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These images for a video show a man charging at a bear in Yellowstone, then flexing after the bear ambles off.

Man Who Chased Bears Still Unknown, Officials Say He Was Not In Yellowstone National Park

It’s not known where multiple videos of a man jumping out of his car to harass black bears were taken, but after investigating the incidents, officials say it wasn’t in Yellowstone Park.

Mark HeinzJune 22, 2023

A herd of wild mustangs in Wyoming in this file photo.

Shady Network Sends Wyoming Mustangs To Slaughter As Congress Moves To Ban Practice

Wyoming Mustangs are being shipped off to slaughter in Mexico by people who cheat the system, some wild horse advocates say, as Congress moves to permanently ban horse slaughter.

Mark HeinzJune 21, 2023

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Albany County Commissioners Vote 2-1 In Favor Of Changing Name Of Swastika Lake

By a 2-1 vote Tuesday, Albany County commissioners are officially recommending Swastika Lake in southern Wyoming be renamed Knight Lake in honor of a local geologist and paleontologist.

Leo WolfsonJune 21, 2023

A young black bear on the deck of a home in this file photo. Wyoming Game and Fish officials had to put down a young black bear Tuesday that had broken into two houses in Big Horn and was found on the porch of another.

Wyoming Black Bear Killed After Breaking Into Houses In Big Horn

Wyoming Game and Fish wardens killed a young male black bear after it entered two houses in Big Horn and was caught eating from a bird feeder on the front porch of a third home.

Mark HeinzJune 21, 2023

One of Yellowstone Park’s famed grizzlies, “Raspberry,” right, recently separated from her 3-year-old cub, “Jam.”

Wyoming Grizzlies With Cuddly Names Are Cute — Until Somebody Gets Mauled

As Wyoming’s grizzlies are named and gain social media fan clubs, a Wyoming fishing outfitter said he worries it’s giving the bears a “cuddly” reputation. A wildlife photographer said naming bears is a practical way to identify them.

Mark HeinzJune 20, 2023

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Despite Soggy Spring, Experts Say Jury’s Out On Huge Mosquito Season For Wyoming

Many parts of Wyoming have become waterlogged this spring, but experts say it’s still too early to tell whether that means we’re in for a terrible mosquito season.

June 19, 2023

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Conservation Group Says Wyoming Industry Concerns About Conservation Leases Overblown

A conservationist with the Western Watersheds Project says that a proposed BLM rule to create conservation leases will not block grazing and natural resource development on public lands. Industry experts strongly disagree.

June 18, 2023

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Cowboy State Daily Writers Would Get Mauled Immediately By Grizzlies

Readers were not impressed at all by the efforts of Cowboy State Daily's Bill Sniffin and Mark Heinz as they squared off against a robot bear. Most predicted they would have been killed instantly although some thought Heinz would only have his limbs torn off.

Jimmy OrrJune 18, 2023

Squirrels find plenty of human-left food at Holiday Park in Cheyenne. The city is going to put up signs asking people to not feed the squirrels, which are becoming more aggressive.

Cheyenne Getting Overrun By Squirrels: 'It’s Like The Serengeti Out There'

Cheyenne Forester Molly O’Brien on Friday said the squirrel population has exploded because they’ve become domesticated. In fact, one squirrel was so friendly he jumped into a baby carriage last week at Lion’s Park.

Leo WolfsonJune 17, 2023

Kari Godfrey of Minnesota says she took a series of photos through a telephoto lens during a “bear jam” May 27 in Teton Park. She said this was the same incident during which a controversial photo of Grizzly 610 next to a pickup truck was taken.

Woman Says Criticism Of Photographer Who Got Out Of Truck During “Bear Jam” Is Unfair

Controversy that erupted over a photo of Teton Park’s Grizzly 610 near a Jackson man’s truck was based on false impressions, according to another photographer who said she was there during the same “bear jam”.

Mark HeinzJune 15, 2023

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Eastern Wyoming Has Too Many Elk, And Hunters Can’t Kill Them Fast Enough

A Wyoming rancher says the state Game and Fish Department needs to do more to get an overabundance of elk off of his property — a problem shared by many Cowboy State ranchers.

Mark HeinzJune 14, 2023

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Winterkill Wiped Out Deer & Antelope Herds, But Wild Horse Population Is Exploding

There are more than twice as many mustangs in Wyoming as there should be, according to the Bureau of Land Management, and the past harsh winter that decimated some antelope and deer herds didn’t do much to reduce their numbers.

Mark HeinzJune 14, 2023

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With All This Rain, Why Is Yellowstone Fire Danger ‘Moderate?’

Determining fire danger in Wyoming ins't just based on weather. That's why despite a huge winter snowfall and wetter-than-normal spring, Yellowstone fire danger has been upgraded from "low" to "moderate."

June 14, 2023

Campers were able to roll out after only being stranded for a single night when a bridge washed out in Grand Teton park.

Stranded Campers Rescued After Washed-Out Bridge Gets Replaced Overnight in Grand Teton Park

When a bridge washed out on Sheffield Creek in Grand Teton National Park leaving campers and concession staff stranded, agencies collaborated to replace the bridge literally overnight.

Jake NicholsJune 14, 2023

This aerial photo of the Hot Springs Park boat launch shows it under water as the Bighorn River is overflowing.

Warnings Out As Wyoming’s Bighorn River Runs High, Fast And Dangerous

It looks peaceful, but emergency management officials warn the Bighorn River flowing through Thermopolis is running dangerously fast from extended runoff from a huge winter snowpack.

Wendy CorrJune 14, 2023

Photo of mountain lion caught in Laramie on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Jake Riske took this picture when it was first found in a backyard.

Game And Fish, Police Catch Mountain Lion In Laramie Backyard

A Laramie man said the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and local law enforcement teamed up to catch a mountain lion in his neighbor’s back yard at about 6 p.m. on Tuesday.

Mark HeinzJune 14, 2023

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Photographer Says It Was OK For Him To Leave Truck With Grizzly Present Because He’s Experienced

An outdoors photographer was heavily criticized for leaving his truck while a grizzly was present in Yellowstone. He defended himself saying that he knew the bear and didn't take any unnecessary risks.

Mark HeinzJune 13, 2023

Mule deer from the Wyoming Range herd struggle to move about and find food, as much of their winter range is covered in deep, crusted snow.

Wyoming Range Winterkill Far Worse Than Thought: 80% Of Adult Deer & Nearly All Fawns Dead

Winterkill losses in the famed Wyoming Range mule deer herd might be far worse than thought with as many as 80% of adult deer and nearly all the fawns dead.

Mark HeinzJune 13, 2023

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