Pittsburgh — A ground-breaking effort to protect northern goshawks from West Nile virus is also enabling wildlife biologists to learn more about the secretive, forest-dwelling raptor that was state-listed as endangered in October. In what is believed to be a first, state game officials captured a nesting female goshawk in June to vaccinate her against […]
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Harrisburg, Pa. — John Arway will retire in November as executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, ending a 38-year career marked in recent months by conflict with state legislators. “You know when it’s time,” said Arway in announcing his plans July 31. He cited “a variety of factors, both personal and professional,”
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Butler, Pa. — Anglers can blame gizzard shad for an overabundance of skinny crappies and bluegills on Lake Wilhelm in Mercer County. Shad are wreaking havoc on Wilhelm’s panfish by outcompeting them for forage, while providing larger predators, such as walleyes, muskies and largemouth bass, with alternative meals, according to Tim Wilson, a biologist with
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Erie, Pa. — Anglers are walloping walleyes on Lake Erie this summer, and the bite should stay strong for years to come. That’s the word from Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologist Chuck Murray, who had predicted a record-setting catch-rate based on indicators last year. “Many people are limiting out in just a couple of
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A Montour County man is helping seed an effort to restore wild ring-necked pheasants to the Pennsylvania landscape, where they haven’t been seen in about 50 years. As a founding member of Pheasants Forever, Central Susquehanna chapter, Lynn Appelman, 63, of Bloomsburg, has worked with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and other partners on a program
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Harrisburg — Amid warnings about reduced trout production at state hatcheries, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is shining new light on wild trout, by planning to hold its first-ever Wild Trout Summit Aug. 26 at the agency’s regional office in Centre County. The gathering will feature speakers on a range of issues affecting trout,
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Just a week after a powerful wind storm took down their nest, a pair of American bald eagles built a new nursery and appeared to be sitting on an egg.
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Implementation of Fish and Wildlife Service Director’s Order No. 219 – handed down by Obama on Jan. 19, a day before he left office – is slated to occur gradually over the next five years.
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