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Snatched pets and livestock deaths blamed on Mexican gray wolves, prompting emergency declaration in rural New Mexico

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

Commissioners in a rural New Mexico county say pets are being snatched from front yards and livestock are being maimed and killed by endangered Mexican gray wolves that seem to have no fear of humans, prompting them to declare a state of emergency.
In the latest flash point over efforts to reintroduce wolves into the western U.S., Catron County commissioners heard nearly three hours of testimony Thursday from frustrated ranchers and concerned rural residents — some of whom traveled from Arizona to attend the packed meeting. Dozens more joined online, including environmentalists and state and federal officials.

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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders

Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Hunting, Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin /

Bird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms, and sent the price of eggs soaring in the United States since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.
But what has been the toll on wild birds? More than 170 species of North American wild birds – including ducks, geese, gulls, owls, eagles and others – have been infected with bird flu.

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Once a bright spot, new report finds ducks now declining along with many other bird species in the U.S.

National Hunting, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published late last week.
Among the birds showing the steepest declines are Allen’s hummingbirds, Florida scrub jays, golden-cheeked warblers, tricolored blackbirds and yellow-billed magpies. For several decades, waterfowl stood out as a conservation bright spot with duck populations growing nationwide even as many other groups of birds declined in the U.S. But that trend has reversed, the new data shows.

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SCOTUS hears Mexico’s lawsuit against U.S. gun makers

National News, New York, News /

The Supreme Court seemed likely March 4 to block a $10 billion lawsuit Mexico filed against top firearm manufacturers in the U.S. alleging the companies have fueled cartel gun violence.
Both liberal and conservative justices appeared skeptical that the claims could clear hurdles in U.S. law that largely shield gun makers from lawsuits when their products are used in crime.

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Monarch butterflies wintering in Mexico rebound in 2025

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky /

The number of monarch butterflies wintering in the mountains west of Mexico City rebounded this year, doubling the area they covered in 2024 despite the stresses of climate change and habitat loss, experts said Thursday.
The annual butterfly count doesn’t calculate the individual number of butterflies, but rather the number of acres they cover as they gather on tree branches in the mountain pine and fir forests. Monarchs from east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada overwinter there.

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The ancient sport of falconry is changing with changing Midwest winters

Hunting, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Wisconsin /

Stephanie Stevens has a good reason to love the bone-numbing cold of a Wisconsin winter. Every weekend, she loads up her minivan with a large green box and drives out to rural areas, usually the edges of friends’ farm fields.
After she slips on a thick leather glove, out of the box and onto her wrist hops her unconventional hunting buddy, Alexie Echo-Hawk, Echo for short: a juvenile red-tailed hawk.
“She’s intense,” Stevens says, stroking her dappled feathers lightly.

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Wild game dinner in rural Pennsylvania offers guests a unique mixed menu

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, Hunting, National Fishing, National Hunting, National News, News, Pennsylvania /

The buffet line inside the fire hall in rural Pennsylvania was a familiar sight last weekend as a crowd of about 150 people heaped dinner onto their plates before sitting down to eat, hear a little live music and wait for the raffle.
Aside from a couple of vegetable dishes that were largely ignored, the food being served at the Taste of the Wild Outdoors dinner inside the Pine Grove Hose, Hook and Ladder Fire Company was not standard fare for most.

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