Tougher Legislation For Poachers in Saskatchewan
Environmental Minister Scott Moe announced last month that Saskatchewan hunting legislation will be updated for the first time in sixteen years. The Wildlife Amendment Act, 2014 would increase the severity...
California Bans Prizes for Hunting Competitions
The California Fish and Game Commission voted last week to prohibit rewards for hunting contests involving species such as coyotes and foxes, classified by the state as non-game species or...
A Long Awaited Homecoming for Wood Bison
Wood bison (Bison bison athabascae), the larger cousins of the more common plains bison, are being released back into the Alaska wild. Alaska has been housing wood bison in captivity...
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Mexican Wolf Recovery Program Revised
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed revisions to its Mexican wolf (Canis lupus baileyi) recovery program. With the completion of a final Environmental Impact Statement, FWS proposes to expand...
Cold-Stunned Turtles Returned to Sea
Wildlife officials released more than 50 green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) into the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast last week after treating the turtles for hypothermia, also known...
Lynx Hunting and trapping delayed in Kenai Peninsula
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) has closed Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) hunting and trapping on the Kenai Peninsula until 2020. Lynx populations naturally boom and bust based...
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Mountain Lions Roam Oklahoma
Last week, state wildlife officials confirmed the sighting of two mountain lions (Puma concolor) in Northeast Oklahoma. Read more at The Oklahoman.
Migrating Wildlife Use Multiple Land Types
Migrating wildlife in Wyoming rely on private and government lands in addition to wilderness areas, according to the Wyoming Migration Initiative’s interim report that mapped five migratory species in the...
Louisiana Black Bear Population Deemed Stable
A new report by the U.S. Geological Survey pronounces the population of Louisiana Black Bears stable and indicates the population should sustain as long as conditions remain the same. The...
