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Archive for Kristin Combs
WWA Spearheads Efforts to Require Bear ID Courses in Wyoming and Idaho
JACKSON, Wyo.— Nine conservation organizations sent letters today urging the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Idaho Department of Fish and Game to require black bear hunters to take a bear identification course before getting a hunting license. Hunters continue to kill grizzlies, claiming they thought they were black bears. In May a man shot […]
16Feb
AmeriCorps Spotlight – Faith Williams
Our AmeriCorps member this past fall was Faith Williams. Faith graduated with her masters degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management and had been traveling around the country working various wildlife related seasonal positions before landing in Jackson Hole. She was an incredible asset to WWA and helped out immensely with JH Bear Solutions both in […]
11Jul
A Grizzly Success: 399 Inspires New Coexistence Partnership
Grizzly Times essay number 6 is a full report on how community partners came together in Teton County to work toward getting to zero bear conflicts. Louisa Willcox, longtime bear advocate, conservationist, and previous Jackson resident, has been closely following this story and attempting to elucidate its larger lessons for improving the practice of human-bear […]
28Jun
County Resolution Goes Into Effect July 1
COUNTY RESOLUTION GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1 Just a reminder that if you live in Teton County outside of Jackson city limits, you are required to secure all bear attractants starting July 1. Enforcement goes into effect on November 1, 2022. To see the language of section 5.1.3 of the county land development regulations, click […]
24Jun
AmeriCorps Spotlight: Hannah Robart
Hannah Robart joined us in the spring of 2022 to work on some important projects. Hannah helped to get Jackson Hole Bear Solutions off the ground and into action. She and the JH Bear Solutions Program Manager, Drew Gath, spent time applying stickers to cans, cleaning them up before delivery, and getting dozens of Kodiak […]
WWA Launches Jackson Hole Bear Solutions
New Program Delivers Bear-Resistant Trash Cans to Residents Regardless of Ability to Pay Jackson Hole Bear Solutions, hosted by Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, is partnering with the National Elk Refuge/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to store and deliver bear-resistant trash cans at reduced or zero cost to the residents of Teton County, WY. JACKSON, WY — […]
15Apr
Reward for Wolf Poachers
Credible but unverified reports of wolf poaching have come in around the Yellowstone border. The relaxed regulations in the zones surrounding Yellowstone have emboldened trophy hunters and has created an environment in which poaching is easier to conceal. Legal hunting leads to more illegal hunting. Studies have proven this to be the case. A recent […]
AmeriCorps Member Spotlight – Grant Gallaher
We can’t begin to thank Grant Gallaher enough for his service to WWA this fall. Grant was with us from August through December and has even agreed to help out with the event we have on January 2 at the National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) to roll out our Spanish edition of our wildly […]
21Dec
AmeriCorps Member Spotlight – Grant Gallaher
We can’t begin to thank Grant Gallaher enough for his service to WWA this fall. Grant was with us from August through December and has even agreed to help out with the event we have on January 2 at the National Museum of Wildlife Art (NMWA) to roll out our Spanish edition of our wildly […]
20Feb
Idaho Wolves Need Your Voice Now
The state of Idaho is at it again. Looking for more ways to kill wolves and reduce the population. While at the same time, giving out bounties for people who kill wolves. The state uses inconsistent and questionable population estimates and wants to reduce the entire wolf population to 500, down from 1,300. The state […]