Program proof that you don’t need to see birds to enjoy birding
On this day in Massachusetts, “Birding by Ear” gives blind visitors a chance to appreciate birds.
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Study: Wyoming mule deer numbers suffer from energy development
Study documented a 36 percent decline in deer populations, saying that deer perceive wells and other oil and gas infrastructure as risky and try to keep their distance. As a result, their habitat is reduced, resulting in fewer animals.
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Landowner battles South Dakota officials over bighorn sheep
In the midst of a successful reintroduction of the animals, rancher contends that they take his cattle’s food and water, damage his fences and flatten his grass and alfalfa.
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New Hampshire woman mauled by rabid bobcat
“Why is this stupid cat attacking me?” The 80-year-old fought off the animal with the help of her two dogs and her gardening sickle.
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Peregrine falcons gaining a foothold in Indiana
The state DNR says its crews banded 40 peregrine chicks this spring at nine sites around Indiana, up from the 32 agency staffers banded last year.
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Ohio concentrates efforts to reduce harmful Lake Erie algae
Ohio Lake Erie Commission in charge of seeing that the state reaches its goal of a 40 percent reduction of phosphorus going into western Lake Erie within the next 10 years.
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Yellowstone wants brucellosis quarantine facility for bison
Quarantining bison is seen as a way to reduce the number slaughtered each year and to establish more bison herds around the U.S.
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Ohio Air Force base recognized for bee conservation
Wright-Patterson is the first military base to earn the special environmental distinction.
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At Columbia River in Oregon, young salmon safer – for now – after cormorants flee
The Army Corps of Engineers kills the birds to reduce predation on runs of threatened and endangered juvenile salmon.
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