Game and Fish urges people who come across young animals to leave newborn wildlife alone

If you're spending time outside, there is a good chance you?ll see newborn wildlife. These young fawns, hatchlings and other babies are charismatic and incredible to watch and photograph. At the same time, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department urges people who come across young animals to leave newborn wildlife alone and keep a distance.

Game and Fish commission opens public comment on four regulations

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has opened a comment period and will be holding public meetings to gather input on the following regulations. The meetings will address the regulations proposals below.

Chapter 28:?Big or trophy game animal or game bird or gray wolf damage claims

Chapter 34: Depredation prevention hunting seasons

Chapter 35: Hunting permit regulations for persons with disabilities

Chapter 62: Regulation for aquatic invasive species

Unwanted pet? Don't let it loose in Wyoming's outdoors

Some people believe that when they don?t want their pets any longer it is okay to release them into the wild. However, this is cruel to pets, dangerous to the ecosystem and illegal. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department reminds all pet owners to never release a pet into any of Wyoming?s ponds, rivers or natural places and follow the CARE system.

Game and Fish continues to monitor avian influenza

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department has been monitoring the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Wyoming?s wild birds since mid-March. Both wild and domestic birds have been infected?across the state. Game and Fish encourages the public to report clusters, but do not handle them.

If fish could talk! New technology allows fisheries biologists to listen for fish as they study the fish movements

The Powder River hosts the highest diversity of native fish in Wyoming, with 20 species. Unfortunately, information on many of these species has been hard to come by due to the river's erratic flows and unpredictable nature. For years, fisheries biologists have used various sampling methods to document the movements of fish in the Powder River drainage, but each one had drawbacks. Then something changed - new technology was developed.?In 2021 fisheries biologists began implanting radio tags into three highly migratory species to better understand their movement.

Game and Fish continues work to reintroduce sauger above Glendo Reservoir

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is continuing a project to return sauger to its native waters. The fish species were once native to the North Platte River system in eastern Wyoming, but they were extirpated sometime in the mid-1940s. In 2017, Game and Fish began reintroducing sauger in the North Platte River upstream of Glendo Reservoir.?Since then the department has steadily been gathering information about sauger migration and movement patterns.

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department manages and conserves more than 800 species of fish and wildlife across Wyoming. ?For nearly 120 years, we?ve carried out our mission to conserve wildlife and serve people. Through these efforts, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department ensures the public continues to enjoy Wyoming?s vast fish and wildlife resource ?through ?hunting, fishing, trapping, wildlife watching and other forms of outdoor recreation. Hunters, anglers and wildlife watchers contribute over a billion dollars to Wyoming?s economy each year.

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