RENO, Nev. — A coalition of wildlife advocates has submitted a petition to the Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners, urging changes to the state's trapping regulations to better protect mountain ...

Quick Take Nevada designated the desert bighorn sheep as its state animal in 1973, citing its toughness and ability to ...

As an avid big-game hunter in Nevada, I have spent countless hours in the wilderness — tracking game, studying migration patterns and admiring the beauty of our state’s diverse basin and range ...

Coyote-killing contests have been banned in California and Arizona, but Nevada competitions are routinely organized and advertised in those states. (Photo courtesy of Travel Nevada) A multi-year ...

Mountain lion encounters are rare, attacks even less likely. Nevada Department of Wildlife tells the RGJ what Nevadans should ...

VALLEY OF FIRE STATE PARK (KTNV) — Nevada is taking action to preserve its state animal, the Desert Bighorn Sheep, by relocating part of a herd based in Southern Nevada. Geneva Zoltek spoke to state ...

RENO, Nev. — The Nevada Board of Wildlife Commissioners has denied a petition seeking to overhaul trapping regulations across the state. The petition, backed by groups such as WildEarth Guardians, the ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Want coyotes out of your neighborhood? You and your neighbors have to “haze” them, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife. Coyotes are native to the Mojave Desert, ...

In recent years, the federal government has taken important steps to reform the way oil and gas leases are issued on public lands. The changes offer a more balanced, responsible approach providing ...

I am outraged that in January, the Nevada Wildlife Commission chose to deny a petition from conscientious, well-informed citizens asking it to reduce the number of days that helpless wildlife can ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - More daylight means more migratory birds filling our skies. Millions will make their way through Nevada this spring. But many have been found dead, with no obvious signs of ...

A multi-year effort by conservationists and others to ban what they say is the wanton slaughter of coyotes for cash and prizes has morphed into a movement to end the debate by licensing wildlife ...