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Work is underway on three more southwestern Minnesota shallow lakes to improve water quality and waterfowl habitat. In a partnership effort between the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Ducks Unlimited (DU), and local conservation

A planned 2,500-acre addition to the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area (OHVRA) just east of Virginia will be discussed a public meeting on Friday, Feb. 6, at 6 p.m. The OHVRA Advisory Committee and

Fergus Falls, Minn. (AP) — A Fergus Falls man says his pet crocodile, Billy, isn’t dangerous, but he’ll comply with a police order to move the 3-foot reptile out of town. Thirty-seven-year-old Marvin Weinrich Jr.

As a result of reduced revenues, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has requested that all state agencies, including the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP), cut their budgets by 3 percent in the current fiscal year

Billings, Mont. (AP) – The Bush administration on Wednesday announced plans to remove gray wolves in the western Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains regions from the federal endangered species list. But wolves in Wyoming

Avid Kansas waterfowl hunters never worry about the post-holiday blues. For them, January and February mean some of the best hunting of the year. Late-migrating mallards are often abundant when shallow waters freeze, and mallards

Nashville – The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission will hold its first meeting of 2009 on Wednesday-Thursday, Jan. 21-22, at Reelfoot Lake State Park near Tiptonville. It marks the second consecutive year that the TWRC’s January

Anetlope Island, Utah (AP) — For the first time in nearly 70 years, Utah has a new free-roaming bison herd. Officials in the U.S. state this week are taking the final steps toward restoring bison