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CODY — Trout Unlimited and a host of Wyoming sportsmen are asking the state’s governor and federal delegation to protect the remaining 3.2 million acres of roadless backcountry and the hunting and fishing resources within them from further development, the organization announced Monday during a press conference.

“These places are special to a lot of people, and if we’re not careful, we’re going to lose them,” said Tom Reed, Wyoming field coordinator for Trout Unlimited and chief author of TU’s newest report, Where the Wild Lands Are: Wyoming. The report details the direct connection between hunting and fishing success and Wyoming’s undeveloped backcountry. “Wyoming is one of the best destinations for hunters and anglers in the country. At the rate our state is being developed, it won’t be that special much longer. We’re asking Gov. Freudenthal and our federal delegation to consider the long-term resources these areas contain, and we’d like very much for these areas to remain off limits to further development.”