Small Wyoming gopher only exists in a small area where it is outnumbered by oil wells.
Endangered or threatened? Feds review pocket gopher protection request
Casper Star Tribune
Ken Cole
Ken Cole is a 5th generation Idahoan, an avid fly fisherman, wildlife enthusiast, and photographer. He is the interim Idaho Director for Western Watersheds Project. We do not accept unsolicited “guest” authors or advertising.
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We have seen and heard these little creatures in the Beartooth Mountains and up in the Sunlight Basin area. They usually see or hear us before we see them, but we always hear them making a warning sound. I hope they will survive this devastating global warming situation. And, even as we try to deal with the affects of global warming, the deniers are out there more and more to tell us that global warming doesn’t exist!