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Busiest trails create ‘sacrifice zone’

Trail runners, mountain bikers, cross-country skiers and townsfolk just out for lunchtime walks take to the trails around Jackson in droves. Bordering wild country that includes a wilderness area and wildlife refuge, recreators regularly bump into and sometimes conflict with wildlife, whether ...

Wolf hunts cut in half to help with population

Wyoming wildlife managers plan to reduce how many wolves can be hunted by 50% following a canine distemper outbreak that has cut the state’s wolf numbers to the lowest level in two decades. A 22-wolf cap is the fewest number of wolves available to licensed Wyoming hunters since the state ...

Bald Eagle babies look like they can survive in the Windy City

CHICAGO — Two bald eagles hatchlings were recently spotted in a nest in a Chicago park in what city officials believe is the raptors’ first successful wild breeding in the Windy City in more than a century. Chicago Park District officials announced that bird-watchers observed nesting ...

CWD problem with Elk Refuge trouble for Wyoming

The discovery of chronic wasting disease on the National Elk Refuge adds urgency to a 2021 plan to reexamine the size of the 11,000-strong Jackson Elk Herd, the nation’s largest migratory herd. The discovery also raises questions about the annual Scouts’ antler collection and auction, ...

Clay shooting part of Juniata College again

HUNTINGDON — Juniata College marked a major milestone in the return of its Collegiate Clay Shooting Club last week, hosting its first home competition, the 2026 Pennsylvania Clay Club Collegiate Clay Championship, at Shenecoy Manor. The club is led by coach Jack Makdad (1985), an ...

Oregon state legislature will fund wildlife groups

Forget the specialty license plates. Oregon’s state legislature passed a bill that offers permanent, dedicated funding for conservation efforts for imperiled wildlife in the state. The bill, which raises the state’s transient lodging tax from 1.5% to 2.75%, was sponsored by Reps. Ken ...