AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoWildlife Rescue: Volunteers saved 382 trout and whitefish from a drying irrigation ditch near Cody, moving them to the Shoshone National Forest boundary before the water was shut off. Yellowstone: A new $105 million fund will support conservation research, park infrastructure and programs helping Wyoming students experience the park. Fire Management: The Forest Service is preparing to burn about 2,000 acres at Pole Mountain near Laramie to reduce wildfire fuels and manage vegetation. Red Desert: The BLM says it will work to improve herd and rangeland health, as an estimated 2,278 wild horses exceed the land’s sustainable range of 480 to 720 amid severe drought. Water Resilience: Southwest Wyoming ranchers and conservation groups are encouraging beavers to settle in streams; their dams can slow water, create habitat and help landscapes withstand drought. At Risk: Black-footed ferrets have disappeared from a Wyoming reintroduction site amid plague and drought, while a UW student’s discovery of rare ice-crawler insects in Yellowstone offers a glimpse of the park’s little-known alpine life.
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