Conservation

State leaders say they’re moving closer toward a goal of snapping up more land on the southeast side of the Great Salt Lake to help protect it from any further encroaching development.

David Stalling writes, "I just watched Interior Secretary Doug Burgum stand beside Montana Governor Greg Gianforte and other Western governors and repeat the same tired political talking points about grizzly bears that I've been hearing for years."

Gunnison River hydropower under stress as data center development creates increasing demand for electricity generation.

If a new rule goes through, state wildlife agencies will be allowed to manage larger populations of grizzlies, and trappers won’t be fined if they harm a grizzly.

Wyoming officials say they recognize the Mollie’s Pack’s historic significance, but they rebuffed requests to adjust hunting season that’s two months away.

A federal judge has ruled that, prior to approving more logging projects, the Bitterroot National Forest must analyze whether building more roads would affect grizzly bears and bull trout.

The administration announced last week it would be rolling back its definition of "harm" as applied to regulatory protections for threatened species and habitats.

The Montana Sportsmen Alliance Boad of Directors write, "Pen-raised birds have been the epicenter of avian influenza outbreaks elsewhere around the country, with catastrophic effects on wildlife and commercial poultry producers."

The states of Montana, Idaho and Wyoming are proposing to take greater control of grizzly bear management, but the federal announcement has left many confused about what is really being considered.

The Lolo National Forest announced that Missoula District Ranger Crystal Stonesifer has approved logging and prescribed burns on 87,000 acres of Forest Service land within the boundaries of the Wildfire Adapted Missoula project.