Western states debate who should control predator management as lion populations triple and rural encounters surge....
Vintage photos of bear mauling a game warden reveal the risks rural Americans face when relocation replaces reality....
BLM cuts livestock permits by up to 40% across Western rangeland, setting up showdown between conservation mandates and ranching survival....
Colorado's "make whole" promise to ranchers unravels as reintroduction costs exceed projections....
The largest access expansion in refuge history reignites the fight over whether wildlife sanctuaries should allow the sportsmen who pay for them....
Rural opposition and livestock concerns killed the $5 million feasibility study without a formal vote....
Federal officials acknowledge 82,000 horses exceed sustainable levels but can't agree on what to do about it....
Ranchers say reimbursement programs ignore the true economic toll of predator reintroduction across the West....
Colorado paid 12 cents per dollar of verified livestock losses, sparking compensation fight that could shape predator programs regionwide....
State celebrates recovery of 4,500 lions while ranchers report livestock kills and children at risk....