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Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
24Jul
Our Executive Director Featured on the Projects for Wildlife Podcast
Our executive director was featured on the Projects for Wildlife podcast. The podcast focuses on people who are leading wildlife related projects around the world and highlights passionate, dedicated individuals who are helping wildlife through innovative ideas. Kristin talked about the challenges that face the wildlife of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) and some projects […]
18Jun
New Billboard in Cody Highlights Wyoming’s Mistreatment of Wolves
CODY, Wyoming, (June 18, 2019)—Funded by Wyoming Wildlife Advocates’ supporters, a new billboard in Cody, Wyoming, aims to educate the public about Wyoming’s outdated and anachronistic wolf management policies. The billboard features a wolf pup with the tagline, “Odds are this wolf pup won’t live to see her first birthday.” Almost half of the wolves […]
22May
Idaho Game and Fish Commission Denies Bear Spray Petition
Wyoming Wildlife Advocates and our conservation partners received a formal denial of our petition to require hunters to carry bear spray in known grizzly bear territory from the Idaho Fish and Game (IDFG) Commission. Reasons cited included the requirement is “not warranted for every hunter,” and that it would “create a burdensome regulation, and is […]
03May
Bears Are Worth More Alive Than Dead
As well as being a keystone species and providing valuable ecosystem services, our grizzly bears are also a great resource to the state and provide an economic driving force of our second largest industry — tourism. Since grizzly bears are such a rare species and only live in a few select places, people travel from […]
04Mar
Yellowstone Grizzlies Under Attack Again
Our March newsletter has information about grizzlies, wolves, and a great new book about conflict prevention with grizzlies in Montana.
30Dec
5 Easy Ways to Start 2019 Off on the Right Paw
2018 was an extremely eventful year for wildlife. Some news was positive; Judge Dana Christensen halted the trophy hunting of grizzly bears in the GYE. WWA collaborated with other organizations to make a significant legal win regarding the Alkali Feedground. Critiques of trophy hunting have begun to appear in the main stream. Many other headlines, […]
27Dec
The USFWS Files Appeal of Grizzly Bear Decision
The USFWS, joined by the State of Wyoming and several pro-hunting and pro-gun groups filed a notice to appeal the decision to restore protections to grizzly bears of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The appeal will go to the 9th Circuit court. The service can also determine to continue with delisting again during the appeal. This […]