Silver Creek Preserve closed to fishing due to heat
The Nature Conservancy has closed its Silver Creek Preserve in central Idaho to fishing due to low water levels and extreme heat.
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The Nature Conservancy has closed its Silver Creek Preserve in central Idaho to fishing due to low water levels and extreme heat.
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Wildlife officials say a rare animal spotted in a Utah neighborhood is likely on the move in search of a new place to live.
Continue ReadingResearchers in Austria may have found an unlikely solution to the problem of plastic pollution: cows, and the microbes found inside their stomachs.
Continue ReadingAgainst the backdrop of unprecedented heat waves and deadly wildfires, the West’s historic drought has ranchers fighting another problem besides water shortages: a prolific hoard of grasshoppers is competing with cattle for food.
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A Pingree couple with a passion for butterflies came upon a one in a million find: a butterfly with both sex chromosomes.
Continue ReadingA mouse thought to have become extinct more than 150 years ago has been found alive on an island off the coast of Western Australia, researchers have discovered.
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Grand Teton National Park staff recently relocated a subadult grizzly bear within the park after the bear received a food reward in two incidents due to irresponsible human actions.
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Idaho State Police is asking for help in finding a dog that disappeared after a car crash Thursday night.
Continue ReadingLori Spangler was enjoying a nice Sunday afternoon as she watched after her stepdaughter’s dog Levi when it was interrupted by a startling noise.
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Dozens of dogs are currently under the care of a rescue group after they were taken from a Jackson Tennessee property in connection to an animal cruelty case. Many of the dogs showing signs of chronic neglect, starvation, and dehydration.
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The vast majority of expectant mongoose moms within a group give birth on the same night. The synchronous arrival of the tiny pups makes it impossible to know whose offspring belongs to which mongoose.
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The Teton County Planning & Building Services Department has developed and released amended draft regulations related to Wildlife Friendly Fencing.
Continue ReadingBy Neelam Bohra and Justin Lear, CNN The first reported Asian giant hornet of 2021 in the United States was found dead near Seattle by a Washington state resident in early June. The dead insect, nicknamed the “murder hornet,” found in Marysville, Washington, was dried out and emerged earlier than usual, so it may have
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For the second time in a week, a deer-dog altercation in the Johnny Creek area has been reported to the Idaho Fish and Game office in Pocatello.
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Police in northern Idaho say 85 dogs were found abandoned in a home where a tenant had recently been evicted.
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It was a bittersweet weekend at the Idaho Falls Zoo, with two cubs time at the zoo coming to a close.
Continue ReadingThe US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it will suspend the import of dogs from more than 100 countries where rabies still spreads among dogs.
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The Idaho Cattle Association is looking for information regarding the shooting of two cattle owned by an ICA member.
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A dog who vanished for two days after being ejected from a vehicle during a car accident has been found apparently doing the job it was bred to do — herding sheep.
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State wildlife officials say the first gray wolf pups since the 1940s have been spotted in Colorado.
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The fifth Wine for Whiskers is back this Friday night.
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is seeking information regarding the illegal killing of four non-game birds in separate incidents near the town of Preston in Franklin County.
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In mid-June, two young sloth bears born at the Idaho Falls Zoo will be moving on to a new home at Sunset Zoo in Manhattan, Kansas.
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A yearling mule deer doe got more than she bargained for when she tried walking through a “mud puddle” in a field off of Marsh Creek Road just north of McCammon over Memorial Day weekend.
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Upland bird hunters in Idaho need to be aware of changes to sage-grouse and sharp-tailed grouse requirements for the 2021 hunting season.
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A farmer in Idaho has said he lost about $7,500 in revenue from 54 lambs killed by nearby bald eagles.
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Grand Teton National Park rangers euthanized a problematic grizzly bear.
Continue ReadingWhat’s your favorite thing about puppies? Is it their cute yawns, wiggly bottoms or the sweet way they lick your nose? Or maybe it’s those doleful eyes that stare into yours as if they know what you are thinking. Whatever it is, rest assured that puppies are primed to communicate with you soon after their
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Idaho Fish and Game says it is extremely important you respect all closure signs and not enter posted areas.
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The Cheyenne Animal Shelter has closed to the public after staffers tested positive for COVID-19.
Continue ReadingA team of Australian scientists has discovered a curious “chocolate frog” tree frog in the lowland rainforests of New Guinea. Tree frogs are known for their green skin — but due to its brown coloring, researchers named it “chocolate frog” — and the name stuck. “The closest known relative of Litoria mira is the Australian
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New technology that tracks health data and other critical information about cattle is being tested on a ranch in Wyoming.
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Now’s the perfect time to drop a line in your local fishing hole.
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A generous donation from a little girl is making a big impact on the Farmington Police Department.
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Idaho Fish and Game is closing salmon fishing on the Lower Salmon River, effective at the end of fishing hours on May 28, as Chinook salmon harvest is approaching current harvest objectives.
Continue ReadingTasmanian devils have been born in the wild in mainland Australia, more than 3,000 years after they died out in the country. Seven baby Tasmanian devils — known as joeys — were born at the 988-acre Barrington Wildlife Sanctuary in New South Wales, Australian NGO Aussie Ark said in an Instagram post on Monday. Tasmanian
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Wildlife advocates are pressing the Biden administration to revive protections for gray wolves across the Northern Rockies after Republican lawmakers in Idaho and Montana made it much easier to kill the predators.
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Idaho Fish and Game officials recently received a video shot by a sportsman in spring of 2020 who believed the bear was a young grizzly near the Continental Divide southeast of Salmon.
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Scientists found an unconventional way of reducing the frequency of deer-auto collisions could be allowing wolves to roam a landscape.
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says the key to keeping Idaho bears wild is to never let them have access to human food because a food-conditioned bear can quickly become a threat to public safety which never ends well for the bear.
Continue ReadingStatewide survival of collared mule deer fawns and elk calves was above average through the end of April.
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Pocatello Animal Services is asking citizens not to trap feral cats and bring them to the Pocatello Animal Shelter.
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Click here for updates on this story BIDDEFORD, Maine (WBZ) — A lucky lobster is avoiding the dinner table because it’s an extremely rare catch. The split-colored lobster was brought to the University of New England’s Marine Science Center in Maine last week. The half-orange, half-brown lobster is considered to be a one in 50
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Gov. Greg Gianforte signed two bills changing the way Montana responds to how grizzly bears are managed, saying the animal should lose federal Endangered Species Act protections and shifting responsibility for conflicts to the U.S. government.
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Wildlife officials in central Montana have killed the first confirmed grizzly bear in modern times in the Big Snowy Mountains south of Lewistown, state wildlife officials said Friday.
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You can get your furry friend protected against rabies for just $10 on Saturday, May 15.
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A group of scientists urged the Biden administration Thursday to restore legal protections for gray wolves, saying their removal earlier this year was premature and that states are allowing too many of the animals to be killed.
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The 16 African Blackfooted penguins bring in visitors from all over
Continue ReadingSharks are as fascinating as they are endangered, and scientists have been sounding the alarm on the rate at which shark populations are declining. Sixteen out of 31 oceanic shark species are now critically endangered or endangered, a study published in the journal Nature found earlier this year. The number of oceanic sharks and rays
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This nonprofit is the voice for lost, missing, or neglected animals of the Fort Hall Reservation and surrounding area.
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Henry Charlier of Boise landed a 34-pound common carp from the Snake River.
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The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says wildlife are not pets, and shouldn’t be treated as such, even with the best intentions.
Continue ReadingScientists were in for a shock when they encountered a “real life river monster” — a giant fish believed to be more than 100 years old. Staff from the Alpena Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office caught the fish — a female lake sturgeon measuring 6′ 10″ and weighing a whopping 240 pounds — in the
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Yellowstone National Park officials have issued a warning as elk calving season will begin soon.
Continue ReadingAn elusive spider related to the tarantula just joined the ranks of recognized spiders. The Pine Rockland Trapdoor Spider lives in the Florida Everglades and it’s a rare breed. It has only been spotted a handful of times since the 1920s and only recently did the clever arachnid get its name for the habitat it
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U.S. officials say they will consider in coming years whether to reintroduce wild bison to a million-acre federal wildlife refuge in central Montana.
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Grab your fishing pole and don’t forget your fishing license.
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Five conservation organizations are offering rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the illegal shooting of a female grizzly bear in Fremont County.
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You can license your dog with Pocatello Animal Services for half the cost starting next month.
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The Idaho House passed Senate Bill 1211 that would allow the hunters to kill 90% of wolves in Idaho.
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The bill is similar to a program in Idaho, where a private group pays its members up to $1,000 for costs incurred while scouting, hunting or trapping wolves.
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Snake River Animal Shelter announced a $6,000 grant investment from the newly named, Petco Love, to support their lifesaving work for animals in Eastern Idaho.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday allowing the use of private funds to reimburse wolf hunters or trappers for their expenses – reminiscent of bounties that widely exterminated the species in the last century.
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A new report from state officials says the wolf population in Washington state increased by an estimated 33 animals in 2020.
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We are quickly approaching the debut of a new resident at the East Idaho Aquarium.
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A Republican-dominated state Senate committee on Tuesday approved legislation allowing the state to hire private contractors to kill about 90% of the wolves roaming Idaho.
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has ended a bison management plan that would have allowed the animals to be restored in more areas of the state.
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Cattle in central Oregon are again showing up dead under strange circumstances.
Continue ReadingScientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned spider webs into music — creating an eerie soundtrack that could help them better understand how the arachnids spin their complex creations and even how they communicate. The MIT team worked with Berlin-based artist Tomás Saraceno to take two-dimensional laser scans of a spider web, which
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If you want to set up your bird feeders for spring, Idaho Fish and Game says go for it—just keep these tips in mind to help protect your fine-feathered friends.
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Families got to reunite with their favorite zoo animals this weekend as the Idaho Falls Zoo opened for the 2021 season.
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Pocatello Animal Services is looking for folks to lend a hand to the shelter’s furry friends.
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Idaho Fish and Game’s Pahsimeroi Hatchery personnel released 100 steelhead in Blue Mountain Meadow Pond Thursday.
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A Montana state report made public this week showed that grizzly bear deaths in parts of Yellowstone National Park increased last year and were higher than the 10-year average, wildlife officials said.
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The Idaho Falls Zoo announced Thursday the passing of its 18-year-old Amur tiger, Basha.
Continue ReadingApril the Giraffe, who became an internet celebrity by giving birth on a YouTube livestream in 2017, has died at the age of 20. The beloved animal was euthanized at the recommendation of her veterinarians due to her worsening arthritis, Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, New York, announced in a Facebook post on Friday. “We
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The federal agency seeks to allow between 1,500 and 2,165 wild horses in areas of the Red Desert outside Rock Springs.
Continue ReadingConsidered by biologists to be some of the most intelligent invertebrates, octopuses are normally playful and inquisitive. But an Australian geologist saw another side to the marine creatures, when one octopus defended its home in Western Australia rather aggressively. On March 18, 34-year-old Lance Karlson was walking on the beach and looking for somewhere to
Continue ReadingA dog in Waco, Texas, has done a lot of living in his two short years on Earth. The latest twist? An adoption that lasted less than 24 hours. Rusty was surrendered as a puppy in February 2020 to the Humane Society of Central Texas, which has become the closest thing to a home for
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Grizzly bears are slowly expanding the turf where they roam in parts of the northern Rocky Mountains but need continued protections, according to government scientists who concluded that no other areas of the country would be suitable for reintroducing the fearsome predators.
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A bird in Idaho has gone viral with more than 20-million views on Tik-Tok, by expressing its love for his four-legged friend.
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Zoo Idaho’s opening day for the 2021 season is set for April 3.
Continue ReadingWith its eight legs wrapped around itself as if in a hug and its eye pupils narrowed to a slit, the octopus breathes evenly, its body a uniform whitish gray. Moments later it begins to change color — a mesmerizing shift between burnt orange and rust red. Its eyes, muscles and sucker pads twitching as
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Some rabbits rescued by volunteers are getting a new home.
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Future service dogs in Idaho could use a little more of our help, to help others.
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Montana’s governor was given a warning by state wildlife officials after killing a radio-collared wolf near Yellowstone National Park in February without first taking a mandated trapping education course.
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A cow in Buhl delivered one shocking surprise on St. Patrick’s Day.
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A pilot supporting park wildlife studies saw the first grizzly bear of 2021 Saturday.
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In preparation for opening day, Idaho Falls Zoo is asking for your help to tidy up the zoo grounds.
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As few as 29 nonnative mountain goats remain in Teton Range in Wyoming after aggressive efforts to hunt the animals out of existence, wildlife officials said.
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A salmonella outbreak linked to the deaths of hundreds of songbirds has come to Utah and officials are asking people to immediately remove or clean their bird feeders.
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In an effort to reduce the potential transmission of salmonellosis locally, Idaho Fish and Game recommends those who have bird feeders in their yards temporarily discontinue all feeding of wild birds for at least a few weeks.
Continue ReadingThere are a few reptile fanatics that smile when they see snakes, but maybe only one snake that can smile right back at you … three times. After eight years of breeding, this lavender albino piebald ball python has three smiley faces on it. And it was a complete accident. Justin Kobylka, who has been
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The Idaho Falls Zoo will reopen for the 2021 season on Saturday, April 10 at 9:30 a.m.
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Wolf hunting policies in some U.S. states are taking an aggressive turn as Republican lawmakers and conservative hunting groups push to curb their numbers.
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The men and women who’ve served in the U.S. military can add a furry friend to their life for free thanks to a local group.
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Idaho Congressman Mike Simpson joined Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney in reintroducing H.R 1403, the Grizzly Bear State Management Act.
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Hunters and trappers who kill wolves in Montana could be reimbursed for their expenses by private groups under a proposal advanced by state lawmakers.
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Idaho fish and wildlife officials are recommending that residents take down their backyard bird feeders or clean them frequently amid a salmonella outbreak that has infected songbirds across the western U.S.
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Idaho Fish and Game will stock 950 rainbow trout in the 10-12 inch range at two local waters from March 8 to March 12.
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