Migrating sandhill cranes converge on Nebraska ahead of schedule
Close to 195,000 cranes were on the Central Platte River as of Feb. 27. That figure was around 66,000 just a week earlier.
March 3, 2017
In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, spreading the word on CWD
Hunter groups, others working on response plan consensus.
Court upholds delisting of wolves in Wyoming; Great Lakes decision still pending
Decision reverses a lower-court ruling that restored federal protections of gray wolves in Wyoming.
Zinke makes impact in first day as Interior secretary
One order overturns the lead ammunition and fishing tackle ban on Fish and Wildlife Service lands, waters, and facilities. The other advances conservation stewardship, improves game and habitat management and increases outdoor recreation opportunities by directing bureaus and agencies to immediately identify areas where recreation and fishing can be expanded.
Yellowstone getting closer to culling goal of as many as 1,300 bison
A 2000 management plan calls for a population of 3,000 bison in the region, but about 5,500 live there now.
Gov. Walker’s plan to scrap Natural Resources magazine, forestry mill tax a big mistake
Is Walker’s magazine move a sleight of hand to divert attention from his desire to kill the forest mill tax?
State senator pushes for new national park in Utah
Bill would turn Idaho’s Crater of the Moon National Monument into a national park.
Delaware hunters bag record number of deer — again
State officials say hunters harvested 14,742 deer during the 2016-2017 hunting season, surpassing the previous year’s record of 14,681 deer taken.
Bull trout lawsuit targeting Columbia Basin dams dismissed
It would have forced federal agencies to analyze whether about two dozen dams operating in Idaho, Oregon, Washington and Montana are harming bull trout, but ruling says agencies have since met demands.
