Joint project underway to reduce big game-vehicle collisions in North Idaho

The Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Idaho Fish and Game and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative recently announced a joint project to improve traffic safety and protect wildlife by repairing existing highway fencing and extending it by about a mile near wildlife underpasses on U.S. 95 north of Bonners Ferry.

Irrigators in Salmon Region asked to contact Fish and Game before turning ditch water on this spring

Idaho Fish and Game’s screen program, water users, and area landowners have been working together successfully to prevent the loss of fish into ditch systems for 65 years. The program currently operates and maintains over 280 fish screens that have been installed with the cooperation of local landowners and water users.

March 21: Upper Salmon River Weekly Fishing Report

The Deadwater ice jam opened up Monday night. Red Rock, Bobcat Gulch, and North Fork ramps will be cleared of ice this week.

Mountain lions continue to be active throughout the Wood River Valley

Residents throughout the Wood River Valley continue to see and report mountain lions frequenting their yards or are seeing them on their security cameras. Since October 1, 2022, the Magic Valley Region has received 85 calls about mountain lions in the Valley, with a majority of those calls coming from Hailey residents. While most of the calls are observations, Fish and Game is aware of non-fatal attacks on several dogs and residents becoming increasingly concerned about lions taking up residence in their neighborhoods.

March’s Wildlife Express newsletter wades through the lives of Idaho’s shorebirds

Shorebirds is a broad term, used to define birds that, you guessed it, inhabit shorelines. Wildlife Express’s March issue focuses on the life and migration of Idaho’s shorebirds.

Recreationists, homeowners reminded to take precautions with their pets as coyote denning season arrives

F&G continues to monitor mountain lion activity in McCall

Southeast Region Winter Feeding Advisory Committee Meeting

The next meeting of the Winter Feeding Advisory Committee for the Southeast Region is Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m.