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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Wyoming Newsletter for 2024-04-14 ( 6 items )  
Alliance Files Lawsuit to Restore Endangered Species Act Protections for Wolves (10)
HELENA, Montana, April 10 -- The Alliance for the Wild Rockies issued the following statement on April 9, 2024, by Executive Director Mike Garrity: * * * Let's get right to the point, the end goal of the wolf 'management plans' in Montana, Idaho and Wyoming is to once again exterminate them from the Northern Rockies. They think the only good wolf is a dead wolf. Wolves need your help. The wolf slaughter is out of control with bounties, shoot on sight, traps, snares, night scopes, and aerial g more PR

Animal Wellness Foundation: 27 Veteran Law Enforcement Professionals Weigh in on Wolf Torture, Call for Felony Charges to Match Crime of Extreme Cruelty (10)
WASHINGTON, April 12 -- The Animal Wellness Foundation issued the following news release: The National Law Enforcement Council of Animal Wellness Action and the Animal Wellness Foundation called on Sublette County Sheriff K.C. Lehr and County Attorney Clayton Melinkovich to collaborate and advance a case of felony animal cruelty against a Wyoming man who ran over a wolf with a snowmobile, took the animal into his possession, bound the adolescent female's mouth, and then tormented her, before pa more PR

Cody Roberts Violated Wyoming's Anti-Cruelty Law When He Tortured Wolf That He Took Into Home and Bar, According to Legal Analysis by Animal Wellness Action (10)
PINEDALE, Wyoming, April 9 (TNSres) -- The Center for a Humane Economy issued the following news release: * * * No exemption protects Daniel man who bound, tortured an adolescent wolf, including parading injured animal at area bar before killing it. * * * A legal analysis by the general counsel for two national animal-welfare groups says that contrary to news reports, no legal exemption shields Daniel, Wyo., resident and trucking-company owner Cody Roberts from felony charges and prosecution more PR

Defenders Responds to Reports of Torture of Gray Wolf by Wyoming Man (10)
DENVER, Colorado, April 12 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following statement on April 11, 2024: * * * Defenders of Wildlife recently learned of a horrific incident regarding the torture of a juvenile gray wolf by a Wyoming man. Michael Saul, Rockies and Plains Program Director, released the following statement in reaction to this news: "I was saddened and appalled yesterday when recent evidence released by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department confirmed the truth of the horrifying al more PR

Western Ranchers and Communities Applaud New Federal Onshore Oil & Gas Leasing Rule (10)
BILLINGS, Montana, April 13 -- The Western Organization of Resource Councils issued the following news release on April 12, 2024: Members of the Western Organization of Resource Councils (WORC) and its member groups in Wyoming, Colorado, Montana, and North Dakota applaud the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for finalizing a new rule (https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-ensures-fair-taxpayer-return-strengthens-accountability-oil-and-gas-operations) that includes provisions that will help ensure more PR

WYOMING STATE BAR: 23 RECOMMENDED TO PRACTICE LAW IN WYOMING (10)
CHEYENNE, Wyoming, April 12 -- The Wyoming State Bar issued the following news release: The Wyoming State Bar today announced that 23 people have been recommended for admission to practice law in Wyoming. PLEASE NOTE: The list below reflects those applicants who have satisfied ALL requirements for admission. The Wyoming Supreme Court and the Wyoming State Bar cannot release results until ALL requirements are met (i.e. MPRE scores received, Character & Fitness checks are complete). The Wyoming more PR