Another State Cancels Bighorn Sheep Hunt
Joining Montana, the North Dakota Game and Fish Department has cancelled the upcoming hunting season for bighorn sheep due to significant die-offs from bacterial pneumonia, which state officials believe was...
Researchers Decipher More Than 450 Gibbon Words
Scientists have decoded more than 450 lar gibbon (Hylobates lar) calls to find the apes in Thailand make distinctive “hoo” sounds for other animals like eagles and leopards. Aside from...
Don’t Release Gopher Tortoises into the Ocean
Some people in Florida who think they’re helping gopher tortoises by releasing them into the ocean are actually causing them more harm. Last week, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission...
Seventeen Years of Road Crossing Deciphered in Banff
Deer and elk lead the safe-crossing race in Banff National Park, according to a study that examines 17 years of data about animals using safe overpasses or tunnels to cross...
North Carolina Legislation Will Expand Deer Industry
The North Carolina Legislature will consider a bill transferring oversight captive deer herds from the Wildlife Resources Commission to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill would allow...
Gopher Tortoise Conservation: There’s an App for That
The next time you find yourself in Florida in search of the elusive gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), you can whip out your smart phone and download “Florida Gopher Tortoise” —...
Border Collies Might Chase Geese From National Mall
The National Park Service has plans to send dogs in Washington D.C. on a wild goose chase. The agency proposed Tuesday to use border collies to chase Canada geese (Branta canadensis)...
Video: Vancouver’s Stanley Park Kicks Off Blue Heron Cam
One of the largest urban colonies of Pacific great blue herons (Ardea herodias) in North America sits right in the middle of Canada’s third biggest city. At 45-54 inches tall,...
Disease Outbreak Puts Early End to Bighorn Sheep Hunt
State biologists estimate that a pneumonia outbreak has killed 40% of a bighorn sheep herd near Yellowstone National Park, leading to an emergency early closure of the hunting season. Montana...
