U.S. sage grouse policy heading back to square one
Interior secretary ordered a reassessment of sage grouse protection plans.
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CWD found in two bucks at hunting ranch
The Mineral Point farm has been quarantined but reportedly is still open because properly handled dead animals leaving the premises do not pose a risk of spreading the disease.
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With latest growth, Interior Alaska caribou numbers at historic levels
Researchers do not have an answer yet for why the herd has experienced this latest growth spurt.
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Michigan biologists to study river fish amid chemical fears
Some environmentalists said the new findings mean the state should revisit the health advisory over a wider fishing area.
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Bill would end wolf management in Wisconsin
Would force law enforcement to ignore wolf killings, unless the federal government removes the animals from the endangered species list.
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Report: Increase in fishing jobs in south-central Alaska reason for future optimism
KENAI, Alaska — More people worked in commercial salmon fishing in south-central Alaska in 2016 than in 2015, according to a state report. Commercial fishing employment is fickle and hard to predict, but early indicators showed promise that 2017 employment would be up, too. “This suggests a resurgence for salmon fisheries this year, while other
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Lake Erie algae problem matches third-worst on record
TOLEDO, Ohio — The toxic algae that spread across Lake Erie this summer roughly matched its third-most severe bloom in 15 years, government researchers said earlier this week. The algae outbreak on the shallowest of the Great Lakes had two peaks this year in August and again in mid-September, according to the National Oceanic and
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Nebraska mulls whether to make upland bird hunters wear orange
Blaze orange – also known as hunter orange – is required for big-game hunting with a firearm but not for the roughly 93,000 hunters chasing pheasants and quail in Nebraska.
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Although semi-automatic rifles legalized for hunting, Pennsylvania gun sellers see no spike in sales
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Officials and gun sellers in Pennsylvania say they’ve seen no significant spike in the sale of semi-automatic rifles and air rifles after their use was legalized for hunting some animals, but not larger game. Bruce Piendl, owner of Allegheny Arms and Gun Works in Bethel Park, tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that gun buyers seem
