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The waterline on the Colorado River as it runs through Nevada shows the stark reality of continuing stresses on the river and the 40 million people who rely on it.

Colorado River Deal Helps — For Now — But Anything Past 2026 Still Uncertain

A deal struck between California, Arizona and Nevada to trim their use of Colorado River water over the next three years is a good “short-term” move, but longer-term solutions may remain evasive.

Mark HeinzMay 23, 2023

Yellowstone National Park officials say this visitor responsible for the death of a bison in the park has been prosecuted and fined.

Yellowstone Bison Calf Euthanized After Tourist Tries To ‘Rescue’ It

A tourist in Yellowstone intervened last weekend when he saw a bison calf struggling to cross a river. His efforts not only interfered with the natural order of things wild, but ultimately resulted in the death of the animal.

Jake NicholsMay 23, 2023

Grizzly 399 and her 2023 cub were spotted for the first time in 2023 on May 16. (Photo is owned by Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven and may not be reproduced)

Grizzly 399’s Cub Not Likely To Get A Number Like Its Famous Mom; Public Undecided On A Name

Only bears collared for research get numbers, which means Grizzly 399’s cub may not be assigned a number like its mother. That will leave naming the cub up to the public, which still seems undecided.

Mark HeinzMay 23, 2023

Wildfires in western Canada have been throwing huge amounts of smoke that are creating hazy conditions all across the Rocky Mountain region, including Wyoming.

With Raging Wildfires Already Occurring In Canada, Is Wyoming Heading For Monster Fire Season?

Despite an early start to the wildfire season in Canada, Wyoming may be spared from a bad fire season due to shifts to an El Niño weather pattern

Mark HeinzMay 22, 2023

This small band of mustangs are one of numerous such “family groups” that live on the open range in central Wyoming.

Wyoming’s Wild Mustangs Live Quietly On Open Range, Oblivious To Raging Controversy Over Their Existence

U.S. Highway 287 near Jeffrey City is pure Wyoming: isolated, with only sparse traffic and vast vistas stretching impossibly far on either side. On a sunny day last week, that quiet was interrupted by an unmistakable sound: The thunder of hooves.

Mark HeinzMay 21, 2023

After Wyoming Says No To Giving Wolves To Colorado, Montana And Idaho May Also Refuse

Colorado still needs wolves for its planned reintroduction program, and after having getting a solid “no” from Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon, it’s not looking like Montana or Idaho will provide any of their wolves either.

Mark HeinzMay 21, 2023

It hasn't been a week since Yellowstone National Park opened and someone has captured tourists dangerously approaching a pair of bison.

Yellowstone Makes Annual Plea To Tourists: Don't Touch, Pet, Or Try To Saddle Wildlife

Yellowstone National Park has opened its gates to visitors for another tourism season and already incidents of people exercising horrible judgment has been documented.

Wendy CorrMay 20, 2023

Grizzly 399’s not-yet-named cub looks back toward admirers. (Photo is owned by Savannah Rose and may not be reproduced)

‘Rowdy,’ ‘Miracle' and 'Tuxedo’: Internet Abuzz With Picks To Name Teton Park's Grizzly 399's Newest Cub

“Rowdy,” “Miracle," "Tuxedo" and "Pearl" are just some of the suggested names for Grizzly 399’s new cub.

Mark HeinzMay 19, 2023

Sunset photo taken on Thursday, May 18, 2023, by Dave Bell in Pinedale, Wyoming

Smoke in Northwestern Wyoming Coming From 91 Wildfires in Canada, 27 Out Of Control

Wildfire season jump-started this month in Canada, where dozens of out-of-control wildfires are sending thick smoke into northwestern Wyoming. This hazy photo was taken by Dave Bell in Pinedale, Wyoming.

Jake NicholsMay 19, 2023

Grizzly 399's 2023 cub is seen exploring with his mother May 16. (Photo is owned by Jorn Vangoidtsenhoven and may not be reproduced)

Bear Expert Believes Grizzly 399 Should Live Long Enough To Raise Her New Cub

At age 27, Grizzly 399 might be the oldest grizzly momma on record, and one bear expert is confident that she’ll live at least two more years, long enough to raise her new cub to independence.

Mark HeinzMay 18, 2023

A white bison named Wyoming Hope gave birth Tuesday morning to a white bison calf at Bear River State Park.

Rare White Bison Born At Wyoming’s Bear River State Park

A rare white bison was born at Bear River State Park near Evanston, Wyoming, on Tuesday.

May 17, 2023

Casper Mountaineer Abandons Everest Conquest Due To Mob Scene On Mountain, Many Deaths

Mount Everest was such a mob scene, and so many people had died already that Wyoming mountaineer Dr. Joe McGinley of Casper told Cowboy State Daily he decided to turn back a few thousand feet from the summit.

Mark HeinzMay 17, 2023

Grizzly 399 Lives! And She's Got A New Cub!

The world's most famous bear, Grizzly 399, emerged from hibernation Tuesday with one cub. At age 27, she’s now the oldest grizzly mama on record.

Mark HeinzMay 17, 2023

More more than 20 years straight, Wyoming's wolf population has thrived.

Wyoming’s Wolves Have Thrived Above Expectations For More Than Two Decades

Wyoming has maintained a wolf population above federal expectations for more than two decades, according to a recent report from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and other wildlife agencies.

Mark HeinzMay 16, 2023

A hunter who recently mistook a grizzly bear for a black bear wasn't the first in Wyoming to make that mistake, and wildlife experts say he won't be the last.

‘Mistaken Identity’ Grizzly Killings By Black Bear Hunters Likely To Continue, Experts Say

A male grizzly that was allegedly shot between Yellowstone Park and Cody because a hunter mistook it for a black bear was the third such grizzly to be killed there in the last decade. It’s a problem that’s likely to persist, local bear experts say.

Mark HeinzMay 16, 2023

Mother Nature is reclaiming the remains of thousands of antelope that died this winter near La Barge.

Wyoming Landscape A Big Game Graveyard In Places Where ‘All You Can Smell Is Death’

The vast stretches of big game winter range in the shadow of the Wyoming Range mountains near La Barge have become a graveyard for thousands of animals that died over the winter. Although in places locals say "all you can smell is death," the land is showing signs of renewal.

Mark HeinzMay 15, 2023

A record-breaking snowpack in Wyoming is welcome, but won't bust a yearlong drought for the Colorado River and the states fighting over its water.

Massive Wyoming Snowpack Could Hold Colorado River Crisis ‘Maybe For A Few Months’

Record-breaking snowpacks in Wyoming’s high country won’t be enough to break a “mega-drought” in the Colorado River Basin or make Wyoming’s fight for its share of water rights any less complicated, water experts say.

Mark HeinzMay 14, 2023

A mountain lion is treed in a Colorado neighborhood.

Mountain Lion In Colorado Chicken Coop Attacks Girl, Killed By Wildlife Agents

Colorado wildlife agents killed a young female mountain lion after it attacked a girl in a chicken coop near Buena Vista Wednesday. While there have been several mountain lion sightings recently in Wyoming communities, there haven’t been any attacks on people.

Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023

Grizzly 399, seen here in a file photo with her 2020 brood of cubs.

Wyoming’s Grizzly 399 Still A No-Show; Insiders Say She’ll Emerge ‘When She Is Ready’

Famed wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen told Cowboy State Daily that when grizzly 610 and her cubs appear, Grizzly 399 generally isn’t far behind, although he is a bit concerned about the elder bear.

Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023

Officials Warn People Who Ignore ‘Do Not Enter’ Grizzly Study Area Signs Can Become Dinner For Bears

People who see bright yellow signs in northwest Wyoming warning “do not enter” because of grizzly trapping need to take them seriously, wildlife officials said Friday. A man was killed by such a grouchy tranquilized grizzly near Yellowstone Park in 2010.

Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023

This was one of six ewes killed by hunters last fall from the Jackson bighorn sheep herd. Game and Fish has issued more ewe/lamb tags for the herd this fall.

Allowing Hunters To Shoot Bighorn Ewes Could Save Jackson Herd From Population Crash

Opening up Wyoming’s second-ever hunting season for bighorn sheep ewes might save the Jackson sheep herd from another population crash, Game and Fish says.

Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023

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

Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers

Mustang roundups in Wyoming’s Red Desert are cruel, unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, horse advocates who are suing the Bureau of Land Management claim.

Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023

Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers

Mustang roundups in Wyoming’s Red Desert are cruel, unnecessary and costly to taxpayers, horse advocates who are suing the Bureau of Land Management claim.

Mark HeinzMay 12, 2023

Wyoming Bear Hunter Who Accidentally Killed Grizzly Fined $10,000

A judge ordered a Cody hunter to pay $10,000 in restitution to Game and Fish for mistakenly instructing his teenage son to shoot a grizzly bear during a black bear hunt last spring.

Mark HeinzMay 11, 2023

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Colorado River Deal Helps — For Now — But Anything Past 2026 Still Uncertain

Yellowstone Bison Calf Euthanized After Tourist Tries To ‘Rescue’ It

Grizzly 399’s Cub Not Likely To Get A Number Like Its Famous Mom; Public Undecided On A Name

With Raging Wildfires Already Occurring In Canada, Is Wyoming Heading For Monster Fire Season?

Wyoming’s Wild Mustangs Live Quietly On Open Range, Oblivious To Raging Controversy Over Their Existence

After Wyoming Says No To Giving Wolves To Colorado, Montana And Idaho May Also Refuse

Yellowstone Makes Annual Plea To Tourists: Don't Touch, Pet, Or Try To Saddle Wildlife

‘Rowdy,’ ‘Miracle' and 'Tuxedo’: Internet Abuzz With Picks To Name Teton Park's Grizzly 399's Newest Cub

Smoke in Northwestern Wyoming Coming From 91 Wildfires in Canada, 27 Out Of Control

Bear Expert Believes Grizzly 399 Should Live Long Enough To Raise Her New Cub

Rare White Bison Born At Wyoming’s Bear River State Park

Casper Mountaineer Abandons Everest Conquest Due To Mob Scene On Mountain, Many Deaths

Grizzly 399 Lives! And She's Got A New Cub!

Wyoming’s Wolves Have Thrived Above Expectations For More Than Two Decades

‘Mistaken Identity’ Grizzly Killings By Black Bear Hunters Likely To Continue, Experts Say

Wyoming Landscape A Big Game Graveyard In Places Where ‘All You Can Smell Is Death’

Massive Wyoming Snowpack Could Hold Colorado River Crisis ‘Maybe For A Few Months’

Mountain Lion In Colorado Chicken Coop Attacks Girl, Killed By Wildlife Agents

Wyoming’s Grizzly 399 Still A No-Show; Insiders Say She’ll Emerge ‘When She Is Ready’

Officials Warn People Who Ignore ‘Do Not Enter’ Grizzly Study Area Signs Can Become Dinner For Bears

Allowing Hunters To Shoot Bighorn Ewes Could Save Jackson Herd From Population Crash

Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers

Wild Horse Advocates Sue BLM, Claim Red Desert Mustang Roundups Cruel, Costly To Taxpayers

Wyoming Bear Hunter Who Accidentally Killed Grizzly Fined $10,000