Mike Koshmrl

Wyoming’s congressional delegation did not consult Eastern Shoshone before advancing a bill that would give a non-tribal water district a derelict power plant within Wind River Indian Reservation.

Michael Ute, vice-chairman of the Shoshone Business Council, in August 2024. The tin building in the background is an old hydroelectric power plant on Bureau of Reclamation property within the Wind River Indian Reservation. Legislation from U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman would convey the building and land nearby to the Midvale Irrigation District, a measure that the Eastern Shoshone Tribe opposes. Photo by Mike Koshmrl/WyoFile

A wolf that was injured by a snowmobile and kept alive for kicks has drawn global attention. The bill drafted in response, however, specifically clarifies that snowmobiling over animals is legal.

A coyote in Wyoming's Red Desert. (Courtesy of Lynn Hanson) This story was first published by WyoFile on Sept. 4, 2024.

‘Nonessential, experimental’ status — which gives managers more flexibility under the Endangered Species Act — can continue for rare, prairie dog-dependent mammal.

State officials don’t want to lose the ‘power of the punch’ by designating every route in Wyoming, so opt instead to ‘identify’ a newly recognized route in the Wind River Basin.

Surprising quartet of four southern state congressional representatives unite to sponsor a bill pushed by former Humane Society of the United States’ leader Wayne Pacelle.

Wyoming biologists released 35 black-footed ferrets outside Meeteetse in 2015. The milestone event came after years of captive breeding as part of an effort to restore the endangered species throughout North America.

Wyoming biologists released 35 black-footed ferrets outside Meeteetse in 2015. The milestone event came after years of captive breeding as part of an effort to restore the endangered species throughout North America.

A federal judge has upheld the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s plans for managing black-footed ferrets in Wyoming, the state where the once-presumed-extinct species was rediscovered some four …