Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter has signed into law a roadkill bill that would allow motorists or passers-by to humanely dispatch a badly injured animal unintentionally hit by a vehicle.
Idaho wildlife officials say there have been a number of encounters with mountain lions in the last few months, one recently caught on camera showing game wardens releasing a trapped cat.
U.S. officials have agreed to complete a study on how two predator-killing poisons could be affecting federally protected species as part of the settlement of a lawsuit filed by environmental and animal-welfare groups.
National Elk Refuge officials say the supplemental feeding program could be halted this year as western Wyoming experiences a warmer than average winter.
Idaho officials don't have to destroy information right away that came from tracking collars placed on wolves and elk by a helicopter crew that landed illegally in a wilderness area where engines are prohibited.
Nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations may apply for a grant through the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation, which is offering up to $10,000 for habitat and conservation projects.
Environmental groups are appealing a federal court ruling that a federal agency doesn't need to do a new environmental study before being allowed to kill more wolves in Idaho.
Anglers and other sportsmen will find they'll be handing out a little more money for licenses this year. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is reminding Idahoans and non-residents of the new $5 Access/Depredation fee that must be paid once a year.
Three top gubernatorial candidates with widely different backgrounds share similar views on managing Idaho's wildlife conservation and access to public lands.
The U.S. Forest Service has purchased about 60 acres (24 hectares) of private land inside the Caribou-Targhee National Forest in eastern Idaho that contains key spawning habitat for