Native fish returns to Maine lake after two-century absence
Three dams were removed and three others had fish ladders installed to help the fish migrate.
Three dams were removed and three others had fish ladders installed to help the fish migrate.
Woman was on a path with the dog a few yards ahead when a mountain lion lunged and swiped at her, scratching her left shoulder through her jacket, she said, setting off an amazing battle against the big cat.
The ticks, also called moose ticks, are a worsening problem in the areas of the northern U.S. and southern Canada that moose call home.
The state Game and Fish Department is making 64,200 licenses available, down 8,000 from last year.
The U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center lists 8,536 recent wild bird deaths – including an alarming number of bald eagle – from avian influenza.
The drones will spray insecticide into hard-to-reach areas to kill mosquito larvae and keep the population under control before the breeding season kicks into high gear in the summer months here.
(dnr.sc.gov)WILSONS, Va. — Soon after Jim Medeiros bought his 143-acre (58-hectare) cattle and poultry farm in rural Virginia a decade ago, he and his wife were startled by the sounds of 20 hunting dogs barking and howling as they circled their house and chased their chickens. When Medeiros confronted a hunter nearby, the man told him he had permission to…
Ordered to pay over $8 million in fines and restitution.
There reportedly were 206 wolves in 33 packs in Washington. Nineteen of these were successful breeding pairs. This is up from 178 wolves in 29 packs and 16 breeding pairs in the 2020 count.
That’s a term for cloven-hoofed mammals, including bison, buffalo, sheep, goats and antelopes.
It was the first documented killing of a mountain lion by a car on Pacific Coast Highway.
All told, the three adult mountain lions – which either swam to the island or accessed its shores via ice-bridge during recent winters – appear to have killed some 70 of the vulnerable bighorns before being killed by local wildlife officials.
Thousands of the birds are migrating through Nebraska and there is no hunting limits during conservation season. However, it is illegal not to clean or properly dispose of the birds.
(National Park Service)DECKERS, Colo. — Dripping flaming fuel as they go, a line of workers slowly descends a steep, snow-covered hillside above central Colorado’s South Platte River, torching piles of woody debris that erupt into flames shooting two stories high. It’s winter in the Rocky Mountains, and fresh snow cover allowed the crew of 11 to safely confine the controlled…
(Facebook/U.S. Coast Guard Station Saginaw River)FRASER TWP, Mich. — Two men have been rescued from the icy waters of Saginaw Bay for the second time in the same week after falling through unstable ice. The two were trying to retrieve items they had to abandon during their first rescue Sunday, March 6, when they needed to be rescued again Wednesday,…
One senator says Wisconsin residents should have a say in wolf management, while the other says wolf population is strong and federal officials should let the state manage the animal.
HELENA, Mont. — Despite a recent interpretation of Montana state law that aerial hunting of wolves is not prohibited, doing so runs afoul of federal law. Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks argued in state District Court recently that state law does not prohibit aerial hunting of wolves. FWP’s arguments came as legal justification for the agency removing language from the state’s…
At least three bears reportedly responsible for more than 150 incident reports in the region straddling Northern California and Nevada.
Researchers now think more is going on in the bitter depths than previously believed.
For wolves and grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park, competition over a dead elk dinner has some unexpected results. When a bear steals a meal from a wolf pack, the wolves kill less often.
Man could have sentenced Smith to a year in prison and imposed a $5,000 fine, according to the plea agreement.
The Wisconsin DNR is proposing strict standards the agency argues will protect public health and the environment, warning federal standards are still years away.
A three-year grant worth $470,387 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping UW-Extension expand its maple sugaring outreach by aiming at “private woodland owners, farmers, tribal communities and other groups that have been overlooked by previous outreach efforts.”
U.S. District judge said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service had failed to show wolf populations could be sustained in Midwest and portions of West without protection under Endangered Species Act.
North Dakota fisheries draw game-fish anglers year-round. (Photo by Visit Garrison)BISMARCK, N.D. — Outdoor recreation surged this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, but the 20-month U.S.-Canada border closure to nonessential travel cut into North Dakota’s tourism industry. Theodore Roosevelt National Park, the state’s No. 1 tourist attraction, is on track to have its best visitation since 1978, surpassing 791,000 visitors…
Spectaclecase mussels could be more than 100 years old.