The heaviest bear reported to state officials was 550 pounds. It was killed in the town of Lexington in Greene County.
New York hunters kill 1,420 black bears in 2017, down from 2016, 5-year average Read More »
Would be the first grizzly bear hunting in the lower 48 states in more than 40 years.
Historic grizzly hunt could happen in Wyoming this fall Read More »
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Department of Environmental Conservation says there were 19 hunting-related shooting incidents last year, the second-lowest on record. The agency also reports 12 tree stand accidents in 2017, the first year it has recorded such injuries. Of the 19 shooting accidents, 14 involved two people and 11 of the victims weren’t wearing
Second-fewest hunting-related shooting incidents in New York in 2017 Read More »
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ranks winter-run Chinook as one of eight marine species most at risk of extinction.
California salmon will have places to chill with dam removal Read More »
State carnivore research scientist Brian Kertson called the cat a monster. He said it’s so muscular that the first tranquilizer dart he shot at it popped out as the cat flexed.
Massive 197-pound cougar captured, tagged in Washington state Read More »
MADISON, Wis. — Some Wisconsin beekeepers are reporting high losses of bees this winter because of a parasite that infests hives and kills developing bees. Kent Pegorsch, president of the Wisconsin Honey Producers Association, told Wisconsin Public Radio that beekeepers had difficulty controlling varroa mites last year. Beekeepers have been losing about half of their
Wisconsin beekeepers seeing big losses this winter Read More »
YANKTON, S.D. — Conservation officials in a southeast South Dakota park are ramping up containment of invasive zebra mussels for the upcoming season. Tourists nationwide visit Yankton’s Lewis and Clark Recreation Area, which has become infested with the damage-causing mussels. Conservation officer Dan Altman told the Yankton Press & Dakotan that they’re trying to manage
South Dakota parks continue to step up zebra mussels containment efforts Read More »
No calves have been found dead on the refuge, and the death rates this year are among the lowest in decades.
Officials: Wyoming refuge elk faring well in mild winter Read More »
KODIAK, Alaska — Hatchery-produced salmon accounted for 21 percent of Alaska’s commercial harvest last year, the lowest percentage since 1995, according to a state report. The report by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game found that the smaller catch of hatchery salmon was due to the strong return of wild salmon last year, the
Report: In Alaska, hatchery salmon harvest low as wild stocks return Read More »
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