The Human Element
From wolves and mountain lions to grizzly and black bears, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has their hands full with navigating concern from the public. Making science-based and data-driven decisions about conservation hunting levels is consistently a challenge, especially considering the deep roots of the issue. In the western United States, the pendulum has swung from extirpation to reintroduction in the course of decades, creating cracks or sometimes chasms in the social fabric of the region.