House Bill 45 – Removing otters as protected animals is fewer than 100 words, yet still manages to speak volumes about what Wyoming values and what it doesn’t. The measure, to be considered in ...

The bill now would remove black‑footed ferrets, fishers, lynx, otters, pikas and wolverines as protected species in the statute penned in the 1950s — before the Endangered Species Act was law.

House Bill 45, “Removing otters as protected animals,” takes otters off Wyoming’s “protected” species list, converting Lontra canadensis by default to a “nongame” animal instead. Its ...

Wyoming House Bill 0045, which removes otters from protected status, took effect after Gov. Mark Gordon signed the bill into law on Feb. 24. For the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the bill will ...

A bill removing otters as protected animals in Wyoming passed the Senate on Tuesday and will now head to the governor’s desk to be signed. The bill sponsored by Rep. Andrew Byron, R-Jackson ...

River otters on Long Island face roadkill dangers as they navigate altered landscapes, impacting their recolonization efforts after a 200-year absence.