Wildlife Conservation and Management | Idaho Fish and Game

Idaho Fish and Game is charged with preserving, protecting, perpetuating and managing all wildlife in the state for present and future generations. Most animals are not hunted, trapped or fished.

Wildlife Management Areas improve and maintain wildlife habitat for both game and nongame species and provide access for disabled hunters, fishermen, and wildlife watchers.

Our management plans, provide guidance and overall direction and help identify both statewide and regional population and management objectives

Programs indirectly related to hunting or fishing include wildlife diseases, the Wildlife Diversity Program and information on lands and landowners.

News

Video: Mink chases Chinook at MK Nature Center

Wednesday, September 6, 2017 - 2:41 PM MDT

MK Nature Center Wildlife Conservation and Management Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) American Mink (Vison vison)
Recent cases of rabid bats mean people should take precautions

Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 6:25 PM MDT

Improving rabies awareness and preventing human exposure to rabid bats is a public health priority. At the same time, conservation of bats and the benefits they provide is also important.

Wildlife Conservation and Management Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) Western Small-footed Myotis (Myotis ciliolabrum) Long-eared Myotis (Myotis evotis)
Shout Out to Landowners!

Thursday, August 31, 2017 - 6:01 PM MDT

Landowners offer a service for all of us who love to hunt, fish and watch wildlife by providing habitat on their properties. Many go the extra mile, enrolling their land into special programs that develop fields specifically to create cover and forage for wildlife.

Hunting Hunter Education Programs Wildlife Conservation and Management Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Elk (Cervus canadensis) Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
I Found a Bat in my Home! What Do I Do?

Monday, June 26, 2017 - 8:22 AM MDT

Wildlife Conservation and Management Panhandle Region Clearwater Region Southwest Region Southeast Region Magic Valley Region Upper Snake Region Salmon Region Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Canyon Bat (Parastrellus hesperus)
Fish and Game Director Virgil Moore’s statement on Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s announcement delisting Yellowstone grizzly bears

Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 1:57 PM MDT

The delisting of Yellowstone grizzly bears is a conservation success, and we are proud of the role that the states and local communities have played in grizzly bear conservation.

Wildlife Conservation and Management Grizzly Bear or Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
Baby animals are better off when left alone

Monday, May 8, 2017 - 11:09 AM MDT

Spring is baby season for all things wild. Being the peak time for wildlife to have their young, the Idaho Fish and Game offers this simple suggestion to those well-intentioned people that discover baby animals that appear to be abandoned - leave them alone.

Wildlife Conservation and Management Regions
Another bighorn euthanized after contacting domestic sheep near Challis

Monday, April 17, 2017 - 1:55 PM MDT

A one-year-old bighorn sheep ram that mingled with domestic sheep near Challis was euthanized Friday, April 14, to prevent the sheep from potentially carrying disease back to the wild herd. This is the third bighorn sheep removed from the same area on the edge of Challis since March 30.

Wildlife Conservation and Management Bighorn Sheep Hunting Science and Research Salmon Region Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis)

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