Approval of Pennsylvania’s wildlife action plan important to all
Ron Steffe
March 6, 2017
The planned protection of all Pennsylvania wildlife and fish species should be of significance to all people
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‘We’ve got the habitat and they’ve got the surplus sheep’ — Bighorns transplanted in Wyoming
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
Two major tools for driving down the size of a herd are hunting and transplants like the one carried out last month.
Pennsylvania communities struggle with Canada geese
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
Pennsylvania’s “liberal hunting season” on resident Canada geese — about 12 weeks spread from September to February — is a viable way to limit the problem.
Connecticut lawmakers mull bear hunting season
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
Opponents contend bears are a slow-to-reproduce species and would be susceptible to overhunting. Proponents note how bears are moving into more urban areas and can be costly for the state to handle.
Report: Restoration efforts in Columbia River Basin helping salmon
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
The restoration work includes adding 3,000 miles of spawning and rearing habitat as well as 14 square miles of estuary habitat where young fish prepare to enter the ocean.
Winter ice conditions a reminder of ‘safety first’
Mike Raykovicz
March 6, 2017
Falling through thin ice can and does happen, but it doesn’t have to happen to you if proper precautions are taken.
Warming, taller shrubs may affect birds breeding on Alaska tundra
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
A study by the U.S. Geological Survey concludes that the size of the shrubs was more critical than the density in determining whether birds would continue in the habitat in the face of climate change.
Alaska students schooled on salmon life cycle
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
Students who participate in Salmon in the Classroom curriculum start out raising coho salmon eggs in the fall, learn more about fish with dissection lessons, and practice catching fish during the ice fishing field trips
Got an idea for keeping Asian carp out of Great Lakes?
Associated Press
March 6, 2017
Michigan to offer prize in fight against invasive species.
