4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (463+ words) Just a mother mountain lion taking care of her cubs and leading them to some fresh water in the mountains of Idaho. When it comes to the most prolific and majestic predators in North America, the mountain lion (also referred…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (503+ words) MOSCOW — Along came a spider, bringing acclaim to the Vandals. A University of Idaho research team has discovered a previously unknown species of spider, which they believe lives only in an isolated pocket of moist, coniferous forest in the mountains…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (503+ words) MOSCOW — Along came a spider, bringing acclaim to the Vandals. A University of Idaho research team has discovered a previously unknown species of spider, which they believe lives only in an isolated pocket of moist, coniferous forest in the mountains…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1016+ words) A new Idaho spider species got a distinctly local name: Hexura vandal, after the University of Idaho’s Vandal mascot. Since the 1880s, scientists have known this small group of funnel-web spiders only from a single band of damp forest along the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (262+ words) Researchers at the University of Idaho have discovered a new species of spider believed to be living only in an isolated forest area in north-central Idaho. The dark-colored, nickel-sized spider was found in September 2024 near Kooskia, Idaho County, while researchers…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (480+ words) The construction of a new wildlife underpass in southeast Idaho is about to be completed, after the public, nonprofit agencies, conservation groups and government agencies pushed for years to protect migrating wildlife herds and drivers, according to a report by…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (887+ words) A newly identified spider species found in the mountains of northern Idaho has been named Hexura vandal in honor of the University of Idaho's "Vandals" mascot. Scientists say the spider's extremely limited range and the growing threat of wildfires and…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (905+ words) Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although quagga mussels and larvae are small, state officials…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (932+ words) Idaho state officials say they are continuing to push for full eradication of quagga mussels after again detecting the invasive species in the Snake River near Twin Falls earlier this month. Although quagga mussels and larvae are small, state officials…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (636+ words) Idaho officials and conservationists are weighing in this week, taking opposite stances on the federal government's plan to shift management responsibility for grizzly bear recovery to the state level, giving greater control to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. Announced in July,…...