Endangered Species Act

Activists have sought federal protections for the wolverine for more than 20 years. On Wednesday, the federal government finally granted their wish.

There aren't many wolverines in the continental U.S. — only about 400 of them— and they may soon be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. That decision could change how public land is developed around the Mountain West.

Last November, Idaho Fish and Game killed a sow and two cubs, saying the bears showed little fear toward humans and became habituated to areas near homes in rural Fremont County.

Idaho Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch are among those pushing against the Biden administration’s plan to reinstate tougher endangered species regulations that were rolled back under former President Donald Trump.

Conservative lawmakers in the West are reviving efforts to delist certain populations of the grizzly bear and gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act, and last week they made their case to remove federal protections before a U.S. House subcommittee.

Conservation groups are speaking out against three bills in Congress that would delist grizzly bears and gray wolves from endangered species protections.

Cecil D, Andrus, the logger who rose to become Idaho’s only four-term governor and ultimately engineered the conservation of millions of acres, would have been more than a bit interested in participating in an April 18, 2023 conversation

The Whitebark Pine is in trouble, thanks to a variety of factors. Idaho Matters takes look at why the tree is being listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.

A federal judge in Montana last week ruled wolverines in the contiguous United States need protections while the U.S. Department of Fish and Wildlife reconsiders its 2020 decision removing protections for the animal.

As grizzlies move beyond the boundaries of the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and create conflict, Montana seeks full management authority.