RMEF Weighs In, Colorado Unanimously Adopts Mountain Lion Plan
Ten days after Coloradans decisively rejected a ballot initiative that sought to ban mountain lion hunting, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Commission unanimously adopted [...]
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RMEF Among Group Protesting Recreational Shooting Ban at Utah National Monument
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation joined a collaborative group of nine other conservation and sportsmen organizations protesting the closure of recreational shooting within Bears Ear [...]
Controversial Court Decision Makes Forest Restoration in California More Difficult
Below is a Sacramento Bee op-ed by RMEF Chief Conservation Officer Blake Henning and Property and Environment Research Center CEO Brian Yablonski. Implementing forest restoration in [...]
November 2024 Advocacy Update
STATE Colorado Prop 127 Hunting Ban Defeated, East Slope Lion Plan Approved – By more than a quarter million votes, Colorado voters decisively rejected a [...]
A Sleigh Ride Among the Elk
Below is a news release from the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Another season of bundling up and riding on a horse-drawn sleigh or wagon [...]
USFS Rolls Out Massive Northwest Forest Plan
Twenty-four million acres. Seventeen national forests. Three states – California, Oregon and Washington. The U.S. Forest Service recently released the draft environmental impact statement for [...]
Wardens Seek Info about Southwest Montana Bull Elk Poaching
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. For 2024-2025, Fiocchi partnered with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to increase the visibility [...]
Pronghorn Herd Wiped Out on Colorado Roadway
“Heartbreaking!” “Sad.” “Horrible!” Those are just a few of scores of online comments after Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) posted a video showing where 53 [...]
New Study Rejects Claim that Wolves’ Presence Helps Yellowstone Aspen Bounce Back
A new study analyzing 21 years of data challenges the popular belief that gray wolves in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) helped aspen trees recover [...]
Montana Active Forest Management Project Enhances Wildlife Winter Range
Below is a Facebook post from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. In 2024, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation approved $35,000 to assist with this western [...]
Idaho’s First Wildlife Overpass Receives National Recognition
Below is a part of an Idaho Transportation Department news release. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation did not have a funding role in this part [...]
CWD Detected for First Time in Montana’s Ruby Mountains
Below is a news release from Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. Chronic wasting disease was recently detected in an elk on the north end of [...]
Colorado Agriculture, Livestock Groups File Petition to Delay Wolf Introductions
A coalition of 26 agriculture and livestock producers filed a formal petition with the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission to stop any more wolf releases [...]
Montana Moose Study Highlights How ‘Hunting Is Conservation’
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has long maintained the mantra ‘Hunting Is Conservation’ for many reasons. Among them: Hunting is the main tool used by [...]
Report Sightings of Key Wildlife in Missouri
Below is a news release from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Fall in the Missouri outdoors offers some wonderful wildlife viewing for the hundreds of [...]