Up to 24 wolves in British Columbia just north of Idaho will be shot by helicopter gunners this winter in an effort to save 18 remaining South Selkirk mountain caribou from the brink of extinction. The Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources formally announced...
FISHING -- An Idaho girl has landed a national fishing distinction. Tia Wiese, 12, of Eagle, caught a yellow perch weighing 2 pounds 11.68 ounces on March 1 at Lake Cascade. Shortly afterward, the fish was confirmed as the Idaho state record for the species....
WILDLIFE ENFORCEMENT -- Rugged Justice, a new six-episode Animal Planet network series on the work of Washington Fish and Wildlife police officers, will debut on TV on Sunday, Jan. 18, at 8 p.m. Filmed last fall, the show follows wildlife officers as they patrol “unforgiving mountain...
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.