CWD found in two deer at Wisconsin hunting ranch
Bucks were among 40 deer reported to be on the 84-acre ranch in Waupaca County.
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In Washington state, elk winter feeding effort a monumental task
The state Department of Fish and Wildlife will be ready to feed the state’s largest herd and in the process protect valuable agriculture and create an incredible sight for onlookers at the Oak Creek Feeding Station west of Naches.
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In Michigan, projects restore St. Clair River fish, wildlife habitat
PORT HURON, Mich. — A dozen projects restoring habitat for fish and wildlife in and around Michigan’s St. Clair River have been completed. Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality says fish, birds, turtles and pollinators like bees and monarch butterflies will benefit from the restoration work. The projects span from the upper river at Port Huron to the
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In Minnesota, funding extended to trap wolves that prey on livestock
Federal money had run out for helping Minnesota farmers and ranchers control wolves.
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Minnesota wild rice rule irks industry, environmentalists
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency kicked off a week of public hearings Monday on changing a water quality standard that’s meant to protect wild rice, a proposal that has managed to anger environmentalists and industry alike. The proposal would change Minnesota’s standard for sulfate discharges into waters where wild rice grows from the current flat
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South Dakota man turns ranch into wildlife haven
“This is my way of giving back to nature.”
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Lawsuit: Eastern Idaho sheep grazing threatens bighorns
BOISE, Idaho — Environmental groups have filed a lawsuit contending the U.S. Forest Service is illegally jeopardizing bighorn sheep by allowing University of Idaho domestic sheep on two eastern Idaho grazing allotments as part of agricultural research activities. Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians in the 18-page lawsuit filed Tuesday contend the grazing through permits
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In Vermont, health officials warn about rise in tick disease
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Ticks are active again this season and residents should take steps to prevent tick bites in what’s expected to be a record year for human cases of the tick-borne disease anaplasmosis, the Vermont Department of Health said earlier this week. The illness is spread by blacklegged ticks – the same tick
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North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park to reduce bison herd through giveaways to tribes
A majority of the animals will help supplement tribal herds through the InterTribal Buffalo Council. The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe will receive 30 to 40 bison and the Three Affiliated Tribes will get five to 10 animals to establish a new bison herd in Twin Buttes.
