The Reintroduction of Bighorn Sheep Bighorn sheep are an iconic species that historically inhabited a broad range of the western mountainous regions of North American, stretching from southern Canada to … Read more
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NWF Protecting Bighorn Sheep in the High Divide
What is Wildlife Conflict Resolution? Where conflicts between livestock and wildlife are prolonged and intractable, the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) believes that public land grazing retirements can provide an equitable … Read more
It’s Flu Season… For Wildlife
It’s flu season and humans aren’t the only ones suffering. Wild bighorn sheep across the west are contracting pneumonia and dying in alarming numbers. Biologists are pointing their fingers at … Read more
1.1 Million Acres Adopted for Wildlife, What’s Next?
Over the past fifteen years, the National Wildlife Federation has worked to eliminate conflict between wildlife and livestock on public lands- primarily those located within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, including Montana, … Read more
Bighorn Sheep Research Invaluable for Species’ Survival
It’s late February in Western Montana. The mercury hovers around 15 degrees and the snow blows sideways. We know our chances of locating and capturing bighorn sheep will be slim … Read more
NWF Increases Bighorn Sheep Recovery Efforts
Last year, the National Wildlife Federation launched a new initiative to protect imperiled bighorn sheep in the west. While bighorn sheep numbers historically were estimated at 2 million nationwide, due … Read more
Charting a New Path for Yellowstone’s Bison
Yellowstone’s bison have faced more hardship and controversy than nearly any other large mammal in America. In the early 20th century, bison were nearly slaughtered to extinction by commercial hunters. The … Read more
No More Butting Heads: NWF’s Adopt a Wildlife Acre Program Protects Key Habitat For Bighorn Sheep
The National Wildlife Federation’s most recent Adopt-A-Wildlife-Acre work has focused on resolving conflicts between bighorn sheep and domestic sheep that graze on public lands in Wyoming, Idaho and Montana. Domestic … Read more
Give Yellowstone Bison a Year-Round Buffer Zone
Almost like clockwork, the Yellowstone bison wars begin anew. This time, however, it’s a much different and important battle. As deep snows continue to accumulate on the high Yellowstone Plateau … Read more
Why Can’t Bison Roam on Public Lands?
Bison are public wildlife, but it’s confusing because some are also owned as private domestic animals. The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation, the model practiced to manage our nation’s … Read more
