Federal protections for declining skunk species bar predator control and land management on Missouri ranches—without compensation or local input....
Grizzly population has recovered beyond targets, but federal government and environmental groups resist returning management control to Western states....
Disease outbreak forces harvest cuts near Yellowstone, reigniting the battle over whether states or federal agencies should control predator management in the West....
Wolf populations exceed recovery goals while ranchers absorb mounting livestock losses—and neither side trusts the government's solution....
Mountain lion recovery brings apex predators back to rural backyards—and puts traditional management tools in the crosshairs of ballot initiatives....
Recovering mountain lion populations spark conflict between conservationists celebrating predator restoration and rural families dealing with livestock losses and safety fears....
Federal habitat protections for struggling sage grouse populations are blocking hundreds of millions in energy development across Wyoming and Colorado, igniting a decade-old debate over who controls t...
Federal agencies pay market value for confirmed wolf kills while ranchers say the real costs—stressed herds, disrupted breeding, and round-the-clock patrols—go uncompensated....
Federal restrictions on public land foraging pit conservation goals against generations of rural tradition and family food security....
Game wardens are planting GPS-tracked shed antlers to enforce seasonal closures, but when a 7-year-old picks one up, who's really being protected?...