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Archive for Kristin Combs
25Apr
Ungulate Uncertainty : The deepening debate over elk management in the hole
The visible nature of this winter’s impact has brought an important conversation to the forefront in the Jackson Hole community: Are we managing local ungulates in the best way possible?
11Apr
Chronic Fears
In order to manage the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease, wildlife advocates say protect the wolves, stop feeding the elk.
07Apr
Updated Chronic Wasting Disease Map – March 2017
APRIL 7, 2017 Wyoming Wildlife Advocates, in collaboration with the Sierra Club, has updated the map of the presence of Chronic Wasting Disease in Wyoming. The map reflects the most recent data available regarding the spread of the disease. Additionally, download the National Elk Refuge’s Final Decision – “Model Forecasting of the Impacts of Chronic […]
06Mar
Ruling on wolf delisting praised, condemned
by Mark Huffman/Jackson Hole News & Guide | MARCH 6, 2017 A court decision handed down Friday that has wolves headed for management by the state of Wyoming has spurred a flurry of praise and condemnation. The U.S. appeals court ruling is a major step toward removing wolves in Wyoming from the Endangered Species Act […]
02Mar
Disappointing Decision by Grand Teton National Park
With no regard for the comments submitted by the public, Grand Teton National Park has decided to move forward with a plan to renovate the historic 4 Lazy F dude ranch into 15 to 17 seasonal staff housing units. The ranch, located at the convergence of Cottonwood Creek, Ditch Creek and the Snake River, provides […]
01Feb
Newsletter – February 2017
Wyoming Wildlife Advocates’ February 2017 Newsletter is now available! Click here to read the latest updates on grizzly delisting, chronic wasting disease and more.
25Jan
A Live Grizzly Is Worth More Than A Dead One
by Cory Hatch/Jackson Hole News & Guide | JANUARY 25, 2017 Over the holidays at my in-laws’ house, a factoid on the 24-hour-a-day Christmas music TV station caught my eye: Teddy Bears are so named because Teddy Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear cub on a 1902 hunting trip (I’m paraphrasing). It turns out this […]
11Jan
Grizzly Delisting Delayed!
GRIZZLY DELISTING: DECISION DELAYED!!! {Updated} MORE INFO ON GRIZZLY DELISTING DECISION DELAY WWA contacted Ryan Moehring at the public affairs office of the USFWS about the announced delay and we were told the following: 1) Getting the Conservation Strategy in place took longer than anticipated; and 2) Reviewing 650,000+ comments, many of which were substantive […]
03Jan
Monitoring intensifies to detect chronic wasting disease
by Mike Koshrml/Jackson Hole News & Guide | JANUARY 2, 2017 The intensity of the search for chronic wasting disease about doubled this year in Jackson Hole and more tissue samples were extracted from hunter-killed animals than ever before. A grant from the Teton Conservation District and money chipped in by the Wyoming Game and […]
28Dec
Chronic Wasting Disease: 7% infection rate will decrease elk numbers
JHN&G has a good article about a soon-to-be released study on the impact CWD will have on the Jackson elk herd. Tom Hobbs, the lead author of the study, recently presented some of his findings to a CWD symposium hosted by the National Elk Refuge. Mr. Hobbs was not optimistic. WWA executive director Kent Nelson […]