated two years ago from the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem (NCDE) in Montana to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) in Wyoming was " "This is concrete evidence that Montana and Wyoming are committed to…...
Carnivore conflicts: 2025 report explores challenges for special team
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (674+ words) Bears continue to dominate Wyoming large carnivore conflict reports in 2025, accounting for nearly six times more warden-confirmed conflicts than wolves and mountain lions combined. Bears were involved in 412 conflict reports (220 grizzly bear, 192 black bear) last year, while mountain lions and…...