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A Wyoming sanctuary has rescued over 500 dogs and cats from research facilities in just one year, giving animals destined for euthanasia a second chance at life. The ranch partners with labs to rehome beagles, pigs, horses, and other animals by building bridges instead of burning them.
A year after wildfire scorched 175,000 acres near Buffalo, Wyoming, ranchers and conservation partners are bringing the land back to life. Native grasses are returning, proving that patience and teamwork can restore even the most damaged landscapes.
Seven zoos across America are teaming up to save the Wyoming toad from extinction, and this year they're celebrating a major breakthrough. One Minnesota zoo just shipped 3,000 tadpoles back to their native Wyoming home.
A house cat that disappeared during a cross-country road trip in 2023 has been found alive and returned to her New York family after surviving nearly three years in the Wyoming wilderness. The reunion happened thanks to a Wyoming couple who spotted the collar-wearing stray and tracked down her owners.
A historic Arizona cattle ranch that started with two brothers and $20,000 in 1886 just hit a major renewable energy milestone. Babbitt Ranches proves family businesses can honor tradition while building a sustainable future.
A Texas ranching family has helped bring back the Attwater's prairie chicken from the brink of extinction, with over 50 birds now thriving on their carefully restored land. The O'Connor family just won a prestigious conservation award for showing how working ranches can save endangered species.
A network of zoos across America is bringing the Wyoming toad back from the brink of extinction, one tadpole at a time. This year alone, they've shipped 3,000 tadpoles back to their wild home in the Laramie Basin.
Wyoming's largest wildlife crossing is wrapping up a year ahead of schedule, ready to cut deer and pronghorn collisions by up to 90%. The $30 million project could save lives and millions in accident costs.
A Wyoming community college is proving higher education pays off for everyone. New data shows Casper College pumps nearly $174 million into the local economy each year while welcoming its highest student enrollment since 2021.
Wyoming just made electric vehicles more affordable for residents by slashing registration fees and eliminating unfair triple taxation. The bipartisan bill shows how practical policy changes can make clean transportation accessible to everyone.
Despite federal headwinds, Florida-based NextEra Energy just locked in grid access for 200 megawatts of wind power in Wyoming, enough to power 150,000 homes. The deal signals renewable energy is still moving forward in the state, even as some developers pull back.
After a 50-year conservation success story that grew grizzly populations from 136 to 1,000 bears, the Trump administration is returning wildlife management to Wyoming. Local experts who've spent decades protecting these thriving bears will finally make decisions about the species they helped save.
Special Olympics Wyoming is calling for volunteers to help run its two-day Summer Sports Classic in Casper this August. Athletes from across the state will compete in five sports, and the community can make it happen.
Wyoming officials want to turn their federal rural health grants into a permanent fund that could support hospitals and ambulance services indefinitely. The creative plan would invest most of the money and spend only the returns each year.
Wyoming just made electric vehicles more affordable for residents while ensuring tourists help fund the roads they drive on. A bipartisan effort led by Rep. Mike Yin flipped the script on EV taxation.
A Torrington student is celebrating alongside 41 others after receiving scholarships from the Oregon Trail Community Foundation for the 2026-2027 school year. The foundation is making higher education more accessible for dozens of Wyoming families.
A German couple's GPS led them down a treacherous ATV trail in Wyoming, blowing out two tires and leaving them stranded. Big Horn County Search & Rescue came to the rescue, turning a navigation nightmare into a safe ending.
A revolutionary nuclear reactor just got the green light to start construction in Wyoming, marking the first such approval in nearly a decade. The groundbreaking design could transform how clean energy works alongside wind and solar power.
A one-of-a-kind dinosaur fossil survived 146 million years underground, only to nearly vanish forever when a water pipe burst in a museum in the 1920s. Today, scientists treasure the single remaining bone of Alcovasaurus, Wyoming's rarest dinosaur.
A couple from Germany following GPS directions ended up stranded on a rugged Wyoming ATV trail with two blown tires. Big Horn County Search & Rescue's quick response turned their adventure gone wrong into a story with a happy ending.
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