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Mike Koshmrl

Mike Koshmrl reports on Wyoming's wildlife and natural resources for WyoFile. Prior to joining WyoFile, he spent nearly a decade covering the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem’s wild places and creatures for the Jackson Hole News&Guide. Find him on Twitter at @Koshywrites, or reach him directly at [email protected].

Wolves tread through the snow in Yellowstone National Park's Hayden Valley

Yellowstone superintendent seeks hunting relief for wolves after another deadly winter

By: Mike Koshmrl - July 19, 2024

This story was originally published by WyoFile on July 19, 2023. The 2023-’24 winter proved the third deadliest for Yellowstone wolves in the decades since Canis lupus was reintroduced to the landscape in 1995. Overall, 13 wolves were shot by legal hunters, caught by trappers, killed by poachers or died of suspected hunting-related injuries. Like in past winters, […]

a wolverine in the Bonneville Pass area of the Absaroka Range

Endangered Species Act protections for wolverines likely imminent

By: Mike Koshmrl - November 4, 2023

This story was first published on WyoFile on Oct. 27, 2023. An analysis of wolverines in Wyoming and the rest of their Lower 48 range paints a grim picture of a low-density species that’s losing its habitat and facing an uncertain future. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a 100-page “species status assessment” for North American […]

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