Wildlife Conservation and Management

Idaho's Wildlife Conservation and Management

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, Idaho wetland habitat inventory, and information on lands and landowners.

News

Black bear encounters north of Ketchum raise public safety concerns for campers and recreationists

Thursday, August 4, 2022 - 2:51 PM MDT

Idaho Fish and Game officials in the Magic Valley Regional Office continue to receive reports of ongoing issues with black bears in dispersed campsites in the North Fork area of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area, located approximately 6 miles north of Ketchum.

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Conflicts continue with black bears in the Wood River Valley

Tuesday, July 26, 2022 - 9:21 AM MDT

On Monday, July 25, 2022 Fish and Game’s Magic Valley Region received a report of a black bear incident in a residential area in East Fork, south of Ketchum. Conservation officers who investigated the report found that on Friday, July 22, a woman was walking her Great Pyrenees near her home when she and the dog encountered a black bear at close proximity on the trail.

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Draft Idaho State Wildlife Action Plan 2022: Comment Opportunity

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 3:41 PM MDT

Overview

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Idaho sockeye returns at Lower Granite Dam are already the second-highest in a decade

Monday, July 11, 2022 - 3:22 PM MDT

Updated: Through mid July (July 17), 1,535 sockeye have crossed Lower Granite Dam located about 30 miles downstream from Lewiston. The run is already the second-highest in the last decade and third-highest since 1975 with more fish expected to cross in the coming days and weeks.

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Two yearling moose captured and removed from Pocatello

Friday, June 24, 2022 - 5:43 PM MDT

Idaho Fish and Game personnel responded to reports of moose in and near Mountain View Cemetery in Pocatello. The moose were captured and moved to a remote location in the region.

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F&G biologists work to protect a popular Yellowstone cutthroat fishery from pelican predation

Thursday, June 23, 2022 - 12:57 PM MDT

In 1993, there were roughly 200 American white pelicans occupying Blackfoot Reservoir; by 2007 breeding pelicans reached a high of 3,400. During the same timeframe, spawning cutthroat trout in the upper Blackfoot River collapsed. What happens when a novel predator and vulnerable prey cross paths? Fish and Game managers are working to find the key to unlocking a solution for both species.

Wildlife Conservation and Management Southeast Region American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos)
Two yearling bull moose captured in Twin Falls and relocated near Fairfield

Wednesday, June 22, 2022 - 1:57 PM MDT

On Saturday, June 18, 2022 the Twin Falls County Sheriff reported that they received multiple reports of two moose in close proximity to Highway 30 west of Twin Falls. Fish and Game officers were unable to locate the moose until Sunday evening, June 19, when a decision was made to relocate the moose in the interest of public safety.

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