COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Friday said it is extending the comment period on its proposed ...

Under this proposed rule, bears will continue to be afforded federal protection across Montana, Idaho ... of grizzly bears at a level they deem sustainable to keep the population in check.

Nine of Idaho’s counties lost population in 2024, compared with only two in 2023, according to Jan Roeser, an economist with the Idaho Department of Labor. That’s a shift from the highs of the ...

IDAHO — The Idaho Department of Labor announced that more than 40 counties in the state have experienced population growth, according to recent U.S. Census estimates. The department reported ...

POWELL — With a new presidential administration in office, Wyoming’s Washington delegation is advancing new legislation to delist the Yellowstone area grizzly bear population. Senate Western ...

As the grizzly bear population expanded within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, bears dispersed across their historical range but also in proximity to more populated areas. All of Teton County ...

Bears are emerging from hibernation in western Wyoming, leaving their pawprints in the melting snow in both Yellowstone and ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has also listed the Selway-Bitterroot area in Idaho and Montana and the North Cascades in Washington as critical recovery zones for these bears, though no known ...

it might have been the only “grizzly” they saw that trip. Why spoil their enjoyment? In light of the new regulation requiring a bear identification test before hunting black bears in Idaho, I ...