Wyoming lawmakers tell locals outraged by wolf torture that it’s fine to ‘mash’ the animals to death with snowmobile

Wyoming lawmakers tell locals outraged by wolf torture that it’s fine to ‘mash’ the animals to death with snowmobile

Locals are furious with Wyoming legislators after they refused to outright ban people from purposely running over wildlife with snowmobiles and other vehicles. State politicians are attempting to respond to global outrage over photos that emerged last year of a Wyoming man torturing a wolf after he hit it with his snowmobile. In February 2024, […]

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As Wolf Populations Rebound, an Angry Backlash Intensifies

As Wolf Populations Rebound, an Angry Backlash Intensifies

Next month will mark the 30th anniversary of a landmark wildlife experiment: the reintroduction of wolves into Yellowstone National Park. The gray wolf had been nearly extirpated throughout the northern Rockies and had been federally listed as endangered since 1974. Diane Boyd, a wildlife biologist who had started collaring and tracking wolves that entered northern […]

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Overpass project to stop animals getting hit by cars in Yellowstone moves a step closer

Overpass project to stop animals getting hit by cars in Yellowstone moves a step closer

Two proposed wildlife overpasses in Yellowstone National Park, designed to minimize animal collisions, are moving forward after receiving funding government funding. In the works for four years already, the overpasses would provide a safe way for animals to cross over a highway near Yellowstone‘s Dome Mountain, an area of frequent animal collisions. Between 2012 and […]

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Overpass project to stop animals getting hit by cars in Yellowstone moves a step closer

“We’re surrounded!” A traffic jam like no other – bikers road-blocked by Yellowstone bison

Bison-created traffic jams are nothing new in Yellowstone, but this great little vid adds an extra dimension of entertainment. Because in this case it’s a gang of bikers who’re being held up by herd of the slow moving beasts, and made even better by a slightly nervous-sounding commentary: “We’re now in the middle of this […]

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