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Wyoming Proposes End of Grizzly Bear Protections

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On September 16, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon explained that Wyoming plans to ask the federal government to “remove its protection for grizzly bears” in the Yellowstone region. The lift of these protections could lead to the hunting of grizzlies. The grizzly bears in Yellowstone can be up to 700 pounds, according to ABC. Although grizzlies come with negative connotations as […]

Breya Bergom | September 20, 2021
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US Wildlife Officials Aiming to Remove Wolf Protections in 2020

The Trump administration plans to eliminate endangered species protections for gray wolves across most of the country by the end of 2020, the director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Monday. “We’re working hard to have this done by the end of the year and I’d say it’s very imminent,” Aurelia Skipwith told The Associated Press in a […]

SnowBrains | September 1, 2020
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Plans For Oil And Gas Development In The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Approved

Oil and Gas plans in the Arctic

Plans for oil and gas development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) were approved on Monday, August 17. Secretary of the Interior, David L. Bernhardt signed off on the plans for 1.56 million acres of coastal lands to be leased to companies looking to extract oil and gas. The leases are required by law under the Tax Cuts and […]

Alex Camerino | August 18, 2020
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Las Vegas, NV Ski Area Looks to Expand but Threatens an Endangered Species

Ski areas across the nation have been getting fancy new upgrades in recent years and now one of the few ski destinations in Nevada is in the final steps to begin a $35 million upgrade. Lee Canyon Ski Area located an hour northwest of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountains has been around since 1964 and is looking to upgrade […]

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Ryan Nadiak | November 8, 2019
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Lake Louise Ski Resort, AB Faces $2.1-Million Fine For Threatening Endangered Trees

The Lake Louise Ski Area, in Alberta, Canada was just fined $2.1 million dollars. In a lawsuit brought on by Parks Canada, the ski resort was found guilty of illegally cutting down 140 trees. Some of which were whitebark pines, an endangered and protected species. Lake Louise resort was charged under the Species at Risk Act and the Canada National Parks Act. The […]

Jason Ringenberg | December 7, 2018
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Victory For Environmentalists as Judge Puts Grizzly Bears Back on Endangered Species List

grizzly, A Yellowstone National Park Grizzly Bear. photo: national park service

Last month a judge stepped in to stop the opening of the first grizzly bear hunting season in Wyoming and Idaho in 40 years, first postponing it two weeks, then an extra two weeks. US District Judge Dana Christensen wanted more time to review how the US Fish and Wildlife Service had gone about removing federal protection for Yellowstone grizzlies under […]

SnowBrains | September 28, 2018
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