Where have all the king salmon gone?
Kenai River subsistence rod-and-reel salmon fishing halted due to extremely low numbers.
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Pandemic hinders raising of rare whooping cranes for the wild
The COVID-19 pandemic is drastically reducing the number of young whooping cranes to be released this fall to help bring back the world’s rarest cranes. Zoos and other places where the endangered birds are bred have had to cut not only staff size but use of two techniques to boost the birds’ numbers
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This Grizzly bear sighting reportedly furthest expansion east of known grizzly movement
Grizzly bears on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountain Front have expanded in numbers and dispersed into areas where they have not existed for decades.
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Wolf challenges persist for ranchers in elk-rich Jackson Hole
Now it’s the Wyoming Game and Fish Department that manages the conflict in this portion of the Equality State. Still, there’s an ever-changing ecological system at play here.
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U.S. moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections
The proposal would end the government’s decades-long practice of treating accidental bird deaths caused by industry as potential criminal violations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. More than 1,000 species are covered under the law.
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Deer teeth telling a story of survival in Vermont
Successful deer hunters can now get ages from teeth data – and according to that data, oldest deer harvested last season were a pair of 17-year-old does. Oldest buck was 10 years old.
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‘Bear Jam’ 2020: Wyoming grizzly-viewing experience getting hairy
This year, there were no chaperones, and people were mostly left to police themselves. Sometimes that went smoothly, but other times it’s proved to be an ugly affair – and the stakes are high when large carnivores, naive tourists and high-speed traffic are all part of the equation.
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Federal agencies move to increase Alaska hunting, trapping
The new rules are designed to allow hunters to kill black and brown bears over bait, black bears including cubs and females with cubs with artificial light at den sites, and wolves and coyotes including pups during the denning season. Hunters can also kill caribou from traveling motorboats and swimming caribou.
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Virus upsets summer plans at Isle Royale
The remote island in Lake Superior said it’s delaying the summer opening because of coronavirus restrictions. Camping might become available by late June or July but there will be no ferry service.
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