Owl killings spur moral questions about human intervention
The owl experiment is unusual because it involves killing one species of owl to save another owl species.
Missouri officials eyeing first elk hunt in more than a century
The elk that were reintroduced to Missouri in 2011 now number about 175 and the herd is expected to be close to 200 animals by fall 2020, when that historic hunt could be held.
Search for livestock-killing cougar begins in north Idaho
Officials say the cougar recently killed three alpacas, a miniature horse and a deer.
Couple injured in possible bobcat attack in South Florida
An animal believed to be a bobcat dropped down from a tree and attacked a couple out on their typical early morning walk Friday in a dense, urban part of South Florida.
Wild pigs tear up park, lawns in California
More than two dozen wild pigs have been ripping up a park, soccer fields, lawns and landscaping as they look for food in a San Francisco Bay Area community.
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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
Massive juniper tree-cutting project aims to aid sage grouse
Junipers provide perches for raptors that attack and kill sage grouse. Junipers also force out sagebrush and other plants that produce bugs that sage grouse eat.
In Wyoming, study shows larger habitat disruption by energy development
The study found that deer foraging declined by more than 10% from human activity at energy sites.
Salmon prices falling in wake of California fishing boom
For consumers, the bountiful harvest has driven down wild salmon prices to $15 to $20 per pound, compared with $30 to $35 per pound in recent years. And the salmon boom is also welcomed by sport fishermen and the boat operators who take them out to the ocean.
Another Colorado mountain lion attack, this time on 8-year-old boy
Big cat bites Colorado boy on head outside his home; third attack on people in state this year.
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.
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