Rural groups claim 2020 ballot measure never legitimately passed, petition feds to halt reintroduction....
State tells landowners to handle invasive tegus themselves—until endangered species disappear, then expect federal rules....
Wyoming bear populations have exceeded recovery goals, but federal protections remain—and so do the attacks....
Federal mandates protect endangered suckers while farmers with century-old water rights watch crops die....
Federal agencies offer billionaire a land swap they'd never grant rural landowners....
Wildlife managers say deer biology justifies aggressive doe harvests, but hunters watching herds decline aren't convinced the models match reality....
New BLM grazing rules would give ranchers more flexibility and less oversight—while potentially crowding elk off public range during hunting season....
Trophy hunting bans satisfy animal welfare concerns but leave wildlife agencies scrambling to replace millions in lost conservation funding....
New federal habitat protections for declining sage grouse populations clash with Western energy development and rural economic survival....
Federal protections for declining bird restrict energy leasing across millions of Western acres, pitting conservation against rural jobs and state sovereignty....