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National waterfowl population survey shows 7% decline in breeding ducks from 2022

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On Aug. 18, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released its report on the 2023 Waterfowl Population Status based on surveys conducted in May and early June by FWS, Canadian Wildlife Service and other partners. 
Total populations were estimated at 32.3 million breeding ducks in the traditional survey area, a 7% drop from 2022’s estimate of 34.7 million and 9% below the long-term average (since 1955). Ducks Unlimited Chief Scientist Dr. Steve Adair said in a press release that the overall numbers reflect a complex relationship between waterfowl, weather and habitat availability. 

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Minnesota’s Voyageurs National Park biologist honored for moose research

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National Park Service wildlife biologist Dr. Steve Windels earlier this summer was honored with the 2023 Distinguished Moose Biologist Award at the 55th North American Moose Conference and Workshop held May 22-26, 2023, in Grand Portage.
The Distinguished Moose Biologist Award was established to honor “the outstanding contribution of an individual to the understanding and management of moose” in North America and Eurasia.

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Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger has new, fired-up executive director

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Michigan Sportsmen Against Hunger has hired Lisa Walker as its new executive director. She replaces Dean Hall, who is retiring after leading the organization for several years.

“When I was told about the job opening for executive director and that I should apply, I didn’t hesitate for a second,” Walker said. “Hunting and the outdoors are not just my hobbies but also my true passions.”

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Beyond Minnesota: Rabid beaver attacks girl swimming in Georgia lake

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A rabid beaver bit a young girl while she was swimming in a northeast Georgia lake, local news outlets reported.
Kevin Beucker, field supervisor for Hall County Animal Control, told WDUN-AM that the beaver bit the girl on July 8 while she was swimming off private property in the northern end of Lake Lanier near Gainesville.

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Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy assessing fish contaminants at youth fishing events

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The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has received a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to assess contaminants in fish in several areas of Michigan – with a particular focus on water bodies where youth fishing events have historically or are currently taking place.

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Angler catches record invasive snakehead in Maryland river

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Damien Cook, of Rhodesdale, Md., has been recognized by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources as a new state record holder for northern snakehead – Channa argus – in the state’s Invasive Division.
Cook caught the 21.0-pound fish July 5 while fishing in a Dorchester County river. The northern snakehead is an invasive species now common throughout Maryland’s Chesapeake Bay tidal waters. The Department of Natural Resources encourages anglers to kill all snakeheads that they catch, and reminds anglers it is illegal to transport a live snakehead.

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