By Elsa Heidorn

By Elsa Heidorn

Cheyenne, Wy – The Chief Operating Officer for the Wyoming Business Council will now become the new Chief Executive. Bob Jensen was hired to replace Tucker Fagen to head up Wyoming's top economic development organization. Jensen is a long time Cheyenne Businessman and has been very active in economic development issues in that community. Jensen says that Fagen exceeded expectations but he believes he can expand on that work. Governor Dave Freudenthal says he has known Jensen for many years and calls him a leader with vision.

Jackson, Wy – The number of bald eagles in Wyoming has
grown to 185 breeding pairs.
The eagle population recovery has exceeded expectations from
ornithologists who predicted much lower recovery rates when the
birds were first granted federal protection in 1967.
Wyoming's bald eagle population had dropped to 35 breeding pairs
by 1978 due to hunting, pesticides, poisons and other factors.
Bob Oakleaf oversees nongame species for the Wyoming Game and
Fish Department.

Lander, Wy – The U-S Forest Service has suspended work on revising how it manages the Shoshone National Forest because of a
court ruling out of California.
The agency's draft management plan for the forest was about 90
percent complete at the end of February.
But a court order issued in California in March stopped the
Forest Service from implementing and using a planning rule that
went into effect in 2005. The agency was using the same rule in
revising its Shoshone National Forest management plan.

Laramie, Wy – With reports that the Bald Eagle has exceeded recovery goals most give heavy praise to the endangered species act for the birds recovery. Wyoming Audubon Director Brian Rutledge is among them but he notes that the act has had other successes as well. Rutledge thinks the act has done a lot to help officials react before wildlife reaches threatened levels. But Rutledge says there are threats to the all species including the bald eagle as heavy energy development continues. He says the future of all of these animals remains unclear.

Wyoming – Elsa Heidorn reports that the Wyoming Department of Transportation is marketing air service in and out of Wyoming.

Wyoming – Small and remote towns are having problems keeping doctors from leaving and recruiting new ones.

Wyoming – Reporters discuss the issues surrounding the resignation and attempts to un-resign by Platte County Prosecutor Mary Eikenberry.

Wyoming – Historian Lee Whittlesey discusses his new book focused on Yellowstone's storytellers.