Gray wolves were released in Colorado this week, beginning the implementation of a controversial plan to introduce up to 50 gray wolves into the state. It was recently revealed that three of the wolves, which were transported from Oregon, came from packs that have killed livestock. The majority of rural Coloradans oppose introducing non-native apex
Wolverines will be added to the Endangered Species List and receive additional protection in the lower 48 states, the federal government has announced. The Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and other federal agencies will now have to consult with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) before any activities on public lands where wolverines
The Biden Administration is looking at a plan to introduce grizzly bears in rural Washington state, in spite of serious concerns from local residents. Under this plan, bears would be relocated every summer from grizzly-dense regions such as Yellowstone to the North Cascades ecosystem, until the population reaches a self-sustaining mass to the satisfaction of
8,045 wild horses and burros were rehomed in Fiscal Year 2023–the second-highest number in more than 25 years, according to the Bureau of Land Management. Of this number, 6,220 were adopted; 1,798 sold; and 27 transferred to other government agencies. Over 1 in 3 (36%) of wild horse and burro adoptions this year were facilitated
PHOTO: A group of 10 non-Jewish cowboys and farmhands from Arkansas and Montana arrived in Israel on Monday night where they have volunteered to help out in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks. Many farms in Israel were targeted and sustained casualties in the terrorist assaults that took place on October 7. Israel’s agricultural regions
Ranchers and government officials in Wyoming are deeply concerned about a newly-released plan from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) that would designate a massive region of high desert sagebrush steppe in Southwest Wyoming an “area of critical environmental concern.” The proposal offers four management plans for an area of 3.6 million acres of public
