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Under bill, money could change hands in Maine moose permit swaps

AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers are considering a bill to allow money to change hands when hunters swap moose permits in Maine’s tightly regulated moose hunt. The Portland Press Herald reports the Legislature’s Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee voted 11-1 Tuesday supporting the bill. The legislation still needs to be finalized before facing House and Senate […]

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Group wants lethal traps banned in Idaho wolverine habitat

National / Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — An environmental group is asking Idaho officials to prosecute a trapper who killed a wolverine and ban lethal traps in areas inhabited by wolverines, but state officials say they will do neither. The Center for Biological Diversity made the request Tuesday in a letter to Idaho Department of Fish and Game Director

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Bill would allow mountain bikes on Wilderness Act lands

National / Associated Press

If passed, it would lift the blanket ban on bicycles, wheelchairs, strollers and other forms of mechanized transport in designated wilderness areas in place since 1984. Land managers in each area then would decide whether to open access or keep trails closed to bicyclists.

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At Arizona refuge, battle continues against feral hogs

National / Associated Press

LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. — U.S. Department of Agriculture aerial sharpshooters are returning to the Lake Havasu National Wildlife Refuge for a second attempt to exterminate feral hogs at the refuge along the Colorado River. However, the facility’s manager told the Today’s News-Herald that it may take years before the swine are eradicated completely. The

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Documentation of wolves near Oregon’s Mt. Hood a new benchmark

National / Associated Press

THE DALLES, Ore. — A remote camera picked up two gray wolves in Oregon’s northern Cascade Mountains, marking the first time multiple wolves have been documented in the area since the species returned to Oregon more than a decade ago. The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said Tuesday the animals were spotted in the

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In Indiana, efforts intensify to protect endangered whooping cranes

Home Page News, National / Associated Press

Indiana and Alabama are the only two states that have outreach programs to educate residents about whooping cranes.

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Grass carp used to clean Phoenix canals overeating, growing by leaps and bounds

Uncategorized / Associated Press

PHOENIX — Officials say the fish they use to help clear algae and weeds from Phoenix canals are overeating and getting even bigger. The Arizona Republic reports Salt River Project crews use about 50,000 white amur fish, or grass carp, a species native to China, to help clean the canals. The crews drain portions of

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The gift that keeps giving: Castoff Christmas trees provide fish habitat on Wyoming lake

National, National Fishing / Associated Press

CODY, Wyo. — Kelly Burr was driving back to Cody from a Kansas goose hunt last February and he noticed every frozen pond he passed on the highway seemed to be sprouting Christmas trees. It gave him an idea and Wyoming Game and Fish implemented it on Beck Lake. Money may not grow on trees,

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Federal authorities investigate Mexican gray wolf death as survey set to start on endangered species

National / Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Federal authorities are investigating the death of a Mexican gray wolf as wildlife managers prepare for an annual survey of the endangered species along the Arizona-New Mexico border. Officials with the wolf recovery effort announced Tuesday that a female wolf was found dead in December in Arizona. They declined to release more

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Under bill, money could change hands in Maine moose permit swaps

Group wants lethal traps banned in Idaho wolverine habitat

Bill would allow mountain bikes on Wilderness Act lands

At Arizona refuge, battle continues against feral hogs

Documentation of wolves near Oregon’s Mt. Hood a new benchmark

In Indiana, efforts intensify to protect endangered whooping cranes

Grass carp used to clean Phoenix canals overeating, growing by leaps and bounds

The gift that keeps giving: Castoff Christmas trees provide fish habitat on Wyoming lake

Federal authorities investigate Mexican gray wolf death as survey set to start on endangered species

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