Wildlife Conservation and Management Press Releases and Blogs
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Fish and Game relocates two yearling moose who visited two southern Idaho communities
Monday, June 1, 2020 - 3:22 PM MDT -
Riley Pond on the Hagerman Wildlife Management Area to be partially drained to improve waterfowl habitat
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 11:13 AM MDT -
Wood River Valley bears are already finding an easy meal in residential garbage containers
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - 3:34 PM MDT -
Mule Deer Foundation receives grant to help fund shared coordinator position with F&G
Monday, May 11, 2020 - 4:35 PM MDTOn April 30, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced the 2020 round of funding for the Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big Game Winter Range and Migration Corridors program. To conserve migration corridors and winter range for elk, mule deer and pronghorn, 15 new grants totaling $3.1 million were awarded, with more than $300,000 going to Idaho.
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Game cameras capture images of wildlife found across the Magic Valley Region
Tuesday, April 28, 2020 - 9:47 AM MDT -
Mountain lion euthanized to protect public safety near Kimberly in southern Idaho
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 11:34 AM MDT -
Idaho’s black bears will soon be emerging from their winter dens
Monday, April 20, 2020 - 2:03 PM MDT -
Winter survival for radio-collared mule deer fawns and elk calves tracking above average
Friday, April 17, 2020 - 9:46 AM MDTStatewide winter survival of radio-collared mule deer fawns and elk calves was above average through the end of March, and Fish and Game officials are optimistic that those numbers will continue on their current trajectory through the end of the monitoring period on June 1.
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Netting non-native walleye aims to protect existing Lake Pend Oreille fisheries
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 - 3:18 PM MDTWalleye gillnetting operations resume this spring, April 13 to May 1. Nets are set deep enough they won’t affect boating, but anglers should stay away from nets to avoid entangling and losing fishing gear. The goal of the netting is to keep walleye at a low enough density that they do not jeopardize the world-class fishery in Lake Pend Oreille.
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Three orphaned mountain lion kittens from the Magic Valley Region transferred to out-of-state zoos
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 - 2:01 PM MDT -
Recent F&G survey finds increase in mountain goats in the Selkirks since 2001
Monday, March 23, 2020 - 12:49 PM MDTIn February, Panhandle Fish and Game biologists completed an aerial survey of mountain goats in Unit 1. A total of 57 goats were counted in the Selkirk Mountains, up from 34 goats seen during the last survey in 2001.
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Winter survival for radio-collared mule deer fawns and elk calves average to slightly above average
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 12:10 PM MDTA relatively mild winter in much of the state bolstered survival so far, and early spring weather is arriving in some locations, which means early survival reports are encouraging. But threats to wintering wildlife are not over, and biologists will continue monitoring animals until late spring.
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Control actions in February removed 17 wolves from the Lolo elk zone
Monday, March 16, 2020 - 9:13 AM MDT -
F&G and partners generate $400,000 for elk habitat improvement projects in the Clearwater Region
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 4:35 PM MSTOver the past year (2019) Fish and Game, the U.S. Forest Service, and Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation have generated approximately $400,000 for collaborative elk projects to improve elk habitat in the Clearwater Region.
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Remember Idaho’s nongame wildlife when completing your taxes
Friday, February 14, 2020 - 11:08 AM MST -
Non-profit wildlife group offers up to $10K grants for habitat and conservation
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 1:52 PM MST -
To protect wildlife and public safety, give moose in town space
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 3:09 PM MSTMoose are not normally aggressive, but they are unpredictable. A docile-looking moose browsing on shrubs one minute can quickly charge or kick if it perceives a threat to itself or offspring. Mother cows with calves in particular require extra space and caution.
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Auction tag brings $165,000 for bighorn conservation and managment
Monday, February 3, 2020 - 11:57 AM MST -
Video: F&G staff rescue bull elk entangled in hay tarp
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 5:07 PM MSTWildlife biologists from Idaho Fish and Game rushed to the rescue of a bull elk that had become entangled in a hay tarp in the Monteview area Jan. 30.
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Camera surveys provide new statewide wolf population estimate
Friday, January 24, 2020 - 8:40 AM MSTIdaho Fish and Game has a new estimate of the statewide wolf population through its new survey method using game cameras and mathematical modeling.