In Montana, 3 hunters injured in 2 grizzly attacks in 12 hours – and less than a mile apart
All hunters involved were able to drive away after the attacks.
Where have all the birds gone?
Data show that since 1970, the U.S. and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds, a massive reduction in abundance involving hundreds of species, from backyard songbirds to long-distance migrants.
South Dakota produces unique ‘golden walleye’
Guided angler caught and released the gorgeous fish in the Glacial lakes region of northeastern South Dakota last week.
Pheasant, sharptail, partridge numbers: Reason for hope in North Dakota
Observers recorded five broods and 39 pheasants per 100 miles. Sharptails observed per 100 miles are up 113% statewide from 2018, and partridge are up 58%.
Shorter days fishing tip: Use bigger baits to target larger bluegills in the school
Bigger baits will help trigger bites among the largest and most active ’gills of late summer or early fall
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Like a walleye, only bigger? In North Dakota, record zander a jaw-dropper
A European cousin of the walleye, the fish weighed 15 pounds, 15 ounces and measured nearly 36 inches.
Breeding duck population declines, but most species remain above average
Annual breeding population survey estimates 38.9 million total ducks, down 6 percent, while May pond counts drop by 5 percent; mallards, gadwalls and greenwings increase.
Trump administration weakens enforcement of Endangered Species Act
The action, which expands the administration's rewrite of U.S. environmental laws, is the latest that targets protections, including for water, air and public lands.
Goodbye, monarchs? Protection changes may imperil butterflies
The Trump administration's new order weakening the Endangered Species Act could well make things worse for the monarch, one of more than 1 million species that are struggling around the globe.
Study: More elk killed by cougars than by wolves in Idaho
The study found that wolves accounted for 32% of adult female elk deaths and 28% of elk calf deaths, while cougars accounted for 35% of adult female elk deaths and 45% of elk calf deaths.
Perdue says buck stops with Walz on Twin Metals mine
While visiting Farmfest on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture spoke briefly about mine risk study that he cancelled in September 2018
Man gets jail time in mule deer case
He also has his hunting privileges taken away for 20 years – for shooting four buck mule deer, taking their antlers and leaving the carcasses to waste – and is ordered to pay the Wyoming Game and Fish Department $16,000 in restitution.
Butting heads over bighorns: It's economic interests vs. wildlife – again – in Colorado high country
Worker housing weighed against impact on bighorns near Vail.
Wyoming approves $1.25 million for wildlife underpass
The road intersects an area where mule deer cross in the fall and spring traveling to and from their winter range. It's expected that the underpasses will reduce collisions by up to 90 percent.
West Virginia parks initiative creates monarch butterfly habitat
It's part of what state parks officials call their Pollinator Habitat Expansion Initiative.
Elk hunting expected to return to Missouri – on limited basis
Possibility of five elk hunting permits through a lottery system.
With declining ruffed grouse numbers, New Jersey ditches hunting season
Although hunting is not the cause of the decline, the Division and the Fish and Game Council says current grouse population levels cannot support a hunt at this time.
Hatchery comes up big for North Dakota walleye stocking
Game and Fish Department fisheries personnel recently finished stocking more than 140 lakes across the state with walleye fingerlings, completing one of the largest stocking efforts in the history of the agency.
Record-high water temp spells trouble for Alaska salmon stream
For spawning adults salmon or growing juvenile, temperatures above 80 degrees can be lethal.
Moose numbers are dwindling, but why?
Wildlife biologists do not have clear answers, but the likely suspect is a combination of habitat loss, ticks and predators.
In North Dakota, 'Sharptails are beginning to rebound'
Statistics from the spring sharp-tailed grouse census indicate a 9 percent increase in the number of male grouse counted compared to last year.
Walleye fishing tips: Summer signals time for bottom-bouncers and spinners
Spinner rigs are very versatile for covering various depths of water and locating actively feeding walleyes.
What to make of the Roosevelt Conservation Caucus
Key House and Senate Republicans issued strong statements in support of the environment and conservation Wednesday, but are they simply courting voters before the next election?
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