The largemouth virus did it: Mystery of Susquehanna River smallmouth bass kill solved 13 years later
Concerns remain, but there reportedly have never been so many big bass in the Lower Susquehanna for anglers.
Big Island forest, wildlife heavily impacted by volcano
HILO, Hawaii — Hawaii island forestry managers say one-third to one-half of a Big Island forest has been impacted by the erupting Kilauea volcano. The 2-square-mile Malama Ki Forest Reserve, located east of the volcano, is home to a young ohia-dominated forest and sub-populations of forest birds such as the Hawaiian honeycreepers, the Hawaii amakihi
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Two elk attacks in three days near same Yellowstone hotel
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — For the second time in three days, an elk has attacked a woman in Yellowstone National Park. The National Park Service says a female elk with a calf attacked 53-year-old Penny Allyson Behr, of Cypress, Texas, Tuesday behind the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel. Yellowstone officials say the elk surprised Behr as she
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Yellowstone boss to retire rather than face possible reassignment, dismisses ‘politics’ speculation
BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone National Park’s superintendent said that he plans to retire next year from a job he called “the best in the National Park Service” and dismissed speculation that the Trump administration pushed him out for political reasons. Superintendent Dan Wenk told The Associated Press that he decided last fall he would retire
Federal biologists look to boost Mexican wolf genetics
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is hopeful that tactic, called cross-fostering, will aid in the recovery of a species that was nearly eliminated and now numbers just over 100 animals in the United States.
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Suit says Washington state allows bear hunts using banned methods
According to the lawsuit, the state has authorized about 900 black bears to be killed since 2010 using bait, dogs and traps.
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Hunting won’t be expanded on South Dakota wildlife refuge
Interior cited overwhelming public opposition for its decision, saying Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern South Dakota is widely valued as a sanctuary for migratory birds and other wildlife.
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Wisconsin quarantines deer, elk farm after CWD positives
The National Veterinary Laboratory confirmed that a 15-year-old whitetail doe and a 2-year-old elk cow tested positive.
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Looking at the life cycle of its fish says a lot about what this Alaska hatchery does
KETCHIKAN, Alaska — Nestled along the Ketchikan Creek next to City Park is a small building that produces more than 500,000 king salmon per year. Run by a two-person team, Deer Mountain Hatchery is the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association’s only hatchery dedicated solely to king salmon. In the culmination of the hatchery’s biggest project
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