The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announced the reopening of the comment period on the May 5, 2011, proposed rule to delist the gray wolf population in the Western Great Lakes and revise the listing to remove all or parts of 29 eastern states where the listed species did not historically occur. The […]
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Hurricane Irene could bring beneficial rains to the 6,000-acre Lateral West Fire at Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and Dismal Swamp State Park. The Southern Area Type 2 Incident Team fighting the fire has its eye on the storm, expected to pass over the Virginia/North Carolina refuge early Sunday morning, August 28. Tim Craig,
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) biologists have confirmed a report that zebra mussels are now in Brophy and Cowdry lakes near Alexandria. Brophy and Cowdry are part of a small chain of lakes less than a mile upstream of Lake Darling and the Alexandria chain of lakes, which were confirmed to have zebra mussels
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Annapolis, Md. (August 26, 2011) ─ The Maryland Park Service will close most State Park campgrounds and day-use areas in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. The latest weather forecasts predict a significant impact to Assateague Island from Hurricane Irene. The campground at Assateague State Park will close at 11 a.m. on Friday, August
Berlin, Md. (August 25, 2011) ─ The Maryland Park Service is closing Assateague State Park, including the park’s campground, in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. The campground will close at 11 a.m. on August 26 and will remain closed until the morning of August 31, depending on the severity of damage caused by
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Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited four men on Aug. 15 and two men on Aug. 16 for alleged fisheries violations in federal waters. On Aug. 15, agents cited Larry Minor III, 23, of Fairhope, Ala., Jeffery Copeland, 42, of Mobile, Ala., Wayne Guidry, 34, of Marrero, and Jason Chauvin, 41,
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A Nebraska angler was fined almost $1,200 after a 700-mile fishing trip to northern Minnesota’s Lake of the Woods resulted in an over-limit. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) conservation officer Robert Gorecki of Baudette was patrolling the nearly 350,000-acre lake on July 31 when he came across James E. Thomsen, 68, of Ashland, Neb.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issues a weekly fishing report on Thursdays in an effort to provide the latest information heading into the weekend. The weekly fishing report is compiled from information gathered from local bait shops, angler creel surveys, and county and state parks staff. For current information, contact the district fisheries office
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Time is running out for hunters to apply for deer reduction hunts at Indiana state parks this fall. Applications must be completed online by Aug. 28. Hunters can find details and apply at http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/5834.htm. Paper applications are not available. Reduction hunts will take place Nov. 14 and 15 and then again Nov. 28 and 29.
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