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U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland says her agency will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands. Haaland issued an order Friday for government workers to tap into Indigenous knowledge in their efforts to conserve bison.
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State and federal officials are increasingly looking to reduce costly animal-vehicle accidents. They want to invest in more wildlife crossings on highways to limit collisions.
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fficials at the ABQ BioPark Zoo, where the 4-month-old cub has been receiving care, told the Albuquerque Journal that he was transferred to The Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colorado.
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Researchers have new evidence that enhancing wildlife connectivity between national parks in the West would help animals live hundreds of generations longer.
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Permanently switching to daylight saving time could prevent 33 human deaths and 36,550 deer deaths while saving more than $1 billion annually, according to University of Washington researchers.
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A recent study found that when mountain goats and bighorn sheep compete over mineral sources at high elevations, it’s the goats that usually go home happy.
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White-nose syndrome is a fungus that develops in the cave-dwellers during winter hibernation. It invades their skin and can be deadly. According to the Fish and Wildlife Service, it’s caused estimated population declines of more than 90% in affected colonies.
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There are tens of thousands of horses running wild in the Mountain West. The U.S. government mainly uses roundups to keep them from overgrazing public lands. But advocacy groups want more of a focus on fertility control.
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Colorado authorities say an archery hunter sustained life-threatening injuries when he was gored and trampled by a moose in a remote area west of Fort Collins. The rare moose attack happened Tuesday as the adult male hunter prepared to shoot the animal with an arrow.
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In recent years, the number of moose in Nevada has grown rapidly. Officials say they’re likely coming from Idaho and Utah in search of new territory.