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1 month ago | 
aspendailynews.com | Wendy Keefover
Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to both pin the blame on mountain lions and “resolve” the issue by using cruel traps. Utah has now opened the floodgates to year-round lion hunting and trapping, while Nevada continues to resist trapping reforms.
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1 month ago | 
lasvegassun.com | Wendy Keefover
Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states — Utah, Wyoming and Nevada — want to both pin the blame on mountain lions and “resolve” the issue by using cruel traps. In 2023, Utah legislators opened the floodgates to year-round lion hunting and trapping without a public involvement process. Nevada continues to resist trapping reforms.
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1 month ago | 
montrosepress.com | Wendy Keefover
Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to both pin the blame on mountain lions and “resolve” the issue by using cruel traps. Utah has now opened the floodgates to year-round lion hunting and trapping, while Nevada continues to resist trapping reforms.
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1 month ago | 
steamboatpilot.com | Wendy Keefover
Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to pin the blame on mountain lions. Utah has now opened the floodgates to year-round lion hunting and trapping, while Nevada continues to resist trapping reforms. In Wyoming, a proposed law allowing lion hunting and trapping without restrictions was thwarted only after legislators heard overwhelming opposition from citizens as well as the state’s wildlife department.
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1 month ago | 
writersontherange.org | Wendy Keefover |David Marston
Mule deer herds are declining across the West for many reasons. But three states, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, want to pin the blame on mountain lions. Utah has now opened the floodgates to year-round lion hunting and trapping, while Nevada continues to resist trapping reforms. In Wyoming, a proposed law allowing lion hunting and trapping without restrictions was thwarted only after legislators heard overwhelming opposition from citizens as well as the state’s wildlife department.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
wenatcheeworld.com | Wendy Keefover |Kristin Combs
She was 28 years old and dealt with aplomb the hordes of picture-taking tourists and repeated motherhood. When she was killed by a car a few weeks ago, the loss of Grizzly 399 left people all over the world shocked and saddened. Grizzly 399 wasn’t just another wild bear in northwestern Wyoming; she was a window into the secret lives of grizzlies. Over nearly three decades she raised 18 cubs amidst the millions of visitors and residents of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
helenair.com | Wendy Keefover |Kristin Combs
She was 28-years-old and dealt with aplomb the hordes of picture-taking tourists and repeated motherhood. When she was killed by a car a few weeks ago, the loss of Grizzly 399 left people all over the world shocked and saddened. Grizzly 399 wasn’t just another wild bear in northwestern Wyoming; she was a window into the secret lives of grizzlies. Over nearly three decades she raised 18 cubs amidst the millions of visitors and residents of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
threeforksvoice.com | Wendy Keefover |Kristin Combs
She was 28 years old and dealt with aplomb the hordes of picture-taking tourists and repeated motherhood. When she was killed by a car a few weeks ago, the loss of Grizzly 399 left people all over the world shocked and saddened. Grizzly 399 wasn't just another wild bear in northwestern Wyoming; she was a window into the secret lives of grizzlies. Over nearly three decades she raised 18 cubs amidst the millions of visitors and residents of Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
wyomingnews.com | Wendy Keefover
Wendy Keefover is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org , an independent nonprofit dedicated to spurring conversation about Western issues. She works for the Humane Society of the United States as senior strategist for native carnivore protection.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
durangotelegraph.com | Missy Votel |Wendy Keefover
It’s legal in Wyoming to chase coyotes and, once they drop from exhaustion, run over them with snowmobiles. But recently, a Daniels, Wyo., man named Cody Roberts used his snowmobile to run down a young wolf until it was disabled. Then he taped the wolf’s mouth shut and paraded the injured animal around a local bar, taking photos to commemorate the event. Finally, he killed the wolf.
According to news reports, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department fined the man $250.
