Program proof that you don’t need to see birds to enjoy birding
Associated Press
June 28, 2017
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
Associated Press
June 28, 2017
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,
Landowner battles South Dakota officials over bighorn sheep
Associated Press
June 28, 2017
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.
New Hampshire woman mauled by rabid bobcat
Associated Press
June 28, 2017
“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.
Peregrine falcons gaining a foothold in Indiana
Associated Press
June 28, 2017
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.
Study: Lake harvests from fisheries such as Great Lakes likely more fruitful than we knew
Staff and News Reports
June 27, 2017
It’s estimated that, in the 2011 fish take from over 246,000 lakes worldwide, 18.5 billion pounds of fish harvested.
Idaho DFG: Winterkill less than expected for mule deer; elk fared better (video)
Staff and News Reports
June 27, 2017
While that’s a touch of good news after a challenging winter, mule deer hunters will see fewer young bucks in the fall, and in some places, very few.
In Montana, FWP euthanizes 2 grizzlies after livestock depredation
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Reports
June 27, 2017
With the two males killed Monday, it was the farthest grizzly bears have been seen east of the Rocky Mountain Front in more than a century.
Yellowstone wants brucellosis quarantine facility for bison
Associated Press
June 26, 2017
Quarantining bison is seen as a way to reduce the number slaughtered each year and to establish more bison herds around the U.S.
