The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The proposal is supported by research that found the region to be less suitable for hare-dependent felines than previously thought
A newly collared female lynx at the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in 2019.
Pointing to new science suggesting the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem lacks quality lynx habitat, wildlife managers are proposing expansive reductions in the area designated as "critical habitat" for the rare, snowshoe hare-dependent felines.
Despite the lynx's almost complete absence - apart from a 2022 one-off sighting - the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has classified 9146 square miles of the Yellowstone area as critical lynx habitat for the past decade.
Last week, the federal agency proposed a revision, tentatively slashing critical habitat in the region to 1121 square miles - an 88% cut....
