Wildlife Conservation and Management Press Releases and Blogs

adult monarch butterflies sip nectar from the flowers of showy milkweed

Idaho joins other Western states to conserve monarch butterflies

Tuesday, July 2, 2019 - 4:39 PM MDT

Henry's Fork River's Box Canyon has nearly 5,000 rainbow trout per mile

Friday, June 14, 2019 - 3:43 PM MDT

Recent surveys show the estimated number of rainbow trout larger than six inches for 2019 is 4,924 per mile, which is an increase over Fish and Games' 2018 survey that estimated rainbow trout populations at 2,796 per mile. It's the third-highest count since 1994.

Mule deer, radio collar, telemetry, Southwest Region

No surprises, winter survival estimates for mule deer below average, better for elk

Monday, June 10, 2019 - 4:33 PM MDT

Statewide, 42 percent of radio collared fawns survived through the winter. For elk, 69 percent of radio collared calves were alive at the end of May. Idaho Fish and Game biologists monitored 207 mule deer fawns and 201 elk calves that were captured in early winter and fitted with telemetry collars.

Striking a balance with Deadwood Reservoir kokanee

Friday, June 7, 2019 - 10:45 AM MDT

If anglers are planning on taking a trip to Deadwood to chase kokanee this summer, they are reminded when the 2019-21 Idaho Fishing Seasons and Rules were adopted in Nov. 2018, the bag limit was reduced to 15, and the possession limit was reduced to 45.

Booboo a four month old black bear cub in recovery after having all four paws burned in the Mustang Complex fires near Salmon Idaho September 14, 2012

Living with Black Bears

Monday, June 3, 2019 - 6:43 PM MDT

Between 20,000 and 30,000 black bears roam Idaho's wild lands. These bears share space with a human population that is expected to grow by more than 15 percent during the next 10 years.

Long-billed curlew research continues in Island Park

Friday, May 24, 2019 - 10:27 AM MDT

From Brownlee to Swan Falls, Snake River smallmouth are abundant, mobile and healthy

Monday, May 13, 2019 - 10:57 AM MDT

If you want to experience the Snake River’s smallmouth fishery, late spring, summer and even the fall provides some fun and exciting fishing — and don’t worry, there are big fish out there, and plenty of them.

Monitoring shows winter fawn survival below average, calf survival average

Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 2:08 PM MDT

Help Track and Map Bumble Bees

Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 2:17 PM MDT

While anyone with a camera and computer can collect data on bumble bees, it takes a little know-how to capture, handle and photograph them. Learn how to collect data for the Pacific Northwest Bumble Bee Atlas

Volunteers jumpstart wildlife habitat restoration after a wildfire burned in 2018

Monday, April 8, 2019 - 2:07 PM MDT

Armed with trowels, augers, kneepads and thousands of sagebrush and bitterbrush seedlings, about three dozen volunteers joined Fish and Game staff in late March to replant where a 2018 fire scorched 700 acres near Lucky Peak Reservoir.

F&G biologists adding solar-powered GPS ear tags to mule deer monitoring

Monday, March 25, 2019 - 2:47 PM MDT

Non-profit wildlife group offers up to $10K grants for habitat and conservation

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 3:54 PM MST

Snow geese flock, Southwest region, waterfowl, snow goose

Hunting spring snows in southern Idaho

Monday, February 25, 2019 - 3:44 PM MST

Snow geese’s unique migration allows a different hunting opportunity in Idaho. The spring “light goose” season, which includes blue, snow and Ross’ geese, is a relatively new opportunity for hunters.

a bighorn sheep being air lifted by helicopter for research in Hell's Canyon January 2006

Bighorn Sheep Capture Planned in Hells Canyon

Thursday, February 14, 2019 - 10:54 AM MST

An interagency effort is planned between Idaho Fish and Game, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to capture 80 bighorn sheep in five Hells Canyon herds Feb. 19–28.

Game cameras provide new methods for counting and managing wildlife

Wednesday, February 6, 2019 - 4:11 PM MST

An innovative approach using trail cameras to capture wildlife allows Idaho Fish and Game biologists to estimate deer and elk populations in a safer, less-invasive, and less-expensive way.

Juvenile mountain lion attacks dog in Mackay

Monday, February 4, 2019 - 12:03 PM MST

Early on the morning of Jan. 30 a woman responded to what she thought was a fight between her dog and another dog outside of her Mackay home. As she pulled the two animals apart, she soon realized that in one of her hands she held a juvenile male mountain lion and not another dog as expected.

One strange day for a mule deer provides months of data for F&G biologists

Monday, January 28, 2019 - 3:18 PM MST

Fawn survival is key to maintaining mule deer populations. Fawns fitted with radio collars help determine if a herd is growing or decreasing, so they are a critical component in the formula biologists use to determine the health and population of mule deer herds across Idaho.