POCATELLO — Jeff Meldrum, professor of anatomy and anthropology at Idaho State University, will make two presentations at the National Oregon/California Trail Center in historic Montpelier the evenings of April 14 and 15.

On Friday, April 14, at 7:30 p.m. Meldrum’s first presentation is titled, “Sasquatch and Other Wildmen: the Search for Relict Hominoids,” in which he discusses the shifting attitude of science towards the prospects of cryptic man-like species, such as sasquatch, yeti, orang pendek, surviving into the present alongside humans in various remote corners of the globe. Author of the book, “Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science,” Meldrum will hold a book signing beginning at 6 p.m. in the lobby of the center.

On Saturday, April 15, his second presentation is titled, “50 Years of the Patterson-Gimlin Film.” The year 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of this most compelling and controversial film footage depicting what alleges to be a Bigfoot in northern California. Novel methods of analysis and contemporary scientific perspectives shed new light on the credibility of this now iconic film. Meldrum will discuss his findings and their implications. He will be available from 1 to 7 p.m. for questions and book signing prior to the presentation at 7:30 p.m.

Admission for each event is $10. For additional information contact the Center at 208-847-3800.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police say a forensics team is trying to identify human remains that hikers discovered in a canyon southeast of Salt Lake City over the weekend.

Unified Police Lt. Brian Lohrke says a group of hikers found a skull and other bones near the trailhead of Deaf Smith Fork Canyon, which is between Big Cottonwood and Little Cottonwood canyons.

Lohrke says the hikers also found some clothing nearby. Lohrke told the Deseret News (http://bit.ly/2n0wE5P) that the discovery was made in an area off the main path near the bottom of an 80-to 90-foot cliff.

He says forensics investigators are hoping to use dental records to identify the remains.

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Information from: Deseret News, http://www.deseretnews.com

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Idaho’s chinook fishing season will open on some rivers April 22.

The Lewiston Tribune (http://bit.ly/2mRFyT9 ) reports the Idaho Fish and Game commission approved the seasons at its meeting on Thursday. That means anglers can start enjoying four-day-a-week chinook fishing on the Clearwater River and daily fishing on the Snake River in Hells Canyon and the lower Salmon and Little Salmon rivers.

The commission tries to coordinate the daily bag limits and fishing season length with the total expected return of the fish, and this year the return to the Clearwater River is down. Anglers on that river will be limited to a total harvest of about 1,900 fish, though other rivers and tributaries will have different total catch limits.

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Information from: Lewiston Tribune, http://www.lmtribune.com

NORTH FORK, Idaho (AP) — A suspension bridge over the Salmon River in east-central Idaho that provides access to the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness has collapsed.

The U.S. Forest Service in a statement on Friday says it’s unclear why the Stoddard Bridge collapsed but a rock slide is suspected.

The bridge is about 40 miles west of North Fork, and just downstream of the confluence of the Salmon River and Middle Fork Salmon River.

The agency says hikers, hunters and anglers used the bridge to access the wilderness area.

The agency says it’s not clear if the bridge will be rebuilt.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Division of Wildlife Resources employee has been hospitalized after he was accidentally injected with a tranquilizer drug while tracking bears in remote Utah.

Division of Wildlife Resources spokeswoman Robin Cahoon says the man was flown to a hospital in Provo on Tuesday after he was injected while working on a conservation project.

Cahoon says no details were available about the incident. The agency is not releasing the employee’s name. She says there are several methods biologists use to sedate bears, including dart guns and poker sticks.

DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) — Two Kentucky men who appeared on a cable television hunting show have been fined nearly $31,000 and have lost their hunting privileges for 15 years after poaching two bull elk in southeastern Wyoming in 2014.

The case emerged when a Wyoming resident watching “Hunting in the Sticks” on the Pursuit Channel reported that the men appeared to have killed elk in the wrong hunting district during an episode titled “Western Redemption.”

“I believe the two defendants were driven to get kill-shot footage for the television show and that resulted in their making bad decisions,” said Mike Ehlebracht, an investigator with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Ricky J. Mills and Jimmy G. Duncan, both of Bedford, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to several poaching violations Monday. The websites and Facebook page for the TV show were offline Tuesday.

Information about the show on the Pursuit Channel website says, “Every deer we harvest, every turkey we call in, they are earned, and that’s the way we want it!”

Duncan, 25, was ordered to pay $17,500 in fines and restitution, including $6,000 in restitution for a bull elk and $4,000 for an antelope he killed in 2013. Mills, 37, was ordered to pay $13,460. The Game and Fish Department said they also had to forfeit their elk mounts.

The loss of hunting and trapping privileges extends to 44 states, including Kentucky, that are part of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.

BOISE (AP) — Idaho lawmakers have approved a major funding increase for the state’s agriculture department, with a large sum of the money earmarked for a boat inspection program aimed at preventing the spread of invasive mussels.

The Spokesman-Review reports the 40 percent increase in state funds for the Idaho Department of Agriculture next year was approved Wednesday by the Legislature’s joint budget committee.

The boat inspection program received a $3.1 million increase in funding. Legislators also added more than $171,000 to the Idaho State Police budget for another patrol position that will keep all the state’s inspection stations covered.

The program was previously funded from invasive sticker fees paid by voters.

Quagga and zebra mussels clog pipes and cover beaches and can travel by hitching rides on trailered boats and other watercraft.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials with an outdoor industry group say a resolution from the Salt Lake City Council urging them to keep their lucrative trade show in Utah isn’t enough to change the decision.

Outdoor Industry Association Executive Director Amy Roberts said in a statement Wednesday that Utah’s top political leaders continue to push for what she considers “anti-public lands” measures.

She pointed to U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop’s proposal asking for $50 million to help transfer federal lands to state control.

The Outdoor Retailer show announced last month it’s leaving because of the stance by the state’s Republican leadership on public lands. The industry is upset over demands by state leaders for the new Bears Ears National Monument to be rescinded.

“Until Utah’s political leadership reverses its anti-public lands agenda, we cannot consider Utah as an appropriate home for the trade show,” Roberts said.

The council passed a resolution Tuesday night calling on show and industry leaders to reconsider its decision to move. The council says it shares the outdoor industry’s core values and appreciates the industry’s efforts to protect public lands.

This summer’s show could be the last one held in Utah. Colorado, Oregon and Montana have expressed interest in hosting the show.

The twice-yearly show brings an estimated $45 million in direct spending.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Officials with an outdoor industry group say a resolution from the Salt Lake City Council urging them to keep their lucrative trade show in Utah isn’t enough to change the decision.

Outdoor Industry Association Executive Director Amy Roberts said in a statement Wednesday that Utah’s top political leaders continue to push for what she considers “anti-public lands” measures.

She pointed to U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop’s proposal asking for $50 million to help transfer federal lands to state control.

The Outdoor Retailer show announced last month it’s leaving because of the stance by the state’s Republican leadership on public lands. The industry is upset over demands by state leaders for the new Bears Ears National Monument to be rescinded.

“Until Utah’s political leadership reverses its anti-public lands agenda, we cannot consider Utah as an appropriate home for the trade show,” Roberts said.

The council passed a resolution Tuesday night calling on show and industry leaders to reconsider its decision to move. The council says it shares the outdoor industry’s core values and appreciates the industry’s efforts to protect public lands.

This summer’s show could be the last one held in Utah. Colorado, Oregon and Montana have expressed interest in hosting the show.

The twice-yearly show brings an estimated $45 million in direct spending.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Senate has backed a proposal urging Congress to turn Idaho’s Crater of the Moon National Monument into a national park.

Sen. Jeff Siddoway, a Republican from Terreton, says the goal is to convert the 54,000-acre monument into a national park with no changes to how it’s presently managed.

Currently, Idaho has no national parks inside its borders.

County officials who surround Craters of the Moon have all voiced support for the project with hopes that the change will spark more tourism in the quiet rural region.

However, the influential Idaho Farm Bureau opposes the measure, arguing that such a designation could negatively impact the state’s agricultural community.

The Idaho Senate voted 20-13 to send the measure to the House on Monday.